I have brilliant kids. At birth, my sons already had trillions of brain cells just waiting to be connected and stimulated. “Their potential to learn so much was all right there from the start,” says Marcy Guddemi, Ph.D., executive director of the Gesell Institute of Child Development research, education, and advocacy center in New Haven, [...]
Sensory Play Boosts Learning Process in Children
March 31, 2013 | Posted by
The psychology behind a child’s ability to focus academically or follow rules can be positively influenced by the environment. Parents and caregivers can help children with sensory processing disorders or developmental issues ease into everyday activities with simple games. Each month, we co-host a play based learning linky party with Nikki at Spectrum Psychological. Sensory play is a sneaky [...]
5 Features Parents Wish For in the Family Car
March 30, 2013 | Posted by
Until now, I’d only seen on-board car vacuums in two incarnations: a dog I once had, who would eat anything and was more than willing to stick her snout in places that I’d be afraid to put my hand, and a take-along Dustbuster that one neater-than-I-am friend keeps plugged in her car — effective, but [...]
Many Women Choosing to be Single Mothers
March 29, 2013 | Posted by
First comes love, then marriage, then the carriage. . . YES? Think again. These days, there’s nothing taboo about choosing to become a mom on your own. Marriage is not the financial necessity it once was, with men’s earnings falling as women’s rise. So we build a career, postpone coupling up—and then, at a certain [...]
Taking The Doctor’s Advice Is Critical For Your Child
March 26, 2013 | Posted by
Only one-third of American parents with young children always follow the advice given by their child’s doctor, a new survey finds. Thirteen percent said they follow such guidance only occasionally, and 56 percent said they almost always followed recommendations from their child’s doctor, according to the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on [...]
Help For Effective Parenting From Toddler to Teen
March 25, 2013 | Posted by
Raising a child is one of the most challenging tasks you ever undertake. But you have everything it takes to be a better parent. TIP! Effective parenting involves praising children when they exhibit good behavior. It is natural that children seek attention. As your child gets older and spends more time alone with friends, it is [...]
Study Concludes Middle School Daters More Likely to Drop Out, Use Drugs
March 24, 2013 | Posted by
Ah, young love. Tweens are practically bursting with feelings of possibility and newfound joy when they discover that “special someone.” Then again, when you’re fresh out of puberty, love is awkward and can be heartbreaking. New research from the University of Georgia paints a grim picture of middle school daters — they are four times [...]
Essential Advice for Mothers; Yes, Moms Need Advice, Too
March 24, 2013 | Posted by
“Remember, you’re still you.” That was the parenting advice I heard given to a mother-to-be last week. “You’re still you.” I loved it. It was perfect. I wished someone had told it to me when I was a new mom. Because in the early days of being a parent, it’s easy to forget. And in [...]
7 Must-Teach Management Skills Your Child Should Learn
March 19, 2013 | Posted by
We all want our children to be able to care for themselves and their own homes when it’s time for them to fly the nest. So what skills should we teach our children to prepare them for eventual independence? We asked our Top 25 Home Management Mom Bloggers to share the essential home management skills every parent should teach [...]
Is Your Child OCD?
March 17, 2013 | Posted by
I tend to write about obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD) from a parent’s viewpoint because, well, I’m a parent whose son has OCD. Over the years I’ve chatted with some OCD sufferers about the reverse perspective: how young adult (and even “older” adult) children with OCD can help their parents understand what is going on with them. These discussions [...]
