Parenting
Lessons Learned From a Piece of Pink Cake As a parent, do you sometimes feel frustrated? Need some parenting
inspiration? Here are a few principles that I learned that gave me a
different perspective in parenting children.
Attaboy!
Encouraging Phrases That Build Confidence Many parents act as if criticism, and pointing out what is wrong,
will make children miraculously want to do what is right. However,
people cannot improve unless they feel good enough about themselves to
believe they are capable of improvement. Learn some encouraging words
and phrases to build that confidence.
Curtains, Pancakes
and Broom Hockey: 12 Ways to Build Self Esteem in Kids
Few things are as rewarding as seeing your child glow from the inside
out. And it happens when children have a high self esteem: when they
know themselves to be unconditionally accepted, when they feel both
loved and lovable, and when they feel a sense of belonging and self
worth. Here are twelve simple activities that have really made a
difference in our family...
Give Your Child The
Gift Of Confidence To me the most precious gift you can bestow on your child, after
loving and caring for them, is the gift of "confidence". A child with
confidence turns into an adult with confidence and an adult with
confidence can achieve anything they set their mind and heart to.
Modern Dads Play A Vital
Role In Kids' Lives
A new generation of men are redefining fatherhood and masculinity.
According to census figures, one in four dads takes care of his
preschooler during the time the mother is working. The number of
children who are raised by a primary-care father is more than 2 million
and rising. And fathers who work full time are more involved in their
children's lives.
Cultivating Creativity in Children
My husband, my eight-year-old son, and I were having lunch one day and
when there was a lull in the conversation, my son looked up at us and,
completely out of the blue says, “Do people get mad because they can’t
see their foreheads?” We both stopped eating and gave him a blank look.
5 Easy Ways to
Teach Kids Empathy We all want our kids to develop empathy - that essential knack for
understanding how others feel and responding with kindness. Here are
five easy strategies for helping empathy bloom.
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!
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.
Healthy Food Means Yucky
Food
So, you are ready to make some changes in your family's diet. You've
heard and read enough to know that eating Real Food is important to your
family's health and happiness. You know what your kids eat when they are
young not only affects their health now, but also in the future...
5 Reasons Why Animals
Are Important To Your Child
Why are children so fond of animals? From teddy bears to favourite TV
and cartoon characters, animals are a key part of a young child’s
development. Children’s educational specialist Stephanie Cooper has
identified 5 key areas where animals play an important role...
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...
