For kids, moving can be a harrowing experience. Adults are able to associate moves with looking ahead to new opportunities, but kids may not have the same broadened view. While you’re packing up, buying a new home, hiring movers and loading everything away, you might be too busy to realize that your kids are in…
These days, preschool teachers to college professors know that children are becoming more and more materialistic. The typical “poor college student” who lives on Ramen noodles and garage sale clothes now has access to daddy’s credit card, which leads to a fashionable wardrobe and plenty of nights on the town. The problem with this type…
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U.S. children aged 2 to 11 spend an average of 117 hours per month watching television. I think that’s a staggering statistic, and one that bears repeating: kids in the U.S. aged 2 to 11 spend an average of 117 hours out of every month watching TV. That’s 29 hours per week! To put it…
Today is my son’s birthday. He’s eight. I wish I could throw him a party, or give him a gift, or even hold him in my arms and say “Happy birthday, little guy.” But for the last seven years, we’ve celebrated his birthday without him, as he died in his sleep at eleven months old….
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Have you ever wondered how your mindset affects your child? That’s right; even what goes on in your head may make a huge impact on your child’s development, helping to shape them into the person that they will become. This article explains four ways that your mindset maybe affecting your child and how you can…
[Here's an excerpt from a letter I received from my child, postmarked 2030. It sounds like the future is bright, and they aren't asking for money!] Dear Dad, It wasn’t until I had children myself that I realized how just how challenging it is to be a parent. And I didn’t really understand until now…
I am obsessed with using sign language with babies and young children. I admit it. I will probably talk the ears off of anyone who asks me about it. It is my passion. When I think back to how it all started I realize now it was a slow process. Don’t get me wrong, I…
When we call children sensitive, what is it that we really mean? Many of us use the word sensitive to describe a person whose emotional reactions are stronger than the average person’s. Sadly, this word can get in the way of understanding an important truth about why your child has the emotional reactions they do….
