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Parent Stress – Recognise the Causes and Deal with it! (Part 2)

Since stress is unavoidable in life, it is important to find ways to decrease and prevent stressful incidents and decrease negative reactions to stress. Half of the parental stress can be reduced if parents only change their perception. Once you realize that life will not always go as planned, you can begin to reduce some of the stress that comes [...]

Parent Stress – Recognise the Causes and Deal with it! (Part 1)

Stress is defined as any physical or emotional demand that you feel unable to handle. While some stress is a normal part of life, excessive stress interferes with your productivity and reduces your physical and emotional health, so it’s important to find ways to keep it under control. Parenting Stress is defined as those moments when life as a [...]

7 Tips To Control Television Viewing In Children

Many kids spend their time in front of television before they enter school. According to the American academy of pediatrics (AAP), children aged above two years should watch not more than one to two hours daily. If your kid is spending much time in front of television, he can face different problems, which include: Health problems: If [...]

Does Discipline Really Change the Behavior of Children?

Do you sometimes get frustrated disciplining your child because the discipline appears to be ineffective? Do you sometimes change your discipline in search of the most effective one to use on your child? Have you come to the conclusion that no discipline is effective on your child? If you are experiencing any of these thoughts or feelings [...]

Taking Your Children to Restaurants

With some preparation and a few strategies, it is possible to take your children out to eat in a restaurant that does not have a fast food service counter. Children need to be taught what behavior is expected of them in restaurants. They cannot be expected to know automatically since some of the rules of restaurant dining are going to be a bit [...]

Parenting Problems Solved

Parenting problems are a common across all child age groups and we spend a lot of time complaining about the same. Whether it is baby not sleeping or child tantrums or teenage anger -- everyone experiences parenting problems. Most parenting problems arise from the way we look at situations that arise in our relationship with our child. If we [...]

Encourage Your Child To Love School

I want to share some advice with parents who want to help their kids get a bigger kick out of school. I’m primarily talking about parents with children in elementary school – in other words, children who are in their most impressionable years. However, I’m also addressing parents of children who are simply averse to school, teachers, [...]

10 Tips On Choosing Safe Toys For Children

By Lisov Eugen Toys play an essential role in a kid’s development, so it’s important that you make sure they are both education but also that they pose no threat. But I don’t want to you get overboard with this. It’s ok to be concerned and careful, but don’t get into the over-protective mode! Or, at least don’t appear to be [...]

When Should a Child Learn The ABCs?

There are two schools of thought about how early a child should begin learning the alphabet and other subjects that he or she will learn in school. One theory goes that the child will be bored if he learns too much, too soon, so you should let him “be a child” during his preschool years. After all, if he is too far ahead of his class, it may [...]

Working Single Parents

We’ve all had feelings of guilt about the fact that we’re at work when our children are being looked after by other adults. We juggle both the protecting and the providing roles as a single parent. It’s demanding; there’s no doubt. It’s all the more important then, to remind ourselves of some of the benefits of getting out there into the [...]

Parenting Through Divorce

By Jeffrey Willis What ever your reason of getting a divorce is, you shouldn't put your kids in the middle of it. Divorce may happen to be the end of your marriage, but it isn't the end of your job as a parent. Divorce parenting can be a tricky situation if not done properly. If you and your ex spouse can come to an agreement on certain [...]

Bullying Prevention Skills and Techniques for Children

By Mark Lakewood, CEO Child bullying is a big problem in our schools today. The main difference between child bullying today from the past is the nature of the bullying and the violence that occurs in the aftermath. Cyberbullying is becoming a popular and more destructive form of bullying than traditional bullying. More children today are [...]