When I was growing up, eating dinner was a very different affair to how it is today. No elbows on the table, a napkin on the lap, and excusing myself every time I needed to leave the table were all required table manners etiquette. A lot has changed since then. These days modern table manners […]
Parenting
Effective parenting tips for toddlers to teens. Information to help you develop good parenting skills. Best parenting tips from a variety of experts on topics such as single parenting tips, attachment parenting, parenting styles, and discipline.
Food For Picky Eaters
Most kids are at least a little picky when it comes to food. As a parent this can be problematic for many reasons. Picky eaters can make it hard to fix dinners that everyone enjoys. Picky eaters also tend to avoid many foods that are actually good for them and which they need for a well balanced […]
How to Talk To A Child About Important Issues
As a parent, it can be a huge source of stress when you need to talk to your child about important issues in life. You could evade this fork in the road but you risk your child learning about certain issues in life from peers that are often misguided. It is your role as a […]
40 Awesome Kindergarten Math Journal Prompts
A “Summer Math Journal” is a great way to reinforce kindergarten math concepts in a fun, enjoyable, and stress-free way. A kindergarten teacher or a parent can create a math journal booklet by cutting an 8 x 11.5 sheet of blank paper in half. At the bottom of each half sheet, list a set of […]
Spiritual Parenting Tips for Vibrant Children
Spiritual parenting focuses on nurturing a child’s inner life and sense of connection to something greater than themselves. It involves teaching values, ethics, and compassion, and often includes practices like mindfulness, meditation, and reflection. I thought you might enjoy a few parenting tips from Award-winning author Annie Burnside. Her recently released book, Soul to Soul […]
A Look at Gender Specific Parenting vs. Gender Neutral Parenting
As you may have read or heard in the news, gender neutral parenting is becoming a more and more popular option these days. In fact, one article in the popular magazine notes how one family chose to keep their child’s actual physical gender a secret until the child went to preschool! While most families don’t […]
The Feelings Of Coping With Miscarriage
It has been a little over 8 months since my “fetal demise”, which is sort of a late term miscarriage. I am doing fine. I am doing fantastic, really, considering I can get out of bed each day, keep the house, and be there for my kids. But I still have my down times coping […]