Focus on Better Behavior

It has been found in a recent study in Australia that children of mothers who work part-time watch less TV, eat less junk food and are a lot less likely to be overweight. These part-time working moms let their kids watch about an hour less of TV per week than full-time working mothers. They also [...]

As parents it’s important to keep our kids healthy and fit and to teach them to take care of themselves. be encouraging whether they are playing a sport or on the playground. Find activities that match their age. For younger children just playing outside is a great way to keep them fit. When they get [...]

With this busy world of parenting moms rarely if ever, take time for themselves. Many mothers say they don’t have time, but really they just won’t make the time. In order to stay on top of things and take care of people, moms need to make the time to recharge and re-energize themselves and keep [...]

Many parents in this new media age blog about their families, but how much information is too much? Blogging can be an impulsive activity sharing the days activities and issues that arise. Will these things come back to haunt you? WIll your family be upset that you’ve aired their “dirty laundry’? Sharing wit others about [...]

I watched the Daily Show recently and they had an author on talking about parenting and how it’s harder than you think to screw up your kids. He talks about how parents have become too needy in making sure their children turn out ok. Parents shouldn’t feel guilty about having their kids play on their [...]

Your child wants to play piano so you sign him up for lessons and after a while he tells you he hates it. He tells you it’s too hard and he wants to quit. How do you handle this? of course you want your child to experience new things and to stick with the activities [...]

Many parents that have children that have an addiction problem believe it’s because of the type of parent they are. Poor parenting can contribute to the possibility of addiction but good parenting does not indeed prevent it entirely. The best thing that you can do is figure out what you may be doing to enable [...]

Times are tough right now with today’s economy. It can be a challenge to explain to your kids about what changes this means for them and the family. You don’t need to go into specific details about the situation but let them know that everyone may have to cut back on things. Help them understand [...]

Every parent does their best to teach their children some important life lessons. How do you know what you are teaching them has stuck? When you find your young child mimicking you cleaning up or saying nice things to others or please and thank you, it’s a good sign that they are learning what you [...]

Spoiled children are the result of indulging parents. Many parents are so worried about their child’s immediate gratification rather than teaching them values that will be useful for them as adults. The longer the indulgence has been going on the harder it is to break. Something to keep in mind that after a while your [...]