Parenting - Making A Schedule This article on the benefits of scheduling your day as a parent really
struck home with me. It took me a while to work this out for myself when I had
young children at home, and I wish I had done so - and benefited from the much
calmer household that was the result - sooner!
Kids Activities – 10 Inspiring Ideas for a
Rainy Day
There is nothing worse than a rainy day in the middle of
the school holidays, when children are cooped up inside, you have
nothing planned, and the inevitable cries of “I’m bored” are not far
away! Keep this list of rainy day activities ready for just such a day.
5 Toddler
Activities Toddlers aren’t old enough to entertain themselves or get involved
in pretend play (without a little help), which means it’s up to you to
keep them entertained and happy. And with a short attention span you can
sometimes wonder how you are ever going to find enough toddler
activities to keep them entertained!
Ten Reasons to Tell your Kids
Stories
In today's busy world, many parents have lost the art of telling their
stories to their kids. Here are some reasons why these stories are so
beneficial, both for you and your kids:
Have Fun With Nature: How To
Play Conkers In an age where children spend a huge percentage of their free time
playing with expensive computer games, it's nice to know that some
old-fashioned games are still being played outdoors and cost absolutely
nothing.
Teaching Your
Kids Golf - Start By Building Passion Before you begin teaching golf to your kids, please keep a one key
point in mind. Golf is a game for a lifetime and whether a kid takes
advantage of that opportunity is up to you. Try to keep it fun and help
them develop a love for the game. In most cases, trying to build the
next Tiger Woods will backfire. Your first goal is to make sure they
have a good experience and create positive early memories of golf.
Creating Family
Memories in the Kitchen
The kitchen is the heart of any home, and as such it is the perfect
place for making family memories. When you spend time baking, cooking
and enjoying meals with your family, you create happy memories that you
and your children will cherish forever.
Are We There Yet? Taking a long road trip with kids can be fun - or a nightmare! A
little planning can make all the difference and take any stress out of
the journey.
Playing the Sporting Game Editor's note: This excellent article gives us much to
think about as our kids start the new season of sports - well worth a
read!
Fizzy Sherbet -
A Sweet Science Lesson for Your Kids! Fizzy sherbet in a paper bag with a
strawberry lollipop was probably my favorite treat as a child, but I
never knew what was in the sherbet and why it sparkled and tingled on my
tongue! Try making some with your kids and enjoy a mini science lesson
in the process.
Parenting in the Kitchen –
Lessons in Cooking, Socializing, and Bonding Kitchens are where everything happens. It’s not just
where meals are prepared – it’s usually the hub of the home, where
family and friends get together to spend time. Cooking and eating
together is about more than nutrition for the body. It’s also the
experience of connecting and interacting with family members, to feed
relationships...
Child Yoga – What is All the Fun
About?
Many adults have taken up yoga, but yoga has not gained as the same
popularity with children. Child yoga can offer many of the same benefits
to kids as it does to adults...
Martial Arts - Give
Your Child Life Skills for a Lifetime Many parents struggle with solutions to put their child on the fast
track to success, and one such solution is not usually far from home. It
is your local martial arts school...
Sudoku – The Hottest Puzzle Craze Since
Rubik’s Cube Sudoku is the addictive number puzzle that has taken the UK by storm and
is now taking over the rest of the world. Since it first appeared in The
Times in late 2004 its popularity has grow so that it appears in most UK
newspapers and has spread to countries from India to Canada, Australia
to South Africa. So what is Sudoku all about?
Family Journals eeping a journal cannot only be beneficial to you as
an individual, but it can also be a benefit to your family. Do you
remember the family vacation to Disneyland when you were 12? What about
your parent's 20-year anniversary? Or your birthday party when you
turned 15? The new house you moved into in 8th grade? High school
graduation?
Top Ten Outside Toys for
Kids Under Twelve Summer can be a great time for kids to play outside, but we all know
they can get bored quickly. Here are some ideas for outside toys to keep
them amused.
Ideas For Sharing Stories
With Children
This two-part article discusses the ways in which stories and
storytelling play an important role in children's lives. Techniques are
offered for using stories to help develop children's verbal skills and
imaginations. This is part one.
Parenting Discipline - Teaching
Children Self Respect, Self Control and Empathy
For many parents, the words parenting discipline have very negative
connotations. There is the association with their own childhood and the
often unpleasant memories that thinking of discipline raises. Then there
is the association of the word discipline with ideas around corporal
punishment, with spanking, hitting and hurting children.
Who Owns The Problem; Parent or Child?
It is tempting for parents to assume ownership and responsibility for everything that goes on in the life of their child. However, when the parent jumps in too soon to solve the problem or give the answer, the child never learns to trust his own judgment and become a critical thinker.
Parenting - Making A Schedule This article on the benefits of scheduling your day as a parent
really struck home with me. It took me a while to work this out for
myself when I had young children at home, and I wish I had done so - and
benefited from the much calmer household that was the result - sooner!
Being Left Is The Definition Of A Mother
To be a successful mother you must be left. Not left handed, nor to the
left politically, but just left. This necessary abandonment comes in
gradual stages and the steps toward this goal are painful to be sure.
The Uneducated Palate
When did you learn to really enjoy food? How about experiencing taste
and textures? I think children develop a taste for food a lot sooner
than we think.
Ways of Dealing With
Separation Anxiety
All parents will remember how difficult it was to leave their children
when they were young, and some of us had to deal with unhappy children
suffering from separation anxiety, again and again and again! Veronica
shares some tips on how to make the partings easier.
Math Games
for the Active Child
To put it in a nice way, my son is rather squirmy. He doesn't like to
sit still for very long unless he's playing a video game, then it's just
amazing. So instead of constantly telling him to sit down and do his
math, we take it outside or up the stairs, literally...
