Helping Parents Succeed
Everything you want to know about raising happy, confident, healthy children.
Not sure what to do with your child on weekends? Don’t worry. Let me share with you what we do when adults and children are free from the usual commitments.
It’s not easy but we will try to keep weekend classes to the minimum or squeeze in classes on weekdays so that we have free time on weekends.
With the free time we have on weekends, we can do anything together as a family. [Read more…]
WHAT do you do when your child asks for something that is not good for her, or for which she is not ready?
Working things out with children helps foster a positive attitude. They trust adults to listen to them before making them follow their rules. If children do not get a chance to voice their opinions and work out their ideas, they will try to get around authority. Some may do things behind their parents’ backs and tell them a different story. [Read more…]
For the first time K, my 5-year-old, talked back to me… last Saturday. He didn’t keep his promise of taking shower. I lectured him. Then he said, “Don’t talk anymore!”
My preschool son suddenly became like a rebellious teenager. I felt like a failure; my life was crashing down…
But hold on a minute.
I was at fault, partly. I should have talked to him in a calmer manner. Trust me I work real hard on this: being clam when faced with parenting challenges. [Read more…]
Raising children is never easy, but child psychology can provide a wealth of knowledge to reduce household conflict and raise well-balanced children. Child psychology uses both theoretical knowledge and research-tested techniques to provide ways to encourage a child’s growth while setting boundaries. Best of all, you don’t need to have a psychology degree to interpret them. Whether it is bedtime tips or communication strategies, this branch of science offers many helpful tidbits of advice for parents. [Read more…]
When it comes to sex education, many parents dread having “the talk” but it’s important that you explain something this important to your child instead of leaving them to find out from other sources. It’s important that children are able to come to their parents about things such as this and that the parent is a stable source for the child to come to. [Read more…]