If there is one thing that makes people smile, it’s delicious food. However, most families have at least one picky eater, and the few foods that these fussy diners choose to eat usually aren’t the healthiest options. Here are four healthy foods that picky eaters can enjoy. Roasted Garlic and …
Read More »How to Diversify Parent-Child Activities and Avoid Favoritism
Parents of more than one child often show favoritism to one over the others—even when it is unintentional. However, it is essential for parents to be consciously aware of how their behavior affects their children. More often than not, favoritism has a way of getting kids to compete against each …
Read More »What Parents Can Do: How to Help Your Kid’s Self-Esteem
As a parent, you want to do everything you can for your child. If they are suffering from low self-esteem, it can harm them in their future. A dismal view of themselves can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. They might also not realize that they’re struggling with self-esteem. It’s here that …
Read More »The Emotional Impact Parents Splitting Up Can Have on Families
Divorce and separation are never easy things to handle. And if you have kids with your spouse or partner, splitting up will affect them, too. Divorce has a lasting impact on kids of all ages, so it’s important to be aware of the potential consequences before you sign the papers. …
Read More »Single Moms: You Don’t Have to Do It Alone
Being a parent is a challenging role even when you have a two-parent household. Most women don’t plan on being a single mom, so dealing with the challenges of parenthood can come with the added struggle of being unprepared. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed, but remember that you …
Read More »With School Starting, Increase Your Connection Time With Your Kids
Your kids are your eyes and ears to the world; they see and experience things each moment. Some of these things bounce off of them and they keep moving. Some things they see or experience affect them – positively or negatively. They need your help to interpret, understand and process …
Read More »Let Your Kids Define What A Great Life Means To Them
When you ask most kids what success is, they share the views their parents have given them – money, nice house, vacations, good job. Without the prompting, what would your kids have said success or a great life means, and how do they see it in their lives? Parents think …
Read More »Message To Our Kids: Who You Are Is Just Right
Our world speaks at us. It tells us what is valuable, what success looks like, what to believe, what to drive, how to live and on and on… With so many “directives” coming at us, how do we help our kids discover, develop and live who they really are? We …
Read More »With Kids, Focus On Progress Over Perfection
We want our kids to succeed in life. That seems reasonable and loving. But the way we encourage them to get to that success may be unreasonable and unrealistic and do more harm than good. We want our kids to have straight As in school, get accepted to best colleges, …
Read More »5 Great Questions To Ask Your Kids
Parents tell – it’s what they do. That is until they stop doing it. For so many of us, we think our job as parents is to tell our kids how to be in life – what to believe, what to do, how to live and on and on. For …
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