- Making your Child Feel Safe While You Are in the Hospital By : Kathy Gupton
Whether you are going to the hospital for an overnight stay or an extended stay, preparing your young children for your absence from home is a big parenting task that you need to take on as soon as yo..
- Help Your Child To Read - Three Easy Games To Make Learning To Read More Fun By : Louise Atheling
Some children take to learning to read like ducks to water. For others, though, it can seem like an endless chore. They find reading difficult and boring, so they don't read very often, so they don'..
- More Tips On Confidence Building For Kids By : Cheng Cheng Tan
Since it is so crucial that kids grow up believing in themselves, I have more tips for you.1) Do not criticize. Criticism can greatly diminish confidence. It is easy for parents to say "See, I told yo..
- How To Build Confidence In Your Child By : Cheng Cheng Tan
I believe that the most important thing a parent can give a child is confidence and self-esteem. All the degrees and certificates are useless if a child lacks self-confidence. With self-esteem, a chil..
- Praise - How Parents Can Turn Something Essential Into Something Extraordinary By : Rory Sullivan
Which would you say is the most effective praise?"You are so kind!"or"You gave your sister a hug when she was crying. That shows real consideration. It was a kind thing to do."Genuine and h..
- Society and Culture has a Huge Influence on the Growth and Development of Children By : Rebecca Sweat
In a Boston school, second-graders take a field trip to the local police station to hear a presentation about the dangers of illegal drugs and to be fingerprinted for "stolen child" identification car..
- Learning To Read: How Do You Raise A Reader? By : Deanna Mascle
How do children learn to read? How do you raise your child to be a reader?The process of learning to read is a mystery to most parents. We can read but have few (if any) memories of how we learned to ..
- Is Your Child Too Sick to Go To Daycare? By : Christine Groth
On February 8th, 2007 the Wall Street Journal published an article on sick days-when to keep your child home from daycare. To summarize the article it basically discussed the fact that many parents ha..
- Dealing With The Challenges of Single Parenting By : Jenny Magnier
Probably the hardest issue to deal, as a single parent, is an overwhelming feeling that you are required to fulfill both the expectations- as a mother and a father. Particularly in the case when other..
- Why Is Breastfeeding Better Than Bottle Feeding? By : Rich Lawson
You may have been told by a friend or medical professional that breastfeeding is better than bottle feeding and just accepted the statement at face value. You should understand just how much better it..
- Empower Your Children: Teach Them How To Deal With Bullying By : Bonnie Foshee
Watching a child become the victim of bullying can be one of the most painful things that a parent has to deal with. Frustration can lead way to anger as your plea to stop the bullying falls on deaf e..
- How To Use A Breast Pump To Pump Your Milk By : Rich Lawson
You're probably aware that breast milk is the best food for your newborn child and it is widely known that breastfeeding until a normal weaning age provides significant health benefits to both of you...
- How to Raise Smart Kids By : Ronaldo Tumbokon
A child is born with billions of brain cells that need to grow. The brain does not grow automatically with age. It comes from zapping brain cell connections into place. This occurs through stimulation..
- 7 Parenting Strategies That Cause Sibling Rivalry By : Michael Grose
Sibling rivalry comes with the parenting territory. If you feel uncomfortable with rivalry between siblings then maybe it is best to stop at one child. After the birth of the second child you may thin..
- A Fountain Of Parenting Knowledge...And It's Flowing Right Under Your Nose! By : Annie Lussenburg
I have often thought it if it were possible, that it would be easier to start off the parenting adventure as a grandma rather than a mom. Just imagine, you could ease in to parenting gently by enjoyin..
- Learning To Embrace The Different Seasons In Life By : Lori Stone
For Christmas I was given a new book by Robin McGraw called, Inside My Heart. I started reading it in the car on our way to Tennessee, and between bathroom stops and diaper changes, I was able to read..
- Being A Super Husband By : Mark Thrice
Okay, this is just a warning before you start reading. There may or may not be some mush in the following column. And, like traces of peanuts, you may or may not feel safe and comfortable with that.I ..
- Dangers of the Internet Chat Room By : Victor Ezeaku
This article is an article that every parent must read to help protect their children from the dangers of the internet chat rooms. Today, the internet chat room is more than just a chat room. The dan..
- Not On My Watch - Observations On Oversight By : Mary Fagan
After more than 40 years of wandering in the vast wasteland, some parents have decided to make the TV set a controlled substance in their homes. I am one of them.But its a workout. Pulling the average..
- How To Be An Involved Parent AFTER The Divorce Or Breakup By : Erik Carter
Too many times, when parents divorce or break up, the parent who gets primary custody of the children takes the attitude that the children also divorced or broke up with that "other" parent. The "oth..
- Grandma Has ADHD Too By : Sarah Jane Keyser
I was 57 when I found a name for what made my life different. I discovered Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) reading "Shadow Syndromes" by Dr. John Ratey. His description of the Inattent..
- Top Ten Parenting Questions By : Sally Bacchetta
I used to think that when I became a parent I would understand certain things, but now that I am one, the questions remain. I'm sure there are many other parents as confused about these issues as I a..
- Keeping Kids Quiet At Public Venues - 8 Helpful Steps For Parents By : Rory Sullivan
You can hear a pin drop. The bustle and buzz of movement and conversation has died down. Everyone has found their seat and is settling down for the program. A hush descends..."CAN I HAVE A WEE-WEE!!"U..
- Estranged Family Ties: Five Ways to Remedy the Empty-Ness Syndrome By : Amy Sherman
Youve all heard about the Empty Nest Syndrome, when children go off to college to embark on their exciting adventure away from home. The empty, dismal feeling of having to fill your days with things ..
- What Are The Implications Of Smoking While Breastfeeding? By : Rich Lawson
Many women are aware of the adverse health implications of smoking when pregnant and most manage successfully to quit smoking altogether during this time. In an ideal world they would never smoke agai..
- How Parents Can Avoid Exasperating Their Children By : Rory Sullivan
Following the legendary tradition of large armies being trounced by small forces - think of 1 angel destroying 185,000 Assyrians, or Samson slaying 1000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass - we ca..
- Recognising the Symptoms of Teething By : Robin OBrien
In most children teething starts at around 6 months of age. However, the first set of primary (milk) teeth take up to 2 to 3 years to appear. Teething can be a painful and distressing time for your ch..
- Focus On Family... Commit To Staying Connected! By : Donna Vestre
Ultimately, family is the closest relationship we experience in this life. At birth, we enter into a relationship with those we will share our lives with on a daily basis throughout our childhood. As ..
- Lessons From The Rifleman By : Tim Stone
I remember while growing up, that both my granddad and my dad enjoyed watching old westerns. Back then, they would run them on Saturday afternoons one right after another. Shows like Bonanza, Wagon ..
- A New Found Respect For My Mother By : Trevor Kugler
I'm currently raising my three year old daughter by myself and was struck recently by the fact that I can't believe my mother raised me and my two sisters. Don't get me wrong she had my father to hel..
- Do You Think Being A Work From Home Parent Sounds Like Heaven? By : Trevor Kugler
You hear people all the time pontificating about how if they had the means they would love to stay at home all day with their children. Would they really? Or do they just "think" they would like to ..
- 8 Steps To A Brighter Child And A Happier Home By : Suri E. Poulos
It maybe child's play, but you'd be amazed at what children can learn through games. Watch children playing board games with each other, running a three legged race or playing football theyre not onl..
- Is My Child Old Enough to Start Piano-Music Lessons? By : Jerry Greene
Before I give you my opinion on this, I want you to ask yourself this question: Why do I want my child to take piano lessons?Proper answers should include these types of responses:
- How To Teach Your Child Social Skills By : Suri E. Poulos
Most people realise that being successful in life personally and professionally requires social skills. Think about the successful people you know, they are generally self-aware, know how to manage th..
- Brotherly Love By : Kim Coghlan
Years ago, my 7yo brother William found our 5yo brother Patrick Henry hiding behind the house. The cuffs of his pants were gone and a slow flame was smoldering up the legs of his brand-new train-cond..
- Building Self Confidence and Self Respect For a Successful Life By : Jeff Gignac
Confidence and self-respect are the foundational qualities that build a successful life. Without confidence and a positive self-value our children are wide open to the negative influences that run so ..
- Use Your Family History To Bond With Children By : Kit Singleton
As children, most of us have had a conversation with a grownup that began with, "Tell me about when you were little." I remember having conversations like that with my grandparents and parents. It was..
- The Learning Tool That Talks Back To Kids By : Johnny Lee
Do you remember being a kid and having to lug around heavy books? Throwing books into a backpack to take to Grandma's or on a trip because mom insisted that you read on the ride there? Books can be cu..
- 30 Ways That Parents Can Exasperate Their Children By : Rory Sullivan
To exasperate means to "stir up". To frustrate, vex, annoy or make angry. There might be battles, children with parents; there might be struggles within. If we find..
- Spanking - Why Many Parents Keep Seeking For A Better Way By : Rory Sullivan
There has been plenty of discussion about spanking. Although polls taken claim that a high percentage do not spank their children, the majority of words spoken on parenting blogs are by those who do. ..
- Stress Busters or Nagging? By : Colleen Langenfeld
Parenting is stressful! Everyone knows that. However, too many of us accept that stress as inevitable and don't even look for ways to make our family life more harmonious.Any healthy person looks for ..
- Divorce And Parental Love By : Kate Gardens
The discourse, divorce not only alienates parental love and affection to young adults but also intensifies psychological disturbance including personality disorders, pathologically hostile, and socio-..
- Living Life as a Mother - Be Determined You Will Succeed!" By : Iris Shamble
The life of a Mother is special is so many ways. The impact a Mother leaves on her child can never be changed. A Mothers love is so natural; you even feel all their pain. Living a life of a Mother i..
- Mothering From The Heart - Are You Sold Out? By : Iris Shamble
When mothering from the heart, you feel so much compassion and love for your child. Although discipline and correction is a part of your many roles, it sometimes may bring discomfort because of the l..
- How To Create An Almost Magical Loving Bond Between You And Your Child With Sex Education! By : Ian McConnell
How are your kids learning about sex?Have you been dodging those probing questions in the hope that the school will teach your child about sex?If you have, then you are not alone. A large portion of p..
- Homeschooling and Online Tutoring By : Mark Justice
In the United States, you will find that the number of families homeschooling their children are growing every year. Whether it is because class sizes in the public schools are getting too large or th..
- Advice-Family Relationship Tips By : Shevach Pepper
A wise elderly man once gave me important advice: family relationships between siblings begin with the parents.Let me explain. I grew up in New England with four siblings. Today this family of five, a..
- Family Fun: Why You Should Learn Magic Tricks to Perform Your Own Magic Show By : Deanna Mascle
If you are looking for family fun then you should consider learning some free magic tricks. Perhaps with some practice you could even put on your own magic show. There are three good reasons why you s..
- Advice for Stay at Home Dad By : P Banas
So yesterday I was given another reminder that one of these days I should really start a blogroll for MAWDAHs... moms who go to work and are married to at-home dads. Asha flagged this post by Mom 101 ..
- The Toughest Parenting: Toddler Years By : Daniel Yan
For even those who know about parenting, toddler issues are especially difficult. This is an age when the child learns to separate from the parent in such a way that the parent finds the toddler alwa..
- Teen Parenting and Its Issues By : Daniel Yan
Teen parenting affects a million teens in the US per year. These data include both boys and girls. There are actually about 500,000 babies born to teens each year. This rate has steadily declined b..
- Trouble with Parenting-Single Parenting Troubles By : Daniel Yan
If youre a couple having difficulty in parenting, single parenting is probably more difficult. Single parents sometimes choose their role but, more often, they are single parents because the other pa..
- Parenting: Teenager Issues Discussed By : Daniel Yan
When thinking about parenting, teenager issues seem to pop up as some of the toughest. Teenagers have passed the relatively calm years of grade school but arent into the adult years yet. Teenagers s..
- Mama's Going To Kill The Swimming Instructor By : Linda Leon
This was a day like no other day in my life. It was a strange combination of being terrified and triumphant. It was a day in which the almighty was finally going to answer the big where are you God,..
- Why Are Dental Problems More Prevalent In Babies That Are Bottle-Fed? By : Robin OBrien
When you choose to bottle fed your child your need to be extra vigilant in taking care of your baby's teeth. Study after study has shown that babies that are bottle-fed suffer more dental problems tha..
- A 3 Year Old Is Supposed To Act Like A 3 Year Old By : Trevor Kugler
I've been raising my 3 year old by myself for a while now, and from time to time have to check myself and remember, "she's supposed to act like a 3 year old, because of course she IS a 3 year old." T..
- Baby Sitting Saftey By : Brooke Schuman
Finding a baby sitter can be stressful. We love our kids so
much that it can be very hard to trust another with our kids.
So here are some safety tips that you can share with your baby
sitt..
- Parental Alienation By : Karen Alonge
A few words about my current perspective on parental alienation:In my opinion, the best defense is to stand proud and tall in who you are, and trust your child to see the truth for herself. My kids we..
- Creepy Crawly Cures aka Head Lice Home Remedies By : Sadie A Peterson
At some stage in your children's lives, especially when they start school, they will become infected with head lice. It doesn't matter how much you try to prevent it, they will always somehow manage ..
- Homework: The Power of Positive Consequences By : Susan Kruger
At a recent presentation for parents, I mentioned the importance of providing positive consequences to motivate students with homework. Afterwards, one mother approached and explained that her daught..
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