You come home from a long day of work, and the first thing you see is your child has destroyed your favorite coffee mug. Or maybe they’ve torn apart their favorite toy. As parents, it’s easy to feel frustrated and angry when our children behave in this way. One of the most common questions I…
You feel like you’re failing as a parent when your child doesn’t respect you. You try your best to set rules and give warnings, but it seems like nothing works. Your child just keeps disobeying and misbehaving, regardless of what you do. The most confusing part is that he/she behaves perfectly in front of others….
It’s often thought that children who are homeschooled are robbed of a plethora of opportunities—especially when it comes to developing essential social skills and forming meaningful, interpersonal relationships with peers. However, it’s important for society to know that not all children are delayed in certain milestones. It depends on the person’s genes, life experiences, and…
One of the most common questions I get when it comes to my students is, “Is Early Reading A Sign Of intelligence?” Reading before the age of 5 is an early indicator of intelligence in a child. Early readers who were tracked by researchers can show increased problem-solving skills, creativity, and even leadership later on…
As a parent, you already know that the idea of a calm bedtime is often akin to the holy grail. Maybe it exists, but you better be ready to embark on the quest of a lifetime to achieve it, right? Well, luckily, if your kid is hyper at bedtime, you don’t have to resign yourself…
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As a parent, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of your child seeming to deliberately do the opposite of what you say. Whether it’s refusing to eat their veggies, staying up past bedtime, or interrupting you when you’re on the phone, this behavior can be exasperating. But before you give up hope of ever getting your…
Do you notice your child yawning more than usual? Are you worried there might be some underlying causes causing this yawning? In most cases, you have nothing to worry about. The reason your child is yawning all the time is likely because he/she is tired, overheated, or fatigued in some way. Another reason could be…
You know the saying, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Well, when it comes to kids and food, it’s more like, “Give a kid some bread and they’ll be happy…for about five minutes. Then they’ll want more…
Few struggles parents face can match the raw frustration that comes from trying to get their children dressed. Children can be surprisingly picky when it comes to what they’ll wear, and once you finally convince them to wear something, that’s only half the battle. Now you have to make sure that their clothes actually stay…
Closets serve an interesting dual role of representing a source of comfort and fear. For children, a wardrobe serves as an escape from the ravages of WWII and entry into Narnia in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. On the flip side, the Harry Potter series features Boggarts, shapeshifting creatures which typically inhabit closets…