I am commonly asked questions like “Why is my teenager always angry with me?” Parents DO NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY! Teenagers are generally not angry with you they are just plain angry. This anger can vary from resentment right through to actual rage. What you are seeing is not the anger itself but a behavior.
The secrets to improving kids’ behaviour
Effective parents have a range of strategies to improve their children’s behaviour, whether it be eradicating annoying behaviours or dealing with strong-willed kids. This article shows you the best question to ask yourself when children misbehave and gives rock-solid principles guaranteed to help you improve your children’s less than perfect behaviours.
Toddler Skills for Personal Responsibility
There are three skills that are very important for our little ones to learn early in their lives.
1) Children need to be able to fall asleep on their own. Infants and toddlers who are always rocked to sleep, or breastfed or bottle fed to sleep, learn to depend upon others for falling asleep and do not develop their own falling asleep mechanism.
What To Do About A Toddler Biting And Kicking
While it can be embarrassing, frustrating, and sometimes frightening, for the most part, this type of behavior by toddlers is a normal phase that they all pass through. It’s a part of their growth and development, and usually results from a frustration at not being able to express themselves, whether it is wanting a toy, or wanting your attention.
The phase can hit anywhere from 14 months and up, but tends to be more noticeable when the child is exposed to others, which co…
Your Baby Nursery
Where you live will probably dictate whether a baby nursery is the norm; and your budget and living accommodation will influence whether you are able to follow that norm or tradition and supply your new baby with their own separate nursery.
A baby nursery, or separate bedroom for a new born, is not the usual practice in many countries. My children by my first marriage were brought up in England, where a baby, on being taken home from hospital, will go home to a separate be…
Survey About Injury Risks to Children
A national survey of 1,000 parents found that many don’t know key facts regarding potential safety hazards for children.
There Is Nothing Like A Good Father
Father. This word brings up a variety of thoughts and emotions when it is spoken or thought about. Thinking of your own father or other fathers you know probably brings a lot of memories, both good and bad.
A father is a person of great influence in a life. He has a strong affect on his children whether he never spends one day with them or whether he is present every day of their lives. A father forever affects his children’s picture of a man and of a provider. Many littl…
Three Mistakes Parents Make With Overweight Kids
Most parents just feel helpless. They want the best for their kids, but in spite of everything we know about nutrition and exercise, most parents hope for the best and do little about their overweight kids.
My daughter Pari was small at birth, but quickly became a heavy baby. By the age of two, our pediatrician began intimating that Pari was putting on more weight than she needed. Until kindergarten, kids from our neighborhood, her day care or nursery school accepted Pari …
Understanding Video Game Ratings
The Entertainment Software Rating Board has a very simple ratings system in place that we should know about. It is especially important to learn about the video game rating system, since most children can buy these games without a problem in many stores today.
When Your Child Turns Eighteen
Learn how to help your child make the transition from teenager to young adult.
You CAN afford to be a Stay-at-Home Parent!
Interested in being a Stay-at-Home Mom or Dad? Don’t think you can afford it? Think again…and read on!
Teaching Teens About Money Management
According to a study conducted by a major credit card company, 78 percent of parents say their high school student does not have a budget.
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