Does Your Child Get Enough Sleep?
How much sleep do kids need?
Are you Inadvertently Shaming Your Toddler?
Allowing Your Toddler to Make Mistakes Without Feeling Shame
If you’ve ever spoken about your child in front of other adults as if they weren’t there or insisted your child share a favorite toy with another child, there’s a good chance you are.
As parents, we shame our children out of love, concern and, yes, power: by trying to assert who we think that child should be and how we think he should fit in the world, we inadvertently make our young children feel ashamed when they are at their most vulnerable. Most of us don’t even realize when we’re inflicting shame, that horrible feeling of embarrassment and self-hatred.
Stranger Danger: How to Keep Kids Safe in Public Places
Stranger Danger: Keeping Kids Safe in Public Places
One of the challenges parents face in keeping kids safe is how to communicate important safety measures while at the same time, ensuring children aren’t unduly wary of going out into the world where they may encounter strangers.
10 ways to improve your parenting skills
10 Tips to Better Your Parenting Skills
Children are exposed to influences – especially technology – from all directions and parenting has never been more important. Good parenting starts with good listening and observation skills. Below is a list of 10 ways to improve your parenting skills.
Internet Safety Tips for Kids
Internet Safety for Kids
It is easy to be so busy thinking about protecting your children in the real world that you don’t spend enough time thinking about how to protect them on online. Although the Internet offers many opportunities for education and entertainment for both kids and adults, it also presents a number of risks and challenges. For example, it is not uncommon for people to share personal details without realizing the serious risks associated with giving out contact information so it’s important to keep Internet safety in mind.
