Best Parents

When parents buy their children toys what are they really looking for? Is it purely price of their children's consistent request for a toy that makes the final decision or is it something more measured that that? For some parents buying a toy can be the price of peace and quiet. When kids become rowdy or demanding purchasing a toy can seem like a quick solution. This is an understandable, though short term approach. When kids are caught up in peer and media culture they can be driven to take interest Read more [...]

Take a look around and you will see even 8 year olds with their own cell phone. The days of having to find a payphone to call home after the movie to let your mom know that you are ready are over. More and more parents are opting to purchase cell phones for their children. How do you know if your child is ready? Ask yourself these questions. Is my child responsible? Is my child or teen often away from home without adult supervision? Can I afford it? Once you answer these questions you will be clear Read more [...]

" I have nothing to wear!" can probably be heard in many households across America on most mornings of the week. A common dialogue goes like this: Daughter: "I have nothing to wear" Mom: "Why don't you wear that new sweater you just bought, that looks really nice on you." Daughter: "I don't have anything to go with the sweater" Mom: "Your jeans will look great, they go with anything" Daughter:" I hate my jeans, I need new ones." Read more [...]

I have just taken the children to the dentist. David has a real phobia, up to now its been as much as he could take just letting the dentist take a look. So you can imagine the absolute horror he had to endure when he got a tooth infection? And the dentist pulled the needles out followed by a large pair of tooth pulling pliers. David hadn't expected it, he had just sat there and watched his little sister get a quick check and the all clear, and he was expecting the same. But all credit to the boy Read more [...]

Manhood comes with all kinds of responsibilities. From the moment we were born to this world, we already have a set of roles we should all learn to take to in to deeper consideration than the ones we will have for ourselves. An easier way to look at manhood is to look at the consequences of disobeying those responsibilities. Fatherhood never comes in easy to a man's life, this state of maturity in terms of relationship and responsibility can never be taken lightly by anyone, let alone be taken for Read more [...]

Why should you prefer wooden toys? What are their advantages? They are strong and they are long lasting. All classical board games like Chess, Backgammon, Checkers are made of wood. They develop kids' fine motor skills - wooden toys are meant to be used by hands. The purpose of their usage is an assembly or building something. While you build you puzzle of any other game, you develop your mental skills and you eye-hand coordination. This is an extremely important development needed Read more [...]

So many children these days are face with diverse kinds of problems. But the unfortunate thing is that most parents don't even have the faintest idea of what their teenage children are going through. I will state some problem that I have been opportune to know as I interact with them. The following are problems teenagers face. 1. BULLYING AT SCHOOL: There are lots of children who are being bullied at school by other kids and threatened not to tell anyone or will be severely dealt with. If your child Read more [...]

One major thought process that affects the way we feel about ourselves is called self-talk, or the dialogue we have inside our minds. It can be positive, negative or neutral. The quality of our self-talk directly impacts our happiness level, and can make life more stressful or less stressful depending upon how we are commenting on life inside our heads. Positive self-talk helps us when we encounter situations in life that present obstacles. Often we wish we could shield our children from these obstacles, Read more [...]

If you're a parent, raising your kids is certainly on of the most important things you'll ever do in life. Each couple or single parent finds their own way. Some are strict, some are lenient, some yell and some admonish calmly. Raising kids is a very personal undertaking. Sometimes it is very easy to criticize the methods of other parents. But surprisingly, most kids turn out just fine, in spite of the judgement of others. One basic premise of raising kids is that they learn much more by our actions Read more [...]

Well, I can answer that question straightaway with a resounding YES! You see, I am one! I am and have been a "Stay at home Dad" practising what I affectionately call "Daddy Day Care" for the last eight months looking after our son. And apparently I'm not the only one... Research from the Office of National Statistics shows that there are now 200,000 men staying at home to bring up their children - almost double the number there were in 1993, when official records began. And Read more [...]