People work hard throughout the week for their families. When such is the case, it is important that they spend quality time with the family on the weekend. With parents being busy with work and children busy with school and other activities, families hardly get time together. Whenever there is time, like on the weekends or holidays, it is vital families spend time together. Spending time together will help families bond better. It strengthens the relationship between parent-child...
The need for professional help when parenting is not something new. It has been a part of everyday life for so many years that many parents would rather cope with the situation on their own than to go to an outside source. Many parents in this world tend to forget that their child has a mind of its own and needs some time to think things out for itself. It is the duty of every parent to get the best out of their child in every possible way. This does not mean that there are...
The Parenting Teenagers Course will be designed to offer assistance to parents, guardians, carers or other family members of teenagers aged 13 and below who have an interest in being involved in raising their teenage children. The course is specifically for every kind of family situation, be it step-parenting, single parenting as a team. It is aimed at both adults and adolescents and addresses the concerns that each group has when managing their teenager. You will not only gain...
Reading to your children is an important developmental milestone and it is crucial to develop reading habits from an early age. As a child matures, their reading habits tend to change drastically, becoming less receptive to the phonetic structure. This results in poor reading fluency, phonemic awareness, and a highly-developed understanding of word meaning. A parent must therefore encourage and teach their child the basics of reading, especially phonemic awareness and the importance...
Whether you are a parent of a two-year old who has just started school, a full-time nanny or a parent who is just trying to stay healthy and get more nutrients into their kids’ diet, it is your responsibility to teach them what is healthy and what is not. Whether you are a teacher who works with young children one on one or a full-time nanny (or even an au pair, which you can find out here now all about), you know that the health of your child should be a priority. Luckily,...
Parenting dos and don’ts are essential for the upbringing of your children. The best time to teach them is from the time they are young. As they grow older you can still guide their lives but you have to be careful about telling them what to do and what not to do because they may take this as a command. Always let them decide on the things that they want to do as well as those that they may not want to do. Be consistent in everything you say and do. Your words and actions...
A few years ago, psychologists began to study and create different Parenting Styles. It is an attempt to bridge the gap between what works in a family and what does not. A parenting style is simply a mental construct reflecting common, typical ways that parents approach to child rearing in their family. The quality of parenting is more important than the amount of time invested with a child. Most parenting styles fall into one of three categories. There is Structuralism, Emotionalistic,...
Co-parenting is a great idea for many parents, but for others it can be very difficult. There are a number of issues to consider when co-parenting with your teenager. You will want to make sure that any arrangement you enter into respects the feelings and thoughts of both of you. Here are some things to consider as you try to work out an arrangement for your children. There are many people who believe that co-parenting is better than single parenting. They point to the benefits...
Even if you were born into a wealthy family, chances are you will grow up single. Even if you later re-marry, bad circumstances can still happen. You might re-partyer but still have some unfinished business that needs handling. When this occurs, the only person who can really determine when you can legally dump the single mother label is yourself. For starters, it should be mentioned that single parents by definition do not have all the parenting authority. This is why...
Child safety has become a major concern for parents across the country. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that eight children died in a rollover crash last year, and more than one million children were injured or killed in accidents related to unsafe transportation. Every year, more than nine million children are involved in a variety of accidents that are not properly controlled. This includes accidents that happen inside the house. That is...
