Welcome fellow parents. Let’s talk about kids and food and how to keep food from becoming a game you play with your child at every meal. Birth To Age Two You will never witness change like you do during your child’s first year of life. Unfortunately, many new parents are so anxious and insecure they […]
Learning To Discipline Your Child Effectively Without Spanking
In a perfect world we would have a book specifically written for parents, with exact answers to every question we may have about our kids. A book that would keep us from questioning ourselves or feeling guilty when we have to lay down the law. Essentially, a book that makes us THE perfect parent. Unfortunately, […]
Ways To Encourage Your Kids To Do Chores
Turning chore time into fun time for the kids. Definition of Chore: routine task: a task, especially an ordinary household task, that has to be done regularly unenjoyable task: something that is unpleasant, difficult, awkward, or boring to do Chores are something that we as adults view as a part of normal everyday life. It’s […]
Raising A Happy Child: 10 Tried And True Ways
Happy-happy-joy-joy-happy-happy-joy-joy… Remember this mantra from the Ren and Stimpy cartoons of the mid 1990’s? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if creating happiness in ourselves and our children was as simple and chanting a silly phrase over and over again? But in reality, we as parents need to not only provide the means for happiness in our […]
Getting Your Toddler To Sleep With Minimum Fuss
It has been stated over and over again by pediatricians and other doctors; children need routine, consistency and predictability in their lives. This comforts them and they know what to expect on a daily basis. A bedtime routine allows for the child to know that bed time is coming, and that they should expect it. […]
5 Things Parents Should Never Say To Their Children
This will be a tough read for some moms and parents, but it shares a vital truth: Parents who say the following 5 things to their kids are unknowingly damaging their children. Most parents may only use one or two of these tactics when scolding their children - but, even used occasionally, these words are […]
How To Help Children Under 10 Cope With Anxiety
How to help children under 10 cope with anxiety. Strategies and ideas for parents to help their young child stop anxious thoughts, deal with distressing feelings and conquer their fears. Many children under the age of 10 suffer from anxiety disorders. These disorders can stem from a variety of factors ranging from genetics to environment. […]
Parenting Tips From Moms On Raising Boys
Too many parents want their sons to behave like tiny adults. How nice it would be if our little boys would always play quietly, never pick a fight, never get their clothes dirty, and go to bed without throwing a tantrum. In order to do that, our children would have to view the world through […]
Democratic Parenting Rewarding But Challenging
The word democratic brings conflicting images to mind. On the one hand there is pride and respect for independence and freedom. On the other hand fear of chaos and anarchy. So it is understandable that some people may shy away from the term when it is applied to parenting. Democratic parenting can bring to mind […]
Teaching A Toddler To Read: 3 Tips
Many people may think that teaching a child to read before school is unnecessary and even counter-productive, but Glenn Doman author of How To Teach Your Baby To Read argues differently. With a background in rehabilitating brain-injured children the author has studied infant children for years and says that studies indicate that it is harder […]
