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Teaching Your Children Money Management
Money & KidsChildren have vast amounts of purchasing power (billions) either directly or indirectly. Yet, even with all this influence and direct purchasing power, children are rarely taught about money… and more importantly the managing of money. I for one used to be as guilty as the next parent when it came to making it a point to teach my kids about money and money management skills.Read more…Improving Self-Confidence in Your Children - Learn to Detach
We all want to assist in improving self-confidence in our children. One of the greatest challenges in parenting is to know when to detach from our children. When to let them make their own mistakes and accept their own consequences.Read more…Child Support
Child support is defined in many countries as the ongoing obligation of a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, guardian, or caregiver to make payment for the support of children who are the result of a relationship or marriage that has broken down. The conditions for child support are often settled as a part of the arrangements of a divorce, dissolution, annulment, or marital separation of a civil union. It may also be arranged as a supplement or in addition to alimony or spousal support.Read more…Child Support Calculators
Child support payments are now required by federal law to be set according to a guideline. These guidelines prevent the amount of child support being ordered in different courtrooms to differ greatly from each other. Most states have established formulas to be used in order to objectively determine the amount of support a non-custodial parent would pay a custodial parent.Read more…How to Work at Home with Young Children
One of the most difficult things about working at home can be dealing with the children. No matter how many times you explain the rules about when they can disturb you during working hours, you’re likely to hear, “Mom, he hit me!” “Did not!Read more…Parenting Help - The Battle to Pick
I was helping to paint in a friend’s house last weekend when her two boys came in. They started asking repeatedly if they could help paint (we were doing a technical, faux-finish) and she said, repeatedly, no. One of the boys proceeded to pick up a brush and start dabbing at the walls.Read more…Social Skills Training and Rewards: Five Tips to Tailor Your System to a Perfect Fit for Your Child
If you want to improve how your kids respond to your behavior change program, you may need to fine-tune your reward system. Here are six key questions to guide you to create rewards to a tailor-made fit to your child's individuality. 1. Do your rewards have enough novelty to keep your child motivated?Read more…Fit Families - Healthy Kids
It’s no secret that today’s generation of kids is more sedentary than past generations. Many children today spend a huge chunk of time sitting in front of televisions, computers, and video games. Physical education programs are being cut in schools across the country as schools try to squeeze in more time for academics.Read more…Hey Mom, I'm RICH!
He’s a sixteen year old high school Junior, attending two different summer sessions, and yet he has energy to burn, so his mom arranged for him to apply as a part-time bus boy at a local restaurant.He followed up as they had requested, but the once optimistic general manager seemed to be ducking his calls.So, without any further prompting, he set out in nearly 100 degree weather to find his own job, and within a half day he got one, passing out flyers for a local retail business.Read more…Five Things Your Kids Should Know About Saying "NO"
In today’s world kids are constantly bombarded with the idea they need to say no. Say no to drugs, no to alcohol. Say no to bad ideas from friends that do not have your best interest at heart.Read more…Back To School Safety Tips For Parents
As summer vacation comes to an end, parents and their children start preparing to go back to school. For children going to school for the first time and for their parents, this can be a scary experience.It may not be as scary for high school students who are used to the annual routine, but it still is something that makes them apprehensive, especially when moving to a new school, or meeting new people.Read more…Raising Bilingual Children: 10 Tips for Boosting the Minority Language
Your toddler may think that he or she’s a complete superhero -- and when it comes to language acquisition, it’s actually true! In particular, compared to adult language learners. Lena Sandvik in Boston says “I’m amazed that my 15 and 11 year olds have grown up to be completely bilingual.Read more…Troubled Teens
Most of us have a deep love for our children. We dream of the heights that they will attain while they are still small children. We inevitably believe that our children can somehow do better on the road of life than we could have ever achieved.Read more…Problem School or Problem Child
New Years Eve is a time to make new year resolutions. Many of the resolutions are based on facts. I am too fat.Read more…Terrific Booklist for Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children
From the time my son was born, I read to him daily. Even when he was a colicky infant, there was something that seemed to soothe him when I read The Cat in The Hat. Reading was challenging between 9-15 months when he went through a stage where he seemed more interested in tugging and pulling the books than listening to the content so we relied heavily on board books or less expensive paperback versions.Read more…Quality Time - How to Neglect Your Child and Get Away with It
One of the most widespread terms in recent history is “Quality Time”. The speaker of this phrase is indicating that he plans to cram meaningful and memorable activities into the short period of time he is willing to allot to his child, spouse, parent, relative, friend or associate. Since he is unwilling to provide quantity, he will substitute intensity.Read more…Remember
Remember, we played in the street until after dark, cavorted in the woods, the fields, on building sites and next to the river. Towns were safe, neighbours were safer and relatives were safer still. Or so we thought.Read more…Don't Touch The Woolly Mammoth
Don’t Touch The Woolly Mammoth.We created a few warm ups. Not for the body, because the kids had just had lunch and they were all thoroughly warmed up.Read more…The Terrible Twos
The terrible twos. Is it a myth or has your gorgeous baby developed into a fiend of mischief over night.The change from baby to a young child can be quite painful for some parents but have you ever wondered why ?Read more…Honey, Who Spoiled the Kids?
When you were growing up did you have brothers and sisters that you had to share everything with? How about wearing hand me down clothes, or toys that they have grown out of? I did.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Parenting category
- Easing Your Child's Fear of Shots - By: Veronica Scott
Many children have a fear of shots. And many parents have dealt with the agony of holding a screaming child down while a nurse pokes them with a needle. But shots are necessary for a child's health and well-being. If the mere mention of the doctor's office sends your child into a panic, then plan ahead for those visits that require shots. - Dealing With a Child Who is a Picky Eater - By: Veronica Scott
Does your child seem to turn their nose up at any food you offer? Or do they only want to eat bananas all day long? You may have a picky eater on your hands. But before you pull your hair out with worry, there are some simple tips to get your child to eat a little more foods. - Common Childhood Illnesses - By: Veronica Scott
There's nothing worse than having a sick child. As a parent you wonder what they have, how you should treat it and should you take them to the doctor? It is important to educate yourself about the symptoms of common illnesses. Here are some, but not all, common childhood illnesses. - Getting Ready to Go Back to Work After Baby - By: Veronica Scott
Being a new mom has its own pressures especially when mom has to go back to work. Not only is there the heartache of leaving your baby all day, but there is also the added stress of returning to a working environment that you may have been out of touch with for quite some time. Do yourself a favor and be prepared for your return ahead of time to ease the transition. Here are some tips to make it a little easier: - Making Time for Mom and Dad - By: Veronica Scott
After the baby is born, life as you have known it with your significant other has come to an end. Parents are often exhausted or busy with baby and neglect to spend any quality time together. But just as it is important to nurture your baby, it is also important to nurture your relationship with your significant other. Take time for each other, since happy parents equal happy children. It may be hard to get away together initially, so take advantage of those rare moments like when baby is sleeping to have dinner together or to talk to one another about something other than baby! As your baby gets older, be sure and find someone you trust to take care of your child, so that both of you can get away even for just a couple of hours. - Bringing Home Baby Number Two - By: Veronica Scott
Having a new baby is a wonderful time in your life but if this is baby number two than baby number one may not feel as wonderful about it. It takes some time, patience, and understanding for a child to feel comfortable with the idea of having a new sibling. There are things you can do to help your child transition into siblinghood. - Moms Forced to Be Fathers - Single Mothers are Playing Dad - By: Teddy Bryant
This article is about the large number of single mothers who are bringing up their children with little or no help from the children's fathers. These mothers are playing both the role of father and mother and some are really attempting to pull it off by doing things like taking their boys hunting, dirt biking and fishing. There are a list of tips to guide single moms who find themselves in this role. - Best Interests of the Child - By: Stella Janci
The parent's desires and claims are secondary when determining the "best interest of the child." Furthermore, the parent's wishes are only important in so much as these wishes answer the question of what would serve the best interests of the child. The Texas Family code provides that "the best interest of the child shall always be the primary consideration of the court in determining the issues of conservatorship and possession of and access to the child." - Creating Your Own Family History: Transforming Your Digital Memories - By: Tim Lassig
Most people do not think with the end in mind when saving their digital memories. What you do now, and how you save your digital memories and events, is your direct link with your future generations. The digital legacy that you create now is the way your children, grand children and eve your great grandchildren will view your life. It's important to have a system that helps people to view your accomplishments even when you're not there. - Questions To Ponder For The Future Dad - By: Teeja Hivsbob
To be a parent is a very important and tough role to play. When it comes to parenting we have self-doubts as to whether will be a good father or mother.