Parenting

The Importance of Raising Your Children to Have Positive Self Esteem
By Melanie Bremner · 17 years ago
In this day and age, people are plagued with self doubt, lack of self worth, and feeling insignificant. Parents struggle every day to put food on the table and pay the bills; there is often ...
Autistic Child Care
By Mary Rose · 17 years ago
Autistic child care should start as early as possible. Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears before age three and in some cases as early as 18 months. It is a neurological disorder ...
Decorating Tips Baby's First Room
By Sam Brown · 17 years ago
Are you an expecting parent looking for new ideas to decorate and prepare your little one's special domain? When it comes to preparing the nursery for the first time or if you're redecorating your little ...
Parenting Nightmare
By Patti Schneckenberger · 17 years ago
Parenting Nightmare Having children can be a true joy or a Parenting Nightmare. Parenting No one ever said it was going to be easy, but some parents wonder if they will even survive Many Moms ...
Like Father, Like . . . Daughter?
By Gina Stepp · 17 years ago
Baseball hard-hitter Harmon Killebrew tells a story that hints at the importance of fathers to boys: "My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard," he says on his Web site. ...
Mom Without A Car!
By Tanya Blaise · 17 years ago
My husband and I once owned three motor vehicles, a jet boat and two snowmobiles. We were always paying insurance, getting tune-ups and repairs, and buying fuel. Oh how I used to dread waiting in ...
Healthy Lifestyle Changes for Busy Mums
By David Fisher · 17 years ago
The holiday season is full of temptation to indulge in the celebrations and it’s easy to give in and forget about health and fitness until the New Year. Why not get a head start in ...
4 Successful Parenting Tips I Learned from my Harvard MBA Husband
By Elena Neitlich · 17 years ago
My husband is an insightful businessman with the unique ability to create something out of nothing, envision the future, work efficiently and strategically, and quickly get to the bottom line. In his books and seminars ...
Your Child Can Behave in Public
By Kim Proulx · 17 years ago
Do you have a little one who can't seem to sit still when you're out to eat? If this is the case then you'll love The Manager is Watching Technique. When children are little they ...
A Reading Child is a Growing Child
By Jane Reynolds · 17 years ago
A lot of parents are wary of allowing their children to learn on the internet - and with good reason. The internet is entirely unmoderated, and there are many dangers for the child, even if ...
Kids Learning Games - Are Educational Games Online Any Good?
By Jane Reynolds · 17 years ago
Computer games and Education - do we have any control? A lot of parents make the mistake that any educational games online are good for their children. However, most of these parents underestimate how much ...
Coping with the Newly Adopted Child
By Deborah Mumm · 17 years ago
You spend months or years planning for this child. The paperwork and waiting is finally over. Your child is home! But reality of all this will rear its ugly head when day to day parenting ...
Child's Creativity
By Mary Rose · 17 years ago
Parents and teachers can and do have an effect on child's creativity. Creativity may be more influenced by environmental rather than genetic factors. In fact,it is promoted through the maintenance of a playful, jovial atmosphere ...
Is It Easier for Celebrities to Adopt?
By Deborah Mumm · 17 years ago
Celebrities are in the news with the international adoptions of their children. Angelina Jolie, Madonna and Meg Ryan are all seen with their African or Asian children. Approximately 20,000 children are adopted internationally each year ...
If your clients have a problem with their children - sort out the parents!
By Olivia Stefanino · 17 years ago
Very often as therapists, we're seen as a sympathetic ear for all kinds of problems. - Take Jayne for example, who was at her wit's end. Her seven year old daughter - a handful since ...
Why Children Suck Their Thumbs – And When They Should Stop!
By Michael Kabel · 17 years ago
Sucking on the end of the thumb is a "phase" encountered by countless millions of American children. In fact, most parents regard it as simply a benign, if juvenile, part of the process of growing ...
Most Memorable 15 Minutes of Fame
By Angela Leon · 17 years ago
Everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame. If you are ever fortunate enough to get your 15 minutes of fame, I’m sure it will be a feeling you never forget. For that small amount of ...
Easy Parenting - Playing With Kids
By Tom Fred · 17 years ago
No parents want their kids to be weaker or less active then their peers. Every child should develop his own talent. However, it is a mistake to count on school discipline alone to mold your ...
Great ideas for making 2008 your best parenting year yet!
By Sue Atkins · 17 years ago
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 ...
Advantages of Single Parenting for Children
By Annie Parron · 17 years ago
Scary reports of the effects on children of being raised in single parent families are common. While there are disadvantages, single parenting can also provide advantages for kids. Other research has shown that a home ...