Forming friendships are a very important part of growing up. Friendship or the lack there of, can really make of break a child’s experience of school and boost or damage her self esteem. I found as a parent, that I often wonder and worry about the amount and quality of my two daughters’ friendships. We [...]
Oppositional Defiant Behavior in my Child
Most parents give a sigh of relief when their child turns 3 and they can relax, because this is the end of the terrible two’s. We all recognize a two year old’s temper tantrum as a normal developmental milestone to learn how to deal with their environment. Children become oppositional, angry, disobedient and defiant when [...]
Childhood Depression
Although we do not often think that children could have depression, we are finding it becoming more prevalent. Children as young as 7 and 8 are committing suicide while we are standing on the side asking ourselves how could we have missed the tell tale signs…
Children do not necessarily present with the signs of [...]
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PARENTING
Sticky Parenting Issues
Parenting
- What my Baby Should Eat
- The Battle of Fruit and Veg
- Dealing with a Sulky Child
- Helping my Child to make Friends
- Dealing with Sibling Rivalry
- Using Time Out to Discipline Your Child
- When Your Child Refuses to go to School
- Please don’t go!
- Discovering Your Child’s Personality
- Accidents during the Day or at Night
DEVELOPMENT
How Our Children Grow
Development
EDUCATION
Learning to Love to Learn
Education
- The Education our Children Receive
- Making the Decision to Home School Your Child
- How to Choose the Right Nursery School for your Child
- How to Deal with Primary School Bullies
- Online Education
- Pros and Cons of Part and Full Time Studies
- Public Schools in the United States
- Advantages of Private Schools
- Helping Your Child Decide on the Right School Subjects
- Does my Child have a Learning Disability?