The biggest trick some child predators’ are using these days is to pretend to be a kid, in a kid site chat room.
Child predators are talking the lingo, misspelling words, having simple conversations to gain trust with children on the internet.
But do you really know just how fast they can find information about your child […]

Thank you for all that you do in the classroom! It is hard enough being a classroom teacher today, but when you add to the difficulties two or three children with either Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or minor head injuries from FAS, managing a classroom can be a real challenge!
The ADHD Information Library has designed […]

Self esteem in an important quality for all children to have. As parents, you can help to boost your child’s self esteem by following the steps below:
Model good self-esteem: Express through your actions and words that you respect yourself. Children are wonderful at imitating what they see and hear. Remember, you are your child’s best […]

In the last few years, parents started getting more and more interested in choosing all sorts of educational toys for their children. Because a parent wishes the best for his child, a toy that is labeled as educational is very likely to be bought easier than others. But what is an child educational toy?
Well, there […]

You want your daughter to wear a dress to the party. She wants to wear jeans. You want your toddler to take his medicine. He does everything he can to keep that yucky stuff out of his mouth. The more you insist, the more they resist. You can break free from power struggles and turn […]

Recently, a much-anticipated game of mini-golf with my children soon turned into a disaster. There were smiles all round as we hit off from the first tee but the enjoyment factor was reduced to zero as my children’s smiles were replaced by tears, put downs and whining.
The source of all this angst was the scorecard. […]

"My son won’t go to bed at night without a struggle. He keeps getting up with all kinds of excuses. It doesn’t seem to matter what we tell him. Nothing works. What do you recommend?”
This question was posed by a concerned parent in the middle of a fifteen-minute question and answer period following one of […]

Imagine you were the principal of the school that your child would be attending. Imagine that you were authorized to pick out which teachers to hire.
Who would you pick? Let’s look at some of the applicants.
Would you hire someone to teach your children if she had not graduated from high school or college?
Would you want […]

I was changing Ford’s diaper the other day when he asked, "Mom, will we always have Tanner?"
Tanner is the family dog, and at twelve-years old, her health is quickly deteriorating.
"No, Ford," I said gently, "we won’t always have Tanner. She is old, and she won’t always be with us."
"But if she’s not with us," he […]

Diapers..
Changing a dirty diaper is not the best part of having a baby, but there’s no escaping it. And you’d better get used to it - you’ll be changing around 5,000 diapers before baby’s potty trained!
The first question is whether to use disposable diapers or reusable. In a nutshell, disposables are less trouble, more expensive, […]