Enjoy Your Children and Parenting!

Times have changed a lot since we were young and teens and we had different challenges growing up. In our day there were no computers for writing papers, or cell phones to use for an emergency, or dishwasher to clean the dishes. Many teens think they are entitled and don’t need to be responsible for [...]

I don’t think there is one answer to the question of whether a parent should choose a family bed or not. There are pros and cons to both sides. The pros are that you get more bonding time with your children. When they are babies it makes a it a lot easier if the mother [...]

Many parents are so very focused on the tasks when their children are very young. Changing the diapers, feeding, potty training. Parents need to remember that their children will grow to adulthood and you want them to become productive, capable and competent people. It’s never to early to prepare children for adulthood. Parents need to [...]

I’ve been reading articles on the internet about how more and more parents are spending more time with their children. It seems that the current recession has helped that. Many families have had to cut back on activities that their children are involved in because money is tight. AT first parents were worried about having [...]

This month is the time to bring awareness to this issue. Many wear blue ribbons in memory of children that have died as a result of abuse and for those who have worked to prevent it. Some ways you can get involved with your community is by offering support to friends and family if they [...]

This article talks about a study done at the University of Michigan where researchers had kids wait for a certain amount of time before eating sweet treats. If they waited the delegated 7 minutes they could have a large portion of it. If they could not wait they were asked to ring a bell for [...]

It may be tough when your kids get older to not want to know about every little detail of their lives. You have known every detail since they were small having to tend to their every need. It’s important for kids to have their privacy as they get older. You want them to become capable [...]

Now that driver training isn’t in most schools anymore, many parents are taking on the job of teaching their kids to drive. The reasons range from not being able to afford a class, to being able to learn with an online class. Many families can’t fit the driving academy class into their schedules or it’s [...]

The Washington Post has a good article in the parenting section about parent that struggle with the sleeping issues of their children. It offers some solutions for bed wetting, night waking and not being to fall asleep without them. Parents shouldn’t feel discouraged considering about 25-40% of children have sleeping problems. Check it out, it [...]

In Massachusetts, there was a study done on 1200 kids. Researches were trying to determine if children that are able to watch R-rated movies are more likely to smoke than those that are not. Even though it seems that those kids that watched the R-rated movies are more prone to smoke they can’t say for [...]