Bullying – The Buck Stops With You

Using Positivity to Stop Bullying - Group of Kids

Helping Your Kids Focus on the Positive to Stop Bullying

by Terri Fedonczak

The foundation of bullying and competition are the same: disconnection. Whether it’s a passive aggressive derision or a physical confrontation, the basis is a disconnection from what makes us human…loving kindness. The answer isn’t to focus on the tragedy of disconnection; it’s to foster connection. You don’t stop evil by blowing it up into something terrifying with dramatic headlines, you stop it by giving it a hug, patting it on the head and giggling about why it ever existed in the first place. When we can stop looking at bullying as an evil monster that is impossible to slay, we can begin to shrink it down to size.

Sleep Issues When Kids are Sick

Sick toddler girl and mom

How to Deal with Kids’ Sleep When They are Sick

by Visa Shanmugam

Back to school is a great time for everyone. The kids are happy to be back with their friends and parents everywhere are sighing with relief that routines are back in place and their children are kept busy. However, there is one aspect of back to school that is never fun – germs, sniffles and falling sick.  This is an inevitable cycle that happens every year when you put a large number of kids all in the same room.  Falling sick and sharing germs is just a part of growing up.

Older children are able to express their discomfort, however when their younger siblings fall, you end up with an extremely fussy and needy baby, and sleep issues.

8 Ways to be a Good Role Model for Kids

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Being a Good Parent is Being a Good Role Model

Guest post by Kids ‘R’ Kids DFW

Being a good role model to your children will go a long way in their development. Here are some practical tips to help love and influence your child.

  • Be Predictable: Children want to know the rules and in a world full of contradictions and change, a parent should be predictable.
  • Forgive a lot: If a child makes a mistake, they need to know what was expected. Parents’ position should be clear and a few simple rules, firmly enforced, are more effective than many rules loosely enforced.