Parenting Today Staff
Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth
Understanding and supporting LGBTQ+ youth is crucial in today’s society. As a parent, teacher, or caregiver, it is essential to create a safe and accepting ...
Exploring Mindfulness Activities for Families
As a parent, your family’s well-being and happiness mean everything. We all know that the daily chaos can sometimes make us feel overwhelmed and disconnected. ...
Body Positive Kids: Cultivating Confidence and Self-Love
Encouraging a positive body image in kids is super important for boosting their self-confidence and happiness. In a world that often focuses on impossible beauty ...
Exploring the Great Outdoors: Camping with Kids
As the weather warms up and the days grow longer, many families are eager to spend time outdoors and explore the wonders of nature. One ...
Money Matters: Helping Kids and Teens Build Essential Financial Skills
In today’s world, it’s essential to be savvy about money. With the cost of living increasing and finances becoming more complicated, teaching our kids and ...
Summer Reading at Home – Learning and Fun for Kids and Teens!
As the summer months approach, many parents may be wondering how they can keep their children entertained and engaged in educational activities while school is ...
Teenage Turbulence: Navigating Emotions and Mental Health in Adolescence
The teenage years are often described as a rollercoaster of emotions, with mood swings, intense feelings, and challenging behaviors being the hallmarks of adolescence. Navigating ...
5 Healthy Homework Habits Recommended by Teachers
Teachers know that the best time to develop healthy homework habits for your family is before homework becomes a problem. Parents who approach their children’s ...
10 Tips to Teach Kids to Love Exercise
It seems every day there’s a news story about how children are getting fatter. Too much time spent watching TV or playing computer games, a ...
How to Teach Your Child to Be More Responsible
Teaching children responsibility is one most important life goals you have as a parent to help prepare them to be successful adults. But, as you’re ...
7 Ways to Connect with Your Children
All parents worry from time to time that they’re not connecting with their children the way or as often as they would like. You might ...
Moving Onwards: Your 11-Year-Old’s Development
Your child is facing significant changes in their life: a new school, approaching teenhood, and a changing body may feel scary and make life challenging. ...
Moving Onwards: Your Ten-Year-Old’s Development
Your child is now officially in their second decade, and while they no longer need you to hold their hand as often, you still have ...
Moving On: Your Nine-Year-Old’s Development
You’ve been a parent for nine years. You’ve seen your child progress from a helpless infant to an increasingly independent child with their own personality, ...
Temperament and Your Child’s Personality
Information on temperament and how it effects personality development in children from Child Development Institute. Discusses how to understand your child's temperament and how to ...
Screen Time Recommendations For Parents: How Much Is Too Much For Kids?
The amount of screen time children spend in front of digital devices is worrying. Children don’t seem to tire of watching YouTube on mom’s smartphone, ...
