Like most parents I get frustrated with behaviors that seem like they should be easy enough for our children to master and yet, they keep repeating them. It’s aggravating and truly tiring to talk to your child about the same behavior over and over. So how do we, as parents, help our children learn […]
Discipline vs. punishment: the difference is important to the mental health of your child.
Discipline vs. Punishment : what really is the difference and how do they affect your child?
Resilience and hope in childhood: how children can pick themself up, dust themself off and believe they can.
We hear the common words resilient and hopeful batted around like ping pong balls but we don’t always know what they mean, how they help our children or even how to tell if our child has them. Let’s look at their definitions- Resilient: the ability to recover quickly Hopeful:feeling or inspiring optimism for […]
Guest Post: Learning the Fun Way on a Dreary, Rainy Day-Indoor activities for Kids By Jenny Wise
Learning the Fun Way on a Dreary, Rainy Day: Indoor Activities for Kids Rainy weather is usually a sign for kids to hunker down at the gaming console and wait out the weather the way kids do these days. If you’re a parent looking for ways to separate the kids from video controls and handheld […]
4 Tips for Parenting an Above Average Child
If you’re the parent of a gifted child, you may be challenged with a unique set of circumstances. Your gifted child might be mentally above average, but have difficulty interacting with their peers; they may be immature, impatient, or easily bored. Your friends and family may look on in awe at your child’s abilities, blissfully […]