TV: Good or Bad for Kids?
Are you concerned about how much time your child spends watching TV or movies? Although some screen time can be educational, it's easy to go overboard and this could affect their development and well-being.
Autism 101: Understanding Types of Delays and What Should You Do
Parents are usually the first ones to think that there is a problem with their child's motor, social, and/or speech and language development. This parental concern should be enough to initiate further evaluation. Prof. Dr. Eric Lim explains.
Attachment Parenting – In a Nutshell
Many parents are conflicted when it comes to how much they should respond to their children. Too much will spoil the child? Too little will left them feeling neglected? Clinical psychologist, Daphne Su, talks about attachment parenting.
10 Things to Avoid When Disciplining Your Child
Why does disciplining my child always seem impossible? No matter how many times I tell them to pick up their toys, they act like they can’t hear me! What else can I do? Perhaps, telling them too many times is the problem.
Mommy I’m Sad…
Current society’s demands make life stressful even for kids. Hence depression is becoming increasingly common. Signs that will alert you as to whether your child is depressed and how you can help them through this difficult time.
Are you raising a spoiled child?
Kids will always strive to push their boundaries, it is part of how they learn and grow. But before we label our kids brats, let us take a closer look at our parenting style. Are we encouraging bratty behavior? If so, how do we handle it?
Help Your Child to Stop Bedwetting
Bed wetting can be a frustrating problem if we don’t handle it properly. Read here to see how you can help your child to overcome it, and save yourself from the mess!
Is Your Child Watching Too Much TV?
Take steps to prevent TV addiction in your children with these simple steps so that they have a wholesome and holistic life ahead. At the same time, look into your own TV habits.
Raising Your Child to be Confident
As we know, no matter how often and how much we tell our child that they are “great” and “awesome” it takes more than that to grow their confidence. A child needs to achieve and through these achievements do their sense of competence grow.
How to help your child deal with disappointments
Disappointments are a part of life. Use these situations as learning experiences. Teach your child how to ask for support, communicate better and stay optimistic. Help make it easier for them to handle any curve balls that life may throw at them.
Tips on Bully-Proofing Your Child
Bullies can indeed make your child’s life a “living hell”. Schoolwork is often affected and the kid sometimes becomes withdrawn and depressed.So how do you help prevent your child from being a target?
Are you a PUSHOVER parent?
Often parents encounter difficulty being consistent especially when it comes to setting limits and sticking to them. It is important we stay firm to instill in our child many good values. In this article we have some tips to help you stay consistent.
4 Tips to Improve Your Child’s Attention Span and Focus
Most kids today suffer from the lack of focus simply because there are too many distractions around. Fortunately, you can help your child set this right with a few simple steps.
Teach Your Kids About Sex
The thought of talking about sex to your kids can be horrifying to most parents. According to many experts, avoiding the sex talk with your kids can be one of the biggest mistakes a parent can make.
Where Did Grandpa Go?
Children will experience losing something important at some points of their life. It could be a lost toy or maybe something more traumatic like the death of a loved one. Let's look at how we can guide them on coping with death.
Creating learning opportunities at home
Young children are natural mathematicians and scientists because of their desire to explore, experiment and their natural curiosity. Here are things you can do with your pre-schooler at home to increase his learning experience.
Teach Your Children to Respect Other Religions
Teaching your child to respect other religions as well as the people of other faiths can be key in upholding the peace and harmony of the community and country alike. So how do you talk about this sensitive subject without being prejudiced yourself?
Should Kids Be Paid To Do House Chores?
Many parents having different opinions on whether kids should be paid to do house chores. Some say it’s a good way to teach about money management skills, while some argue that this will send out a wrong message. What's your take?
Teach Your Children to Be Money Savvy
So many families are very tight lipped when it comes to money and money management. It’s definitely prerequisite for child to pick up the money sense since young so that he can manage his money better in the future.
