Every parent wants their child to be happy. Every educator wants their students to love learning.In fact, it is one of the driving desires that affects the choices parents make regarding their child. Yet, how much do you know about what makes your child and students deeply happy and content?
We act as if the […]
There isn’t a mom out there that can’t relate to loss of connection they have experienced with their husband once a baby is born. Not only does the focus moves from the couple to the baby, but you and your husband are also tired and possible stressed from all the new changes that having a […]
When the weather turns cold, keeping the kids busy gets more challenging. They can’t just play outside all day in a lot of cases, and often simply don’t want to. It’s enough to wear any parent down.
Sometimes doing this on a budget can be challenging as well. As a stay at home mom, I don’t […]
Children with high self esteem will be very independent, responsible, confident, able to express themselves emotionally and be able to take failure as a learning experience. Parents can help their children to develop their interests and hobbies and teach them how to face challenge in their lives will help to build the self esteem […]
Sleeping is the most important thing to think about when you have a colicky baby. The whole family suffers if the baby in the house won’t sleep. Following are some bedtime rituals that may help you and your baby sleep:
* Develop a routine. Not every bedtime routine will work forever, but […]
A recent survey by the Lucille Packard Foundation for Children’s Health found that for parents, the most concerning aspect of their children’s lives is emotional well being. As a parent myself, this is not shocking, but it does make me want to hear more.
The Secret of Emotional Well Being: High Self Esteem
It doesn’t matter whether your child is in junior high or high school, there′s a great advantage academically to them having you actively involved in their education. If you focus on making education an important part of life in your home (not forced, just important!) from an early age, there′s a good chance that […]
“Caleb it’s time to take out the trash.” The fight following that simple request was like a tornado ramming into the house and taking off the roof. Screams erupted and before I could back out of his room we were in a shouting match over a chore that would have taken less than two […]
It is very challenging to be parents. You will go through a lot of joy and sorrow in the process. The adorable children may sometimes be very demanding to test our boundaries. You may get emotionally frustrated at their behaviour or character. The good news is that it is very normal […]
Being a teenager into today’s society isn’t easy. While they seem to have the best of everything, with the opportunities the generations preceding them would have loved, they are also carrying a large burden of peer pressure. There’s a degree of cultural expectation which means that in order to fit in, you must […]
LIke any job, keeping your home clean is better accomplished through a system. Using a home cleaning system, you are able to keep up with the individual tasks, remember to do all the “little things,” and avoid feeling overwhelmed. Additionally, if the system can include all members of the family, you may achieve […]
There have been a variety of reports through the years on how much a stay at home mom’s work is worth. I don’t pay too much attention to those because, frankly, moms who work outside the home do much of the same work. How much of it they do may vary, especially if the kids […]
It turns out you may be to blame for your kids’ math anxiety issues. According to the 2001 report, What Are the Relationships Between Math Anxiety and Educational Levels In Parents and Math Achievement In Their Children? by LeAnn Dahmer of Tennessee State University, parental math anxiety is a contributing factor in their children’s lower […]
So math wasn’t my best subject. Alright, it was my worst subject. I’m more of a language person, really. Considering my father taught statistics at the local university, and that everyone in my tiny town knew him, it was rather embarrassing. “Hey, aren’t you supposed to be good at this,” my friends would ask when […]
The most common method by which online predators reach children over the Internet is through chat rooms, instant messages and email. There are many children who go into chat rooms looking for a friend or someone who understands them. Consequently, most children who frequent chat rooms are at serious risk of encountering an […]
Moving you family can be filled with mixed emotions for everyone involved. It can be a very exciting time in their lives and for yours as well but also a move can be a sad and stressful time. There are a few things that as a parent, you can do to support your child or […]
Moms, we are not in this new motherhood thing alone, men have to deal with it too. Really, they aren′t getting the easy end of the deal either. They may not have had to give birth physically, but emotionally they are pretty level with us. Because becoming a new dad is just as tough as […]
A new year is here, and with it comes new beginnings. For many parents, one resolution they make is to improve their family relationships. There is no better time than right now to take positive steps in your relationship with your teenager.
Yet, like many other New Year resolutions, some parents fail […]
As a parent of a teenager, how would you describe your relationship with your teenager last year? Did it go as well as you had hoped? Are there any areas you would like to improve in the New Year? If honesty was required, than I bet every parent of a teenager would […]
In order to be capable of raising children, who are set to take on life’s challenges and perceive disappointment as simply a springboard rather than an obstacle, it is our duty as parents to inculcate in them the principles of self-support, self-determination, self-assurance, and self-respect.
Children, who are self-determined, are capable of cogitating […]