Inspired by the documentary Living on One Dollar a Day, a film about the effects of poverty on every day life in Guatemala, the author shares resources for designing a global awareness unit to teach children about the issues surrounding poverty and what they can do to help. Divided into eight short episodes, these videos […]
The author shares her experiences and thoughts on how the meaning of being a mother changes gradually as children age and become more independent. These changes, in the author’s home, are reflected in their new bedtime routines. Though part of her wants to keep her children young forever, she can’t help but admire the independent […]
With all the social media websites that there are today, a rising issue is cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is simply just bullying over the internet. Studies show the about 43% of kids have been cyberbullied and 1 in every 4 kids have been cyberbullied more than once. Cyberbullying has lead kids to depression and even suicide. Parents […]
The article begins with the author recalling her childhood and her decision to never employ corporal punishment just as her father patiently accommodated symptoms of ADD. Similarly her own son exhibited abnormal behaviors and was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. As an advocate for mental health awareness, she learns a distinction between “controllable and uncontrollable naughtiness”. […]
Helping your child navigate the intricacies of friendship can be tricky, especially when those friendships may not be healthy for your child. Follow these tips for opening dialogues with your child, your child?s friends and his or her parents about potentially unhealthy behaviors, what is expected of them, and how friends should and should not […]
Children need to develop different types of skills throughout their development, but parents can help them along. Some parents may want to check out how they can give their kids support by teaching them a few of these basics. This article will cover how kids can actually learn through some of their different types of […]
Parents across the country have put together a national petition asking for school to start later. Dr. Judith Owens attests that teens just cannot be alert early in the morning. The author shares her own experiences trying to get her six children up early, and wonders whether early morning start times for school are a […]
Mothers who had conflict-ridden relationships may negatively influence their children. That’s the premise of a study conducted by Gary Glick at the University of Missouri. Glick and colleagues studied teens 10-17 years old according to an article by Gwen Dewar, Ph.D. in a post at the Babycenter blog. The study found that adolescents shadowed the […]
There are times when kids face down a substantial amount of trauma at their school. But despite this fact, parents need to think about how they can actually lend their support to help them get through it. This blog post will help parents understand a little more about what they might be facing. It will […]
Even though parents love their kids so much, there can be a point in time when you just need a break. Some common signs of hitting that breaking point are referring to your youngest kid as “Uhhhhh”, you can’t stop answering Dora, or maybe that you’re having more tantrums than your two year old! When […]
