In my past post on children’s ADHD, I expressed my doubt on recent trend of trying to use medications to fix “every” problem in its comment field. Over Delicious popular page, a pamphlet which is originally posted in 2004 lists 50 tips on ADHD management. It’s fabulous that I can find such good and precious […]

By Lisa Malkiewicz
Grown-ups love to think of childhood as a carefree time of life. In reality children have stressors that can cause difficulty falling asleep, restless waking and nightmares. Of course we all recognize some events as definite stress causes: Parents divorcing or death of a family member. But parents getting back together after a […]

Bullying on playground is a serious concern at every school. Over at the Daily Light, an article explains why children tease, when teasing turns into bullying, who bullies and why. The consequences for victims of bullying are traumatic:
Victims of bullying may suffer from anxiety, fear and low self-esteem. They may avoid peers, school and social […]

My husband is pastoring a church where there are nine Sunday school teachers. Most of them are stay-at-home moms. They have been investing a lot of their precious time in teaching our church kids week after week.
Last year our church would like to give them our big thank-you. I was designated to buy something meaningful […]

Some children whose primary love language is acts of service would be very sensitive to what their parents do for them. They may not remember everything that their parents did for them, especially those acts of feeding or changing diapers when they were babies. But they would remember some specific incidents that their parents helped […]

Kimblery Keith has found an excellent blog – Vegan Lunchbox. As a parent, I always have a headache about what to put into my child’s lunch box. Look at this “lunch box recipe”. Not only does it appeal to our children’s eyes, but also to their mouth (mm…yummy) plus to their stomach (good to […]

Ever wonder that how expensive it would be to raise a child. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that price can exceed US$250,000 per child in some US families. In Australia, the figures are alarming too. A cover story of The Bulletin entitled “Million-dollar Baby” has details in calculating the cost of raising a […]

If parents can nurture their children in a well-structured home life with positive guidance, children will thrive to grow more and more mature and responsible. Over at the website of Kansas State University, I found two online parenting courses that will lead you through a series of lessons for your own study at your […]

Kitchen is a tough place to clean, especially if you want to keep a sparkling sink. Real Simple has got tips (via Lifehacker) for speed cleaning your sink:
1. Fill sink to the rim with very hot water; add one cup regular bleach. Soak for one hour.
2. Drain and rinse thoroughly.
3. Scrub with Ajax, Bon Ami, […]

Would you like to receive gifts? No matter adults or children would like to receive as many gifts as possible. Most children beg for things they like too. But for those children, if their primary love language is receiving gifts, it is a different story though.
When we (Dr. Chapman & Ross Campbell) asked ten-year-old Rachel […]