How can you help your kids achieve, accomplish and succeed? I can go on and on about what is important and what you can do. It certainly is a very lengthy discussion and something that can take days. However I would like to focus on one thing, allowing children to fail. Allow them to try…
Month: May 2017
Who Said Being a Parent is Easy?
What is it like to be a parent or educator? I can try to sum it up in one long run on sentence. Being a parent or educator you will appear sleep deprived, often hungry, sometimes thrilled, emotionally incapacitated, ecstatic, depressed, hysterical at times, calm and collected other times; simply every oxymoron possible. Yes, being a…
How to raise happy children with positive behavior guidelines
Do you want happy children? What does your discipline look like? The most acceptable ways to discipline has changed over the past few years. Yes, we all know things have changed. However with much research it has shown that positive behavior directly influences children’s behavior and limits the need for discipline. How does this work?…
Do children need cell phones?
Is there such a thing as the best cell phone for children? Cell phones are becoming a need for children of all ages! However, is cell phones for children a must? Currently 21% of children 8 and under own cell phones and 78% of children age 12-17 own a phone! As in many other things…
How to ease the nightmare of working – prep for a long day at work
The struggle and juggle of being a working mom: How do I keep sane when there is a long day at work? I was at 3 jobs yesterday. My regular job, a consulting job and my mommying job. And I was tired when I came home from my second job. Real, real bone tired. Oh…
Baby Talk, Kids Talk and Parents talk
How baby talk is different from kid talk and kid talk is different from parent talk. Talk, talk talk. Don’t we do that all day? However all talk is different talk, yet they are all meant to communicate a need. Each need varies, some may be a need for food or drink while other needs…
Does Environment Affect Children?
Can it be that environment affects children? Does having a clean and organized space really help children flourish and learn? I’m sure most parents reading this will get scared saying ” help, my house is a mess!” However, no need to worry if your house is basically organized and all dangerous items are under lock…
Children’s Vocabulary- How to talk to children
How to talk to children: I sometimes wonder why people tend to “baby talk”. Why, do we need to speak in a sweet and basically incoherent manner to little children? Why in a sing song? Are they a different species? Do they feel better when spoken to like that? It’s fun to coo to babies…
How to visit the Doctor without Crying Children
Do you think it is a dream to visit the doctor without crying children? Yup, my dream is to visit the doctor without crying. I just had a well visit today with my little one. I tried to prepare her and told her what she can expect. At first when she waved goodbye to her…