When my daughter started kindergarten, I wasn’t worried about how she’d make friends. Children, at least at a young age, take to each other incredibly quickly. In fact, their best friend will change every week. I didn’t need to explain to her how to make friends, she already had that perfected.
When you graduate […]
Guiding a child towards a love of reading begins early in life. Reading is knowledge and that’s a powerful skill to start them on the road to success. With a proper foundation, your child will love reading and naturally strive to improve reading skills throughout their lives.
The process should begin long before your […]
In retrospect, how would you rate your parents on a scale from one to ten? This is based on their parenting skills overall. I would probably give my parents an eight or nine. I truly can’t recall many things I would complain about. They did a wonderful job as far as I’m concerned and […]
If there is one thing I cannot stand it is a runny nose. I know it’s silly, but when I see a kid with snot coming out of their nose, I have to leave the room. If they have some lovely shade of green hanging down, I have to leave or else throw up. […]
Adults know all too well the importance of having stomach ache remedies to ease discomfort. We all have a favorite trick that we use on days when we don’t feel up to par. When it comes to kids, some of the stomach ache remedies aren’t really helpful. Following are some ideas to […]
Theodor Geisel, better known by his pen name of Dr Seuss, is a national treasure in the United States and a part of most people’s childhood. He wrote and illustrated dozens of children’s books over his long career. Some of those Seuss books have become classics of children’s literature. In addition to being fun […]
In general, I am a fan of buying stuff that is built to last. I have some beautiful living room furniture that I spent years acquiring. I have an Italian leather sofa and a coffee table made out of solid oak that catches the eye of almost every single person who comes into the […]
Have you ever stopped to think about how fast time passes? As a child time seems to crawl by, especially when you are looking forward to something like the holidays or your birthday. As an adult it seems like birthdays come way to fast and no matter how early you start preparations the holidays […]
Parenting is the hardest and scariest job that any one of us will ever complete. It is also the most rewarding and fulfilling. There are so many chances every day to make a lasting impact on our children, yet we often get so busy in our day to day existence that we let opportunities […]
Most children love all things Halloween. As adults, we assume it’s because Halloween means candy and children generally love candy. But many children love more than just the abundance of candy at Halloween time. They really get into the ghoulish aspect of the holiday and delight in the displays of goopy brains and squishy […]