From the outside looking inward, couples never imagine how time-intensive parenting will be until they are swamped in diapers, homework and play dates. Children consume a great deal of effort, energy and attention as they grow but it does get better. The more care and training … [Read more...] about Easy Parenting Part II
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How to Help Your Child Deal with Nightmares
Nightmares are a part of life. All children have them from time to time, and all adults do too. Some nightmares are sad, some are scary and some are just disturbing. However, when children have nightmares they don’t yet have ways of dealing with them like adults do. That is why … [Read more...] about How to Help Your Child Deal with Nightmares
A Child’s Mistake: Holding a Grudge
Attending my Parents Anonymous group was the best thing I could have done for my daughters Chelsey and Katie. All the parenting I learned from my own parents about was either wrong or illegal. I just did not want to treat my girls the way I had been treated as a child. Having … [Read more...] about A Child’s Mistake: Holding a Grudge
How The Playground Taught Us That There Isn’t An App For Everything
As the technological landscape is constantly evolving, kids are also transitioning into different play options that are available to them; most of them leading inactive lifestyles. The 2014 U.S. Physical Activity Council reports that 80.2 million Americans aged six years above … [Read more...] about How The Playground Taught Us That There Isn’t An App For Everything
Need to Know: When to Butt In and When to Stay Out of Your Teen’s Life
Part of raising independent kids, and kids that are self sufficient is letting them fight their own battles, make their own choices, and solve their own problems. However, sometimes it is your responsibility as a parent to butt in. The following are a few guidelines to help you … [Read more...] about Need to Know: When to Butt In and When to Stay Out of Your Teen’s Life
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to