Parents that ask the most questions about raising their children are the most courageous.
Offering advice to friends and family about what worked for you as a parent is excellent. Just remember to give the advice ONLY when asked and don’t take offense if other parents don’t take it!
If you get unsolicited advice from well-meaning […]
Andrea Yates the infamous mother who drowned her five children back in 2001 was in the news again this week. Her husband, Rusty who is re-married, had another child recently, so the story of their tragedy resurfaced once again. Rusty still communicates with his wife and mother of his five children that she killed. How […]
One year your child may be happily running from house to house and openly asking for treats. The next year, they are not so enthusiastic.
That is why it makes sense for parents to be sensitive about what their kids can handle at different ages.
Here is the scoop!
From birth to around the age of 2 yrs. […]
Some of the most famous, successful people had trouble in school.
I was lucky enough to go to school with Chris VanAllsberg, author and illustrator of the famous book, “The Polar Express”, which was made into a block-buster movie. Chris was forever being reminded by his teachers to stop drawing and pay attention. Well, now we […]
McCain and Obama have very different ideas on education. For the record, I am not endorsing either of these presidential candidates. But, do think everyone who has children should know what presidential plans they have for our kids.
If you have preschoolers you should know that:
Obama would put $10 billion of your tax dollars into early childhood (birth […]
The minute we learn we’re about to start a family the guilt starts. If it isn’t about what we eat while we’re pregnant, it’s what we do in labor and then it’s how we feed our kids. Then we move on to whether we’re going to pick the right school and feel guilty when our […]
Most parents agree that they have the responsibility to keep their kids safe, provide for shelter and food and eventually pay for their kids education.
So what else should be a part of this top priority list?
I’ll tell you what, teaching kids how to understand the way they feel.
With every behavior come feelings. On top […]
Is your family made up of yours, mine and ours kids? Are you trying to be a super parent, stepparent and referee between all the kids? Raising children is the hardest job and blending different families on top of that is especially challenging.
The first secret is understand that children, especially young children, need a strong […]
I like to think of myself as politic free. I do not want to influence any parent one way or the other on political issues. I am not going to start now, but there is a bill in the Senate that every Democrat, Republican, Independent, etc. should be aware of.
Literally millions of innocent not just […]
Parents are experiencing crying kids and kids saying, “I don’t want to go to school, everyone is mean to me, I hate my teacher” and on and on. So why are kids not liking school?
Kids are used to exercising their brains and bodies. Without play, especially for young kids, the world literally does not make […]
