Teaching children manners is a long process. At times, it may seem like your children haven’t listened to a single lesson about manners that you’ve given them. It is important to stick with your lessons. Basic manners are one of the first tools your child will use when he or she ventures out into the [...]

Emotional intelligence is a, relatively, new concept that has gained a lot of popularity and notoriety in recent years.  While one’s intelligence is referred to as IQ, emotional intelligence is thought of as EQ. That’s great but what is emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence is closely related to empathy.  To be able to empathize with people [...]

When a parent has a child that is diagnosed with ADD or ADHD  one of the things that goes through our mind is trying to figure out what we can do to help our children deal with his or her symptoms.  If we could cure the symptoms permanently, most of us would.  Unfortunately, ADD and [...]

The effects of competition on children vary based on the child, the type of competition, and the behavior of the child’s parents. It is our job, as parents, to keep the negative effects in check and promote the positive effects.

Why is Play Important to Children? As parents, teachers, and role models we often get swept up in living our daily lives and forget or postpone our playtime.  It seems that there is always somewhere to go, something to get done, or some responsibility staring us in the face.  Time to play is important for [...]

Dealing with and ex-spouse isn’t the easiest thing to do.  When it comes to the children that are involved, it is even more difficult and emotionally charged.  To make matters worse, there is usually poor communication between divorced or separated couples.  Lets face it.  If the communication was more productive there would be less broken [...]

I’m sure most fathers are aware of how much their children look up to them.  This is especially noticeable when your kids are younger.  Sometimes we feel like we are placed on a pedestal and falling off can be a frightening thought. I often wonder if I’m doing a good job in the eyes of [...]

How do single parents manage to get more done with the same amount of time available? Raising children isn’t an easy adventure under any set of circumstances.  When it comes to raising children in a single parent home the difficulties can amass quickly and extra time is an elusive luxury.  By becoming more organized and [...]

Babies swallow air during feeding.  This swallowed air can make a baby very crank, not to mention, it can cause extra spitting up and gas.  These babies need frequent burping to expel some of the swallowed air.  Burping your baby is an important part of feeding to keep him or her comfortable and yourself sane. [...]

Purpose of Discipline Discipline, as a word, comes from the word disciple, yet discipline is often associated with punishment of some kind.  Knowing this gives us a new understanding of what discipline should be and what it shouldn’t be.  Helping children build a sense of right and wrong is the main purpose of discipline.  This [...]