Helping Parents Succeed
Everything you want to know about raising happy, confident, healthy children.
New school year started last week here.
Obviously many parents are busy when they send off their child to school for the first time.
From the crowds I see in front of the school, they are more nervous than the child.
They are not sure how their child handles in the new environment.
New friends. New teachers.
And worst of all, away from home and parents. [Read more…]
This is a guest post from Laura Cecil.
There is a paradox for children living in a single parent home. Life at home is often more peaceful with a single parent, than it is in a contentious two parent family. Unfortunately, life outside the single parent home is more often troublesome for the child because of unfair stereotypes. Broken home and dysfunctional home are terms bandied about by those who don’t know what they are talking about. [Read more…]
Wow! What a night!
I got quite emotional when I watched talent show USA’s The X Factor: Finale the other night. Not because I was supporting anyone but seeing love and support throwing behind each top 3 contestants touched my heart.
I hardly watch reality shows but for The X Factor, it just happened that I watched the first episode, the finale, and a few episodes in between.
As I watched, it occurred to me that there were a few parenting tips that we could learn from The X Factor for raising happy and successful children. [Read more…]
When I wrote about my family doing the No New Gifts Holiday Challenge, I received a couple comments that I was a Grinch:
You must be a drag to live with. ‘What kind of deprivation and sacrifice has Daddy got for us today?’
and
I couldn’t agree more lol, I’m sure kids see him as the Grinch, i feel sorry for them. I doubt his kids would be like ‘Yes dad, don’t buy me the latest Call of Duty game, i don’t want the 1% to get richer.’
While I was touched by the concern for my kids, I am not worried: [Read more…]
There is a trend of children wearing spectacles earlier than we did in my generation. To be honest, I didn’t expect J, our eight years old, to wear glasses at such a young age.
I found out J needs to wear glasses in a very unglamorous way. [Read more…]