Aug 16th, 2010
The major dangers of energy drinks come from caffeine and sugar, compounded with the tendency of young people to overdo anything they come in contact with, just to find their limits. What is a parent to do and how do you teach your child to consume them responsibly?
Aug 15th, 2010
As parents we cannot teach our children confidence if we ourselves lack it. But, no matter how much we may have been de-valued as children, we owe it to ourselves and our kids to learn to value ourselves now.
Aug 15th, 2010
Parenting is the most important job of our lives, and often considered the most difficult too. If that is true, then step-parenting would become a close-to-impossible job! It doesn’t have to be that way, though - here are a few tips to help step-parents surmount some of the hurdles and pitfalls.
Aug 14th, 2010
Schools are training your kids to be good little employees - they're not in the business of making innovators, problem-solvers, or future entrepreneurs. If you want your kids to be able to move beyond the paycheck mentality, you're going to need to do some work beyond what the classroom teaches.
Aug 14th, 2010
Having headed the primary section of a school for quite a while has allowed me to interact with an interesting cross-section of students and parents. My consistent advice to parents was to be there for them… to enjoy every moment by sharing ‘happy time’ with them.
Aug 13th, 2010
'Cyberbullying' is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another minor using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. Kids have even killed themselves after falling victim to cyberbullying. Here are some tips to protect your child.
Aug 13th, 2010
Who would have thought that a small piece of paper could be used so creatively? Importantly for parents, Origami is a non-messy and very engrossing form of craft. Here are detailed instructions on making an Origami butterfly with your child.
Aug 12th, 2010
The old axiom is true - birds of a feather do flock together - and that’s especially accurate in adolescence. So what do you do when you when you don’t like your child’s friends? James Lehman offers parents 6 ways to deal with the 'wrong crowd'.
Aug 12th, 2010
It isn’t everyday that a bunch of children play in the sand and uncover a ‘sand fairy’ that is hideous, foul-tempered and claims to have had pterodactyls for breakfast. But who cares about prettiness and pleasantries as long as a fairy does what he is supposed to do – make wishes come true?