It’s a big and important decision, and one that every parent must carefully consider.
Four Tips on Choosing a Guardian Should You Not Be Able To Care For Your Child
* Choose someone who is kind and stable. Children need stability and kindness more than anything. Your best friend who used to do mushrooms and […]

Birds do it, bees do it…
Children are developing secondary sexual characteristics earlier now than at any other time in history, and socializing with the opposite sex starts younger now than it did when you were a kid. In addition, boys are being held back a year in school as a trend, so that they boys […]

Hazing is what groups of people do to initiate others into the group. It usually involves some kind of pain and humiliation. Many people react badly to pain and humiliation work hard to avoid it. Others, who are used to it, or have not healed from it being inflicted on them, repeat the pattern and […]

What can parents pack in their kid’s lunches, and what schools can do to make sure they help parents provide a healthy lunchtime meal.
April’s Top 10 Tips For Making A School Lunch Healthy, Edible and Fun
1- Cookie cutter shapes. Use a cookie cutter to make shapes out of sandwiches. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich […]

It’s no longer just “I’m away from my computer right now.” Internet users everywhere (especially the late teen and twenties set) tell the world, or at least all their buddies, everything from their romantic status to their showering and eating habits on their away messages. People also use their away message as an arena to […]

Individuals –- children, teens and adults — may experience and exhibit a wide range of post-traumatic stress disorder reactions after a crisis or disaster. These changes are not unusual for anyone who has gone through or been affected by a crisis or traumatic event.
If symptoms persist after three months or if the symptoms are delayed […]

The biggest problem with helicopter parenting is that it sends a message to children that they are not competent to do things alone and that parents don’t trust them to be okay without them. It also sends the message that the world is not a safe place, and that children should not trust themselves to […]

The dos and don’ts of hiring a nanny for your child.
– Do decide what your needs are. Do you need part time help? Live in help? Monday through Friday help?
– Do decide what the best combo is for your employee. Is hiring one person the best thing to do? Hiring someone for a […]

Anger affects intimate and family relationships negatively when it is expressed as violence or when it is not expressed. In between those two extremes are lots of healthy ways to express anger. Anger is usually a secondary emotion masking fear of losing something or losing control. Most people expressing anger are not aware that their […]

10 Tips For Teaching Your Child Good Sleep Habits
1. Have good sleep habits yourself. They’re modeling their lives after yours.
2. Calm things down a few hours before bedtime. No wild games or scary movies three hours before desired bedtime.
3. Television off one hour before desired bedtime.
4. No sugar snacks before bedtime. Sugar […]