21st December 2009
Children love the attention of their parents. A child will say "look at me, mommy, look" a hundred times as they go down the big slide at the playground even with you standing there with your eyes on them. Attention can be equivalent to care and love when...
18th December 2009
Maybe you were hoping when you had kids that you would never have a disagreement with them. After all, when they are young you can mold their mushy young brains to whatever you want them to be. Right? Anyone who thinks that has not been a parent very long...
17th December 2009
If you are a parent, you are at least one of the adults in your family. Your children look up to you in every way. You need to communicate effectively with your kids and teach them effective communication in return. Communication with children is not done...
11th December 2009
It is a great thing when a child can come into this world with two parents that are committed to each other and committed to caring for their child. Having two parents to raise a child is like having two eyes or two legs. Nature provides an extra in case ...
11th December 2009
With every parenting situation a plethora of demands is made upon the parent. Fortunately many problems can be prevented or solved with the application of a few skills. These skills apply no matter the age of your child.
The first skill is good communi...
11th December 2009
Time is a difficult concept to grasp for children. There are many adults who never seem to be able to show up to work promptly who also seem to have difficulty grasping time. Time is something that must be taught gradually and consistently for children to...
10th December 2009
Television watching may or may not be inherently evil. If you attempt to attack television programming, there will always be someone in the room who will cite that their kids learned their alphabet or counting from Sesame Street. However, there is evidenc...
10th December 2009
Everybody could use more patience. Children, in particular, can be a trial to anyone trying to be a patient person. Parents of children have a great deal of hope and expectation invested in what they think their children should be. Parents, most of all, n...
10th December 2009
Let's face it. Germs and kids are best buddies. Children are always putting their hands everywhere and anything they can put their hands on ends up in their mouths. It is an unfortunate truth that most germs are not spread through the air, but by the hand...
04th December 2009
Of all the rooms in your house, the kitchen has some of the greatest potential for disaster. There are lots of attractive shiny things with sharp edges or knobs on appliances that make noise. The attraction for children can be very great. The diligence of...
01st December 2009
At one time or another we all need help and parents are no exceptions. Parents have long lamented that children do not come with an instruction manual. Sometimes parenting can be a lonely job and parents simply need to feel validated that they are on the ...
27th November 2009
Studies show that children in the United States consume too many fats and refined carbohydrates. There is definitely a correlation between the American child's diet and the epidemic of childhood obesity. Start your children early by presenting them with h...
25th November 2009
Many people think of parenting as a job. If it is a job, then it is a job unlike any other. Most jobs require your presence from eight o'clock in the morning until five o'clock in the afternoon. Parenting as a job does not stop even if you get the kids to...
25th November 2009
No parent wants their child to be hurt. Burns are particularly painful to heal and can cause permanent scarring and even death. Many types of accidents by burns are caused by parents just not realizing that there is a danger to their child in a given circ...
25th November 2009
Helping Children to Avoid a Choking Episode
There are many things you need to watch out for to avoid a choking episode in your child. Choking is very dangerous because it can cause the death of a child if the windpipe becomes blocked. A lot of tragic d...
