Communication is the major part of parenting. If parents know how to talk with their children in the ways their children will response, parents will easily get their children listen to accordingly. Many parents complain their children don’t listen to them even though their children agree with what their parents say. AsDrSears.com posted 25 ways […]
Facing with the fact that teenagers always complain that they are embarrassed of their parents with different reasons. Some reasons are valid and legitimate, like age differences or insensitive to their developmental needs while others are not. Many parents are driven by these reasons and try to be cool. Bryan talks about parents could try […]
Your child is growing and changing at different stages. And different discipline methods and strategies should change and suit to the needs of your child at certain stages. As parents we should have a clear understanding:
where your child is at
what typical behavior issues you must face with
what best […]
When your child acts up intentionally or unintentionally, there is a strategy called Time-out to help you get your child back on the track. The main idea is to keep your child isolated for a limited period of time so that he/she will be calm down. In doing so, the inappropriate behavior of your child […]
Kids’ learning outcome will be better with parental support. The way you involve in your kid’s homework also affects the attitude of your kid’s learning. If you are too involved, your kid will turn to be too dependent on you in doing their homework. He/she only does homework when you ask them or […]
Simple tips for parents getting familiar with the internet in order to help kids to surf safely on the internet:
1. evaluating your browser security
2. reporting incidents, suspicious Internet activity and illegal websites
3. information and statistics and surveys about kid’s Internet activity
4. warning signs about dangerous activities your child may be involved […]
Parents often feel confused when they don’t know how to deal with the inappropriate behaviors of their children.
How do you keep a 1-year-old from heading toward the VCR? What should you do when your preschooler throws a fit? How can you get your adolescent to respect your authority?
Whatever the age […]
As parents, we all know the bad effects on our kids if we spoil them. Sometime we simply don’t know where to draw a line between whether our kid being spoiled or loved. From observing the behavior of our child and reflection on the reaction of ourselves might throw lights on what situation we are […]
Very often you ask your child to do something, (s)he just says NO. Feel frustrated? But if you make it fun by adding some silly extras, you’ll get your child to do what you want.
Instead of saying “Eat Your Vitamin!”, say “I need you to hold your ear, wiggle your feet and eat this vitamin”.
Don’t […]
Teens love to spend money on their favorite items but without any concepts of money management. Denise Witmer shares how parents can train their teens conserve money and how to spend money properly with a step-by-step plan.
“Teens need to learn how to crawl before they learn how to walk. A steady climb in how much […]