7 Ways to Raise a Good Listener

Raising a Good Listener

7 Tips on How to Make Kids Listen

Ask moms how to raise a good listener, and you’ll be met with a variety of responses. Some, like Eva Gavin, will laugh out loud and say, “If you write about kids who ignore their parents all the time, I’m your woman.” Others may tell you they have it all together and that their children always listen to them and do everything they say (don’t trust these women!).

So many of us are at a loss when it comes to teaching listening skills. Parents are busier than ever, and that can sometimes make it difficult to just stop and listen to our children. Yet making sure you raise your child to be a good listener is crucial for many reasons. For example, he needs to be able to follow directions at school, in college and at a job. He also needs the practiced skill of listening to make and keep friends, snag a spouse and deal with a variety of people in everyday life.

So how do you become one of those moms whose children don’t tune her out?

Planning and Budgeting for The School Year

Planning & Budgeting for The School Year

What to Plan for When Your Kids Go Back to School

by Ashley Parks

For many of us with school age children, summer is a break from the routine and a time for new experiences and activities.  As the summer break comes to a close, we should take pause and think about what this next school year may bring.  What is the new routine going to look like?  Get everyone on the same page so that expectation are set from the get go.

What Age is the Right Age for a Kid to Have a Cell Phone?

kids and cell phones

The Kids and Cell Phones Dilemma

 

by Kerrie McLoughlin

As parents, we want to keep our children safe, and cell phones seem to promise to do just that. But at what age does a child become responsible enough to be able to handle all that might go along with a cell phone, like texting, the Internet, minutes and charges, manners and more? And what guidelines do you need to have in place before handing over that phone?