Expert parenting tips, advice, and stories to help you raise happy, confident, and healthy children.
Anger in children is a subject we need to seriously talk about. Dealing with an angry child is a challenge to parents as well as teachers who are committed to bring up the child in the best constructive and ethical guidance. What do we know about children’s anger- the contributing factors and how to manage…
Math isn’t exactly everyone’s cup of tea, and it’s often the most dreaded subject at school for kids. They grow up thinking math is tricky, but it doesn’t have to be that way. With the right encouragement and support, your child can easily pick up the skills needed to progress in mathematics. The first step…
Teaching Kids to Love Teaching our children how to express the way he or she feels is essential in developing his emotional skills and balance. And I find the most beautiful thing to teach our little one is how to understand, feel and express love.
Sibling Rivalry: Do you dread school holidays? Do you feel like running out of the house when your children are at home? Do you find yourself acting as a moderator in a boxing match?
Etiquette, manners every kid should learn In the modern world, you are what you look, what you speak and do. We cannot overemphasize how important it is to look good, speak politely and be helpful to people. In a world where soft skills are becoming increasingly important, every parent has to teach their children how…
Living with a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be overwhelming and frustrating. Often the child with ADHD do not ‘hear’ parental instructions, and hence do not obey them. They’re also often disorganized and easily distracted. They may start projects and forget to finish them or clean up after them. Children affected with…
Almost every morning before school, Jamie, 9, will scream, cry, throw a temper tantrum and do anything possible to stay home. “He’ll go on whining and crying, ‘I don’t feel good. I don’t want to go to school,” say his parents, Suzie and Bob, who report that they have hit the wall with his behaviour.
Sex Education : Did you know that there are 116,000 searches conducted on the internet every day for child pornography? In the age of information and communication explosion, when a major chunk of life of both adults and children are lived out on the social media, the average age at which a child first sees…
Why my daughter learnt Chinese at 3 years “See, this is Rén 人 , mama, and it means people in Chinese,” said my toddler. I was more than happy that at 3 years old, my daughter was learning Chinese, and doing a good job at it.
What learning style does your child have? Does he/she learn by listening, seeing, or doing? Many children do badly in school because their learning styles are different from what is used in their school. The problem today is that most schools adopt a ‘one size fits all’ policy, where they give standardized tests and assessments…
How can you help your child choose his/her career? The world is changing in a mind-boggling, fast pace, and most parents nowadays find it difficult to provide adequate guidance to their children on how to navigate this increasingly complicated world. School, comparatively, is easy, but what happens after school? How do I bring up my…
Dramatic play is a way for children to play creatively — but, more than that, it is a great learning opportunity that parents and teachers can use to their advantage to help kids grow.
