Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’
Common Communication Mistakes Parents Make with Teens
There are plenty of common communication mistakes parents make. One of the biggest reasons teens shutdown when it comes to communicating with their parents is because they are fearful that the parent may freak out if they are not in agreement with whatever the teen has to say. This result of fear, stems from having…
Read MoreTeach Children Sharing – 6 Ways to Teach Your Children to Share Now
Sharing is caring they say, but what happens when you have a child who is possessively attached their belongings? Teaching the ability to share between peers and siblings can be quite the challenge for both parents and caregivers. It’s an important skill to teach children. Just how can you go about teaching your child to…
Read More6 Things Children Teach us
Children teach us so many things. Parenthood is such a lovely time, watching our children grow from newborns into well rounded, responsible adults is the most rewarding job one ever holds in life. While we are busy teaching our children life lessons, skills and coping mechanisms for all that they will face in life, our…
Read MoreChildren Need Discipline – Why Consistent Discipline is Good for Your Child
Parenthood is tough work. Children need discipline. There are so many important things we must do to maintain our authority as a parent while still learning who our children are. Allowing them to grow their own wings to fly into adulthood is an important part of Parenting. There is a very controversial topic when it…
Read MoreTeenagers Working – 6 Reasons Your Teen Should Get a Job
As a parent to a teen you hope that they will develop some responsibility during this age, but it can be tremendously difficult to see the light of maturity at the end of the tunnel while in the midst of raising a teen. The first step in encouraging your teen to develop a little bit…
Read MoreGrocery Shopping With Kids- Inspire Your Kids to Behave in the Grocery Store
You may have the most amazing, well-behaved kids in the world, but let’s face it; grocery shopping with kids can be a mundane, boring task for them. Whether you want to admit it or not, kids have less patience when it comes to strolling around the grocery store. Kids get impatient as their parent works…
Read More6 Reasons to Tell Your Children You Love Them Every Day, Multiple Times a Day
Tell your children you love them! Love has the power to change lives; just one fleeting moment of feeling love makes you giddy with joy. When we feel loved we tend to lead happier and healthier lives, because love really brings out the best in us. Feeling love just makes us change, almost overnight, we…
Read MoreHow to Keep Teens Entertained and Making Good Decisions
Teenagers, that rough year of adolescence where your child no longer thinks heading to the local zoo is a fun pass time. With the arrival of the teen years comes a new challenge of parenthood. It’s challenging to keep teens entertained. Most parents want to make sure they have a teenager who is making good…
Read MoreHow to Deal with and Diffuse an Angry Child
Handling an angry child can be frustrating, tiring and just plain confusing. As adults, we have developed coping mechanisms to control our emotions, specifically anger. Now it’s time to teach our children how to manage their anger. More often than not when our children become angry, it stirs up our own emotions of anger which translates…
Read MorePositive Parenting- 25 Positive Things You Should be Saying to Your Child
Positive Parenting is so important. In a world where negativity seems to scream louder than positivity, it is crucial to remember that you are raising children. Children need consistency, consequences and positive praise. A healthy balance of positive words combined with consequences for bad decisions, makes for a well-rounded positive child. We all need to focus on…
Read More5 Ways to Fix Rude Tween Behavior
The lovely tween age, where your child isn’t quite a teenager yet is no longer that little child either. This middle stage of childhood development can be quite difficult. It is all in preparation for those joyous teenager years. Today we will discuss ways you can fix rude tween behavior quickly, before those behaviors become…
Read MoreWhy Dads Matter
Children are born into this world with two parents for a reason, both parents play an equally important role in the child’s life, but why is it that Dad’s matter? What is it about Dads that make children so happy? What key role does Dad play in your child’s life? Let’s start by being very…
Read MoreHappy Children- What All Children Need for Happiness
As you travel along the road of parenthood, it becomes increasingly obvious what a child needs physically. Good nutrition, a roof to live under, a place to sleep and clothing are the necessities. The necessities of life that just about every human being needs, come naturally as part of our parenting. While these items certainly…
Read MorePlanning Summer Break With Kids
Summer break may be a time to sit back, relax and unwind from a busy school season, but do you really want to sit around hearing the kids say, “I’m bored” every five minutes? Most parents would much prefer to have their kids relaxing with many entertainment options. While planning for Summer break may seem…
Read MoreGrateful Kids – 6 Tips to Instill Gratitude Within Your Children
Gratitude is a mindset; it goes well beyond the good manners you have worked to instill upon your kids. Teaching the kids to say please and thank you are easy compared to teaching a kid to be grateful, but it isn’t impossible and today we will discuss 6 tips to instill gratitude within your kids…
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