How to keep your kids busy
by: Susanne Myers.
1) Trade play-dates with other moms in your area. One afternoon the kids play at your house, the next at hers. You get the idea. Not only does this help you out on the days that they are at someone else’s house, but also on days that t...
How Can the Kids Help Around the House?
by: Karin Vibe-rheymer-stewart, Ph.d..
When my husband was in college, a number of his fellow students were bringing their dirty laundry home, and Mom was coming once a month to clean their room. This wasn't because they were lazy, but they simply didn't know how to do the la...
Pills for kids? Is that really for them – or for us?
by: Mary Logan.
Six-year-olds diagnosed and medicated for bi-polar disorder? Prescriptions to keep young children quiet, calm, attentive, cooperative? I've been appalled by stories about the growing trend to diagnose children under the age of 10 – and...
Kids and Music
by: Rachel Dominique.
In this modern age many parents arewell-informed about the benefits of Music. Being music trained from young I hadthe opportunity to learn both the piano and the violin simultaneously during mychildhood and aim to let my children do like...
Getting Your Kids In The Kitchen
by: Alyice Edrich.
My 13-year-old son is finally showing an interest in cooking and can you believe he cooks better than me?! The other night we were giving him a hard time because he made a sandwich for his friend, his sister, and himself and then commenc...
Allowance For Kids?
by: Chris Lowrey.
Teaching the value of money is crucial to many parents but even more so to children. So many children do not understand the concept of money management. When those same kids hit early adult years, they are lost. For the most part they fi...
Kids Bedrooms
by: John Pawlett.
If you have a child, you have to deal with your child's room. You may remember being yelled at as a kid to keep your room clean, and you may have wondered what the big deal was. Today, I totally understand why my mom was always on my case...
How Much Allowance for Kids?
by: Paul Banas.
An allowance is an important part of growing up and plays a significant role in developing the ability to manage money. Seen this way, your management and communication about it may be different than if you think of it as just a tactic to...
Why Kids Tell Lies and What to Do About it
by: James Lehman.
Catching your child in a lie is maddening, painful and upsetting. What else does he lie about? How can I trust him? Behavioral therapist James Lehman explains why kids tell lies and suggests a better way for parents to deal with it.Q: Whe...
Get your kids to commit
by: Dr Robyn Silverman.
"I'm quitting!" We hear it everyday, everywhere. As parents it leaves us in a dilemma. Do we let our child drop out or make him stick it out to the end?It's hard not to acquiesce to quitting when children are struggling to achieve their ...
Talking to Your Kids
by: Sue Atkins.
"Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it." Harold HulbertChildren respond to the world according to their own perception and experience of it and very often it's not the same as your perception or experience of the worl...
Can You See Your Kids Triggering You?
by: Len Stauffenger.
In addition to being the piece that fires a gun, the word trigger is also defined as an act that sets in motion some course of events or a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen. When we are parents, there are fr...
Karate for Kids
by: Jackie.
Here are three more valuable life skills for children who study Karate.AttractionDoesn't everyone want to feel appreciated, popular, and get some recognition? Children need it even more that you do. This is why a child, who has leadership,...
Karate for Kids
by: Jackie.
This section covers two extremely valuable life skills that many adults pay a "king's ransom" to attain. Adults pay a life coach, business coach, or read plenty of self-improvement books, to gain this knowledge and develop these life skill...
Doing Barcelona with the Kids
by: Gaizka Pujana.
When taking children on a trip to Barcelona, you will undoubtedly want to fit places that into your itinerary that will interest the little ones as well. Thankfully, there is a lot to see and do in this wonderful city, even if you're unde...
