Parenting: The Challenge

If you’re looking for a gift for a toddler it can be a bombarding experience, so many toys are branded now and it can be hard to find something that they will play with for a while. Surprisingly my three year old likes digital voice recorders. Who knew? He will walk around the house for [...]

Sometimes it can be a fight to get your kids to brush their teeth and you don’t want it to be a power struggle. You want to start early enough that it becomes a routine so that big problems don’t develop later on.  Have them be involved in the process of picking out their own [...]

Facebook just keeps growing and more parents are allowing their teens to create an account. It can be a challenge understanding how the privacy settings work to be sure that private information about your teen does not go out into cyberspace for all to see. The default settings that facebook puts into place are probably [...]

It’s fairly normal for teens to experience angst but when is it considered depression? I recently read that an estimate 20% of teens will experience depression at some point before they reach adulthood. 20-40% will experience more than one depressive episode within two years and 70% will have more than one depressive episode before they [...]

Privacy among the younger generation could be a different version than yours. With all of the social media outlets and cell phones teens and even tweens are posting candid photos and private messages. many times it’s posted publicly for friends which means strangers may have access to them as well. Many times children don’t understand [...]

There isn’t much instruction in schools for how to manage money. This is an important skill for teens to have to prepare them for the real world. Many just get credit cards and many haven’t learned about personal finance management and can end up with a credit score that could hurt them for many years. [...]

Anyone that’s ever had more than one child or has siblings knows they can have a hard time getting along. There are a few things that you can do to encourage them to play nice and get along., Treat them fairly don’t ever lead them to believe that you like one better than the other. [...]

Going through a divorce is painful for everyone not just the parents involved. Children need to know that they will still have some solid things in life that won’t change. Assuring them that the divorce is not their fault and that both parents love them is key. There will be changes and if you explain [...]

I came across an interesting blog post where this grandmother talks about being at a play area with her grandson. Rules of proper behavior while playing were posted all over the area and she noticed that two little girls were not following them. She made an interesting point about how letting kids bend the rules [...]

One of the best activities to do as a family is game night. It’s great to learn and have fun with your kids and teach them that everyone can win or lose and that it’s ok. There are so many games on the market now that there’s bound to be something that everyone can enjoy. [...]