A quick look at the history of how child support laws were enforced clearly illustrates the obvious short-comings of that system.Simply put, judges considered basically two factors:1) The parent's ability to pay.2) What the child would need.It goes without saying, child custody and support, especially as a part of divorce settlements, are emotionally-charged situations. With the system as it existed, the parties were reluctant to come to amicable...more
Skip Counting-Why Kids Should Learn It? Skip CountingSkip counting is a basic math skill needs to be learned by students in elementary grades (grade one to grade 3). In grade one kids learn the basic counting to one hundred using a hundred chart. The same hundreds chart can be used to introduced kids with the skip counting.There are the following main reasons, kids in elementary grades should learn skip counting:1. The natural numbers have...more
Order Up!: A Free Bible Activity for Your Elementary Children Knowing the order of the different stories in the Bible should not just be for seminary scholars. Our kids should be getting a handle on God's amazing Word as well. Try this fun and free Bible activity to help your kids learn the order of the stories in the Bible. I call it "Order Up!"Here's what you do:This activity will take some preparation, however, you will find that the time you invest will be well worth it. I have provided you with a list of 12 sets of different Bible stories within the Old Testament beginning with Creation and ending with Nehemiah calling Israel to rebuild the temple. This game will be most effective and engaging if you can find actual pictures that portray the essence of each story. You can actually do this quite easily by going online and googling: bible story pictures or even bible story coloring pages. You could also use a children's bible and cut out the different pictures. Within each set of story pictures, place the ordinal number on the back of each. For example, in the first set of stories, Creation would be first, Adam and Eve Disobey God would be second, Cain...more
The Essential Different types of Child Misbehavior Every mommy hates the day when her youngster begins to show child misbehavior practices. She knows that once they do, her fingers are going to full until they show responsibility for his or her activities. But until then child misbehavior practices are of utmost issue as a result of fear...more
How to help your teenager to understand taxes Young people tend to take life too literally. For example, if you find a job too, expects a teenager, the exact amount that deserve offered. Life does not work that way, but, and you can help your child to help themselves to them, understand the fees are used to.No matter how much money you earn...more
Treatment For ADHD - Looking At the Risks And Deciding What Is A Better Option For Your Child I have just been reading a fascinating report in the UK Guardian newspaper about the costs of treatment for ADHD in the UK. Under the Freedom of Information Act, their reporters were able to get their hands on the figures for the costs of ADHD drugs and they are shocking.In the last four years, there has been a 65% increase in spending for ADHD drugs and this has cost the taxpayer over £31 million a year!The report goes on to deal with some rather disturbing facts coming out of UK schools at the moment. They interviewed one boy who is now thirteen and has been on the Ritalin drug for ADHD since he was six years old. He hates taking the drug and when he skips a dose, he becomes violent and gets into trouble at school. He admitted that he hated taking the drug because of certain side effects. He feels down, drained and listless. He dislikes that drug intensely but it is the only way that he can control his moods and aggression which are just normal ADHD symptoms.The other shocking fact from this report reveals that there is considerable pressure on parents from teachers and schools...more
ADHD Help - Are You Sure You Are Getting The Right Advice To Really Help Your Child? I was very moved to read about the story of a twenty one year old woman who has been on ADHD medications for quite some time now and cannot get off them. It...more
Natural Remedies For ADHD - How Practical Are These for Your ADHD Child? Let us see how natural remedies for ADHD could be a better and safer option for your child. Talking of safety, have you seen the latest study on amphetamine drugs from...more
Attention Deficit Disorder Treatment Plans - Which One Would Be Best For Your Child? I can tell you straight away which attention deficit disorder treatment plan would be the worst possible one in my view. It is one which relies totally on...more
LEGO City Airport - Bring The Endless Fun To Train and Build Kids Imagination The LEGO City Airport 3182 is the latest model belonging to the very well liked City Airport collection from LEGO. Every year they have been introducing out a more...more
Every parent should be aware of some important Twitter safety tips that can protect their children from potential harm. The Internet can be a dangerous place and this social media website is no exception.There are several things you, as a parent, can...more
Natural ADHD Supplements - My Top 3 To Help Your ADHD Child Why all the fuss about natural ADHD supplements? I think the main reason is that ADHD medication with psychostimulants has reached epidemic proportions. There are far too many...more