Great Ideas for Making 2008 your Best Parenting Year Yet!
Happy New Year!
As the clock ticked down the old year and we all awaited the arrival of a brand new 2008, I begun to wonder what all the people around me truly wished for deep down in that very quiet place where dreams, hopes and wishes really live. You know the place where we don’t [...]
Overwhelmed By Your Toddlers Toys?
Your baby rolls over and reaches for a toy - suddenly you realize that your baby will start to play with some of the presents which he or she was given at birth. It is all very exciting, you get a toy box for the corner of the room and at the end of play [...]
10 Tips for Toddler Safety
Keeping your toddler safe is one of your most important jobs as a parent of a young child. It can also be one of the hardest jobs you have because toddlers naturally get themselves into a lot of dangerous situations due to their curiosity and lack of understanding of what is unsafe.
Follow these tips to [...]
Teenage Depression – Effectively Dealing With Depression
Teenage depression hits 5% of children and adolescents, as reported by experts. Teenage depression is serious and needs to be addressed when symptoms start to show. Unfortunately, it sometimes goes unnoticed and untreated because of a lack of understanding about the condition.
Adults may sometimes tend to attribute it to hormones or dismiss it as a [...]
Tips On How To Handle The Picky Eater Toddler And Young Child
If your child is a picky eater you can still learn ways to give him or her the nutrition that is needed. There are a variety of reasons why a child may become a picky eater. If you can understand what might be causing his picky eater behavior life can be a little less frustrating [...]
Top Tips for Toddler Shopping
I think Christmas shopping with toddlers, is given a bad press! With a little bit of planning and some common sense there are many practical ways to take the stress, frustration and tension out of buying your father- in - law his annual socks and festive tie!
I think it helps to remember that small children [...]
Single Parenting - 7 Parenting Mistakes to Avoid With your Teenager
Being a single parent inherently comes with challenges. As a counselor, often single parents ask what mistakes they need to avoid when parenting their teenager. Many single parents are concerned about any consequences of their divorce that could negatively affect their teenager. Here are some common mistakes to avoid: [...]
Having Fun Parenting a Toddler
Anyone who has been through the stage of parenting a toddler probably looks back and thinks that wasn’t so bad. In fact, many people miss those years (once they are over).
That is kind of sad. Why not enjoy the toddler years when they are happening? Here are some tips to help you do just [...]
Declutter Ideas For Wild And Crazy Toddlers
There’s nothing like a small tornado living in your home to turn even the most well-organized house upside down. Toddlers are energy in motion and causing clutter is their birthright. I have been blessed with four toddlers throughout the years and each one of them was adept at making messes and causing chaos. They were [...]
Preparing your Toddler for School
There are inevitabilities when it comes to being a parent, and one is sending your child off to school for the very first time. For many kids, their first experience with school is actually play-school, where the structure is relaxed and most of the learning centers on how to share with others.
When it’s time [...]
