Jul 29th, 2010
Peer Pressure: Be Your Child’s Partner Against It
Acceptance and approval of age-mates is critical for children, even as early on as five years. Peer pressure is the influence of similarly-aged children that causes a child to do something merely because everyone else is doing it – sometimes against his or her better judgment. Here's how you can help your child tackle the stress of peer pressure.
Jul 29th, 2010
101 Of The Best Children’s Books That Hook Kids On Reading
What does it take to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning? While each person is different, reading great books whose characters, stories and lessons stick with you throughout life doesn’t hurt. Here are some great children’s classics that will hook your kids, and maybe even you, on reading for a lifetime.
Jul 28th, 2010
Indian Woman: Are You Ready To Be A Parent?
If you are today’s quintessential Indian woman, you will want to make your own choices in studies, profession – and, of course, marriage. And then babies follow, don’t they? Not without a lot of thought. Here are some factors that women should consider before taking that all-important decision.
Jul 28th, 2010
Abraham Hicks Teachings On Your Child’s Individuality
You are really individual beings, with very special talents, and it would be nice if teachers had the time, or parents had the awareness or skill, to see the children as the very individual, very special beings that they are.
Jul 27th, 2010
Homework Hell? Part II: 7 Real Techniques That Work
Many parents who have homework battles with their kids want to know what to do about a child who procrastinates or who just can’t seem to stay focused on the task at hand. In the second part of this series, James Lehman shares tried and true methods to get kids to sit down and do the work.
Jul 27th, 2010
Nature’s Parenting Wisdom: Child Rearing Lessons From Your Backyard
Nature is an unfailing source of inspiration, and being in touch with Mother Earth is a wonderful way for us to learn life’s lessons. A mother is very often likened to a gardener, because children require care and nurturing just as a garden does. Watching the seasons come and go, both in life and in nature, this is what I've learned.
Jul 26th, 2010
Homework Hell? Part I: How To Turn It Around
Has homework time become the seventh circle of hell in your house, with you nagging your kids to do their assignments and fighting with them over each math problem? If you and your child are battling nightly over schoolwork, read on to hear the real solutions James Lehman offers to this frustrating problem, in Part I of Homework Hell.
Jul 24th, 2010
Good Parenting: Catch Your Kids Being Good
Children crave attention, whether it is positive or negative. The kind of behavior that gets them the attention they want is the kind parents will get the most of. Encouraging positive behavior works better than discouraging the negative. Here's how to catch your child being good.
Jul 22nd, 2010
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child By John Gottman: Book Review
In his book, Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting, Dr. John Gottman shows you the way to the heart of parenting, where when feelings run high and the child is angry, sad or scared, the parent is able to be there for them, in a way that engages them to be with their emotions that enriches their life experience.
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