parent-child communication
Learn How to Tackle Technology with Children in the Digital Age
It’s impossible to ignore the fact that the coming generations will be growing up with more and more technology. It’s everywhere and impossible to hide …
9 Tips on Saying “No” to Your Child
It’s not easy to discipline a child. It can even be heartbreaking. As a parent, you want to see a bright smile on your child’s …
How to Keep Your Child Active During Summer Break
Remember when you were a kid dreaming of summer days spent hiking, fishing, and playing outdoors? Childhood looks a lot different today than it …
5 Things Your Teen Should Do This Summer
The teen years are filled with questions: What do I want to do with my life? Who will I be? How can I get …
Free Indoor Activities for Kids
Looking to have some summer fun with the kids but it’s too hot to go outside or it’s a rainy day? There are so …
Teen Communication: How to Talk to a Teenager
Parents often feel an insurmountable communications barrier is developing between themselves and their teens. There’s frequently an inclination to ignore it and put it down …
How What You Say and How You Say It May Affect Your Child’s Temperament
The results of a recent experimental study published in the March 2016 issue of Developmental Psychology found that not only what we say but how …
5 Reasons Why Your Toddler Won’t Pipe Down
When your preschooler learns to talk, you’ll be able to enjoy a proper conversation with him. But he may expect that conversation to carry on …
Moving Onwards: Your 12-Year-Old
You’ve supported your child for over a decade and he’s fast heading for his teenage years. What can you expect in the last year before …
Moving Onwards: Your 11-Year-Old’s Development
Your daughter is facing some huge changes in her life: a new school, approaching teenhood and a body that’s changing in ways that may feel …
6 Tips for Reading to Your Children
A recent research study conducted by the Early Start Research Institute at the University of Wollongong in South Wales, UK, found that reading to children …
5 Ways to Talk to Your Child About Violence
Heavily publicized acts of violence that occur in school settings often frighten and confuse young children. It is important to realize that your child understands …
5 Tactics to Become a More Connected Parent
For most parents, the desire to love and provide for their child is as natural as breathing. But the truth is in this day and …
5 Ways to Improve Family Communication
Healthy communication skills amongst family members can be some of the most difficult and trying to develop and maintain. They may be directly related to …
Why It’s Good to Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike
Most kids want to learn to ride a bike, and it’s an easy way to get them into the fresh air and exercising, but …
Moving Onwards – Your Eight-Year-Old
You might feel like an old hand as a parent, having watched your son or daughter progress from a tiny baby unable to roll over to a …