Archive for 'Family Life'
Family Traditions
Why creating special family memories is important to children. Family Traditions Do you have memories of special traditions from your childhood? These traditions are what sets one family apart from another and become the special stories [...]
Family TV Time
How movies, television and video games can bring families closer. Family TV Time In this day and age, both parents and kids are busy with commitments. Which is why family, movie and even video game nights [...]
What to Do About a Child Who Tattles on Siblings
Why do some children resort to tattling on their brothers and sisters? Maybe they need to have their feelings validated by Mom or Dad. If you’re the parent of more than one child then you’ve probably [...]
Are You Over Scheduling Your Children?
Are we over scheduling our children? Today’s kids can have so many activities and lessons that they have to attend that they end up stressed out. During the school year many parents take on the role [...]
Child-Led Quality Time
The benefits of letting kids take the lead with fun, family activities. Family Quality Time When it comes to spending one-on-one quality time with our children, or planning fun family activities, parents often take the lead. [...]
Effects of Parental Fights on Children
When you and your partner are having a disagreement, should you hide the fact from your children? Some experts say a firm “yes”. Losing our cool. It happens to just about everyone, but when you and [...]
How Divorce Affects Children’s Education
No matter what age your child is, separation or divorce will have an effect, particularly in the school-aged child. Statistics tell us that more than half of all divorce cases involve children. But statistics can’t describe [...]
Helping a Child Adjust to a Move and a New School
Statistics tell us that about 50% of us move every five years. If that move entails a change of school for your child, then expect a few bumps along the way. For adults, moving to a [...]
Stop Arguing with Your Kids
For parents fed up with constant challenges to their authority-but who dread becoming tyrants in their own homes-this book provides a powerful new alternative to “because I said so.” Trusted family therapist and author Michael P. [...]
Family Playtime
Why the family that plays together, stays together. Family Playtime Getting out doors and playing with our children isn’t just a great way to model physical fitness – it’s fun! And with summer here, a good [...]
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