How to keep YOUR Child from becoming “Bored”. How to keep YOUR Child from becoming “Bored”. No matter where you live there will be lots of different things to keep the young busy and entertained on their downtime. There should always be sometimes that is quiet for YOUR child. But, for the most part, a […]
Learn by YOUR Mistakes
Mistakes Parents Make but Learn. Mistakes Parents Make but Learn. WOW, I know I made probably all. But, I want YOU to know what those mistakes are. We do not want YOU to make them. Long term is not something YOU think about when your child is a baby. However, the quicker you learn to […]
Parent like no other Parent
Parent like no other Parent It is difficult to be as unique and still fit in. Today’s school environment is like any other past school times. Every boy wants to be the quarterback on the football team. Every little girl wants to be the High School Prom Queen. Not going to happen. The earlier YOU start […]
Learn about Money and how to Budget
Your Child and learning about money and how to Budget Learning about money and how to budget as a child develops is very important. If you recall from your own development years, or maybe not, as an adult it took you several years to learn. Also, when one begins to acknowledge that you only […]
Going from dependent to independent child
YOUR child going from dependent to independent. Your child going from dependent to independent. Hopefully, you will be there when YOUR child needs you and know when to step-a-way. It is a difficult line sometimes to know but YOU have been the parent all their life so should be easier now. It is like a tunnel […]
Deficient Emptiness pervades our culture
I keep going back and listening to interviews by Dr. Gabor Mat’e from Canada. He covers so much of what has gone on psychologically for the last 70 years. He covers from when he was 1 year old and given to a stranger to today in world culture. None of what goes on in today’s […]
Child is in Constant Transition
YOUR child is in constant transition YOUR child is in constant transition. Constant transition starts at birth. They are growing and developing every day. Information and knowledge are constantly going into their little brains. We hope, as parents, that the majority of that information and knowledge is positive and intelligent. There should be limits to […]
Your Child to get around by Themselves
Teaching your child how to get around by themselves. Walking along a railroad track in today’s environment is not being safe and secure. Can your child get around by themselves? And be safe and secure in their surroundings? Lessons learned is one of the major statements in a person’s life. If your 5 or […]
How does YOUR Brain make YOUR Mind think
It is a journey – an individual thing for each of us as a unique being Some children are born at the top of the pyramid for brains – they can graduate college in physics at 20. Most of us are not like that. We applaud their success but we travel our own road. Our brains will […]
Being Liked.
Dr. M. Scott Peck said in the first sentence to his blockbuster book: “Life is Difficult”. Being Liked. As we are born into a family and develop it takes years to develop into an independent person. But, when we get out on our own we realize Dr. Peck is right. Outside of our family […]
Brain Development and YOUR Child.
Brain Development and YOUR Child. As we grow and develop in today’s environment and the world there can be a lot that can stop the brain from developing correctly. The brain is not fully developed until a human-any human- until they are in their mid-20s. That is correct. So what does a teenager have doing […]
My Child to Identify and Reach Goals?
You can help your child learn the skill of goal-setting, which is critical for developing grit and just simply getting what you want out of life. Some of the other reasons why your child should learn goal-setting include teaching them to take responsibility for their own behaviors and learning Goal-setting can become a helpful life-long habit that […]
Help My Child Build Good Study Habits
When the freshness of back to school wears off, the student and parent know it is time to down to business. For students heading to middle school or high school, the homework assignment becomes tougher, workloads get heavier and staying ahead of the curve becomes more of a challenge.YOU, the parent, may ask “what is […]
Who can become an Addict?
Who can become an Addict? Each of us can become addicted to anything. I work very hard not to overeat because I have a food problem and hypothyroidism. But, most of us know that the worse addicts are alcoholics, drug addicts, and smokers. My sister became an alcoholic when she was in high school. My […]
Children and effects of TV
Since TV came into the market place there has been a discussion of just how much TV can a person watch and not be affected. Most recently in the last 10-20 years, there has been researched on how TV has affected children and their brain develops. Daphne Bavelier, a brain scientist, says the effects of […]
Consequences for Bad Behavior or Bad Choices
Bad choices and their consequences will be with you and your child for your lifetime. Every time YOU make a choice there will be a consequence, no matter what choice YOU make. Every choice carries a consequence. For better or worse, each choice is the unavoidable consequence. There are no exceptions. If you can accept that a […]
Power Tools for 21st Century.
Power Tools for 21st Century. YOUR child has to have tools to work in today’s society. The website hopes that you are learning what tools to use for you and your child. Since we are all unique we all need different tools that fit just us. The title of this post comes from one of […]
Childhood trauma – adult anxiety.
I get these images off the internet for free. But, this young man looks like he belongs with this post on trama. Maybe, he never had any childhood trauma but by his body language, it looks like he has the anxiety of some type. What went on in your childhood to cause you anxiety […]
My child learning to manage their allowance?
Money, Math, and Decisions The child will have to have money to manage so when they are young they can get an allowance for chores or it can just be given out to them or some combination of the two. Whatever you decide, making sure your child has their own money is the first step toward […]
“Before the Fact” or “After the Fact” Parent?
It is easier to wait for problems instead of staying in front of them. But staying in front makes life’s stresses less for YOU the parent. And yes, it can be a lonely journey – but it is how your attitude is what makes the journey as much as what you want in life. Each […]