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Articles tagged "parenting":
256 articles found
Children With ADHD Can Drive Us Crazy If We Let Them!
Raising children with ADHD and providing structure. Ten ideas to help you live with children who are overly active.
First Christmas Alone As A Mother (Part 1)
I heart-felt a funny telling of a recently divorced mother's journey through the holiday season
A Mother's First Christmas (Part 2)
A funny, inspiring, beautiful rendition of a mothers first experience of the holiday season without her children. Will make you laugh, cry and give thanks for your family, whatever it looks like.
Warriors And Angels, Mothers And Sons
A scene in the life of a mother that offers a deep look into the truth of motherhood.
Adventures In Parenting, The Day I Brought My Newborn Home
Sleep, oh sleep, where art thou? My wife and I's first child, Christian David Taylor, was born last week on Tuesday January 5th. I've been told by the sum total of everyone I've ever met that having children is going to drastically change my life.
Sex Talks: Quit Worrying About Loss Of Innocence
Many parents think telling kids about sexual intercourse will lead to a "loss of innocence." According to Amy Lang, MA, owner of Birds + Bees + Kids, this just isn't the case. Most of the loss of innocence is in our heads and our kids will be happier and healthier in the long run if we start these conversations sooner rather than later.
Your Children Only Get One Childhood
While parents put great effort into structuring their children's lives so they will become productive successful adults, they are neglecting a very important aspect of a child's life. Children need to play!
We all get what we deserve out of life. If you fell you're getting very little, it's probably because you're putting very little in. Normal people only invest 1% of their energy in what they're doing - that's why work is hard, that's why people are stressed - it feels like you're doing a lot but, in fact, you're not, you're just going through the motions. Put more than 1% mental energy into the here and now and watch the magic happen...
Normal adults are crazy. Research proves that they live their lives automatically, paying little or no attention to what they're doing or what's really go on. That means that normal parents are raising their children - automatically and mindlessly - to become, just like them, normal crazy adults. But this is not inevitable. We can all learn from our children, for they, as we did, have the natural ability to mindfully experience the wonder of now.
Five Scary Trends Parents Must Face
Depression. Self-centeredness. Early peer pressure. Stressed out kids. Materialism. These are five scary trends that Michele Borba, author of “The BIG Book of Parenting Solutions: 101. Many parents, however, are unaware of these five trends which can cause their child problems now and later in life. Toni Schutta, host of the radio show “Real Parents. Real Solutions.” interviewed Borba on Oct. 28 and is sharing the information.
It would be impossible for two parents to agree 100% of the time on how to handle misbehavior, so let’s just agree that you’re going to disagree sometimes. You may have different parenting styles, different hot buttons and different expectations than your spouse. That’s understandable. You were raised by different parents and have absorbed certain values and discipline methods that helped shape who you are.
Your child wants ice cream at bedtime. You say “No” but your child persists, whining and bugging you until you finally give in to stop the incessant whining. There are obvious answers. You’re tired. You take the path of least resistance. The kids wear you down. But to really get to the bottom of this, you have to dig deeper. In order to make real, significant changes, you have to examine what holds you back in following through with reasonable discipline options.
How To Love Your Children Unconditionally
This article not only says you should “love your children unconditionally,” but it also gives specific advice on how to do that.
Helping Your Child With September Transitions
September, like no other month, is a time of transitions for your child. Starting a new grade. Getting a new teacher. Learning new classroom rules. Adding more homework. you can expect an added level of stress as your child adapts to the change. The best response to stress is to provide empathy and support, help the child gain a sense of control, create rituals that provide predictability and teach your child ways to de-stress.
Play Is Kid's Work For Healthy Child Development
Kid's play is officially a child's right according to the United Nations. The news is full of reports of kids having less activity time due to TV and the obesity issues that are seen as a consequence of the lack of kids participating in active play. However, the importance of creative play is often overlooked. Spontaneous, imaginative, and creative play is just as necessary for a healthy child as active play.
10 Tips For Back-to-School Success!
Whether your child is returning to pre-school, elementary school or middle school, here are 10 tips to help make the transition back to school a success.
How To Implement “Time-Out” With Younger Children
This article explains the reasons and methods for implementing time-out with young children.
When Does Morning Sickness Start, When Does It End And When Will I Feel Normal Again?
When morning sickness starts is a question every newly pregnant woman wants to know. When morning sickness ends is a question every woman who has experienced it wants to know. And most pregnant women who suffer through vomiting pregnancies scream to themselves "when will I feel normal again!"
Do you ever get time just to be alone with yourself? It's an occupational hazard that mums often forgo time for themselves over family time. Find out some tested suggestions for getting some well deserved breaks.
For parents, it can be really tough to know how to handle tattling. Do you ignore it? Do you let them duke it out? Do you plug in your own iPod and drown it out? Here are a few options for you to try and see what works for you.