Working parents have it the hardest. In between driving a career, running a household, as well as taking time out to spend quality time with the children. At times the list might seem interminable, and most times it is. However, maximizing on quality time spent with the kids will make up for the many hours you’ve missed out on working in the thick of it all. Here are some tips for busy moms to better guide your precious time with the children. Continue reading “Parenting: Taking out Time for Children”
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The secret to good parenting is the ability to know what to do and how to best go about doing it. A juggling act to say the least, parenting can get a bit too much to handle, especially in today’s hyper active world. Continue reading “Parenting Workshops to Improve Relationships with Children”
A strong and healthy marriage is at the core of every happy family. Sure it’s easy to get distracted and end up dedicating more time to the children rather than your spouse. Common to every marriage, attention quickly shifts to the children and more often than not, dad feels awfully left out and distanced. Continue reading “Healthy Marriages for Couples with Children”
Bullying is an activity that takes different forms. Regardless of whether it is getting shoved on the playground or beaten up in the classroom by a teacher or fellow student, it can be stated as bullying. Unfortunately, this becomes part of the life of many children. Even though, some argue it to be an unpleasant rite of passage, many others feel it otherwise. Even though, some children bounce back on the person bullying them, there are also stories of bullying gone too far. A record shows that children, who are victims of this type of activity, mostly face anxiety issues in the future. Continue reading “Victims of Childhood Bullying Likely to Suffer from Anxiety Issues”
Most of us think that adults only feel depressed, but even children and teenagers face this problem. However, this condition in children and teen depression is treatable. It can be defined as a condition when the feeling of depression continues and even interfere with the ability of the child or teenager to function. A record shows that nearly five percent of kids and teens face the problem of depression at any given point of time. Kids under stress and who experience anxiety, conduct, learning or attention disorders are at higher risk of depression. This condition tends to run in families as well. Continue reading “Children And Teen Depression”
When parents send their children to school, they do so without giving much thought about parenting skills because they hope that the teachers and school administrators will protect and take proper care of their kids and so, there will not be any problem for the safety of the children. But unfortunately, we see a lot of violence happening in schools also. The school shooting incident that happened at the Sandy-Hook Elementary School at Connecticut is a glaring example. Continue reading “Parenting Tips – Role of Parents in School Shootings”
Parents may love to take care of their children. But, this does not mean that their task is easy. It can be very difficult. More particularly, parenting teens may be more difficult because these young people are transitioning from childhood into adulthood through their teen years. Nowadays, parents should be very careful because teens may unwittingly succumb to various types of temptations and addictions. Only if parents keep a watchful eye on their teens, they can keep their children away from such addictions. Continue reading “Parenting Tips to Keep Your Teenager Away from Addiction”
Does your child end up in tears and tantrums even if you have just left him to go to the toilet? Does he find it unbearable to be away from you even if you are only in the next room? It may be then, that your child is not ‘just’ a clingy child. He could be suffering from Separation Anxiety Disorder. Separation anxiety is found in almost all toddlers, but if it continues past age five, it could cause severe parenting concerns. Continue reading “Parenting Tips for Helping Your Child in Dealing with Separation Anxiety”