Kids' Birthday Party – Organizing an Exciting Evening Even though the occasion is all about kids; organizing kids birthday party is no child's play. You need to efficiently manage every stage of the evening to make sure the party is as memorable as you want it to be. The most important phase of planning is deciding the budget for the party; this is very important to avoid crossing financial limitations which may cause financial...more
Kids Room Furnishing – Especially for the Little Ones Furnishing every part of the house requires great planning and consideration of the utilities required from the sections of the house. Although, every part of the house holds its unique significance, a part that requires you to be extra careful is your kids' room. Kids' today know exactly what they want and cannot be content with just anything, and need something special to be...more
Kids' Behavior - Setting The Limits And Getting The Results You Want Have you set down what sort of behavior you are expecting from your child? Kids' behavior problems usually stem from the fact that these unacceptable and acceptable behaviors have not been clearly defined at all. Maybe it is all a bit vague or worse still that each spouse has a different tactic or strategy so good cop and bad cop parenting often brings disastrous results!Do you lecture your kids? When you are telling them what is acceptable or not, you really have to keep it short and to the point. We have to remember that kids have an attention span which is very short and they are very easily distracted. If you go on and on, then the chances of them taking all that in, is very slim indeed.Then we have to make sure that the good behavior gets noticed and praised too. Who doesn't like praise! The praise should be linked to a reward if possible and it should happen immediately after the good behavior as that will help to reinforce it especially with younger kids.Bad kids' behavior has to be dealt with by consequences. Again, these have to be realistic and immediately applied so that there is no doubt at...more
Misbehaving Kids - Learning Some Strategies To Make Your Life Easier As A Parent Misbehaving kids are often just testing out some of the limits and beginning to push our buttons so that they can see what works and what doesn't work. It is a time of experimentation and many younger kids are doing this as part of their maturing and growing...more
Your Difficult Teen - A Way Out Of The Jungle For Worried Parents At times parenting a difficult teen may seem like a hopeless task but there is no need to despair. There is a lot of help available which I will tell you about later in this article. For the moment let us look at some of the problems that you are facing as a parent.Maybe your...more
Pillow Pets For Children There is a brand new item designed specially for kids and they are called Pillow Pets. These luxurious pillows are a mixture of a pillow and also a cute stuffed animal. They come in an a number of animals so that every youngster are able to find the one that is just right for themselves.These Pillow Pet toys appear like a flattened stuffed toy which is similar to a pillow except they could be folded up into a stuffed toy. They may be used as a toy, for bedding or fluffy friend. Created from chenille, the ultra softness allows them to be superb at providing relaxation when they are used as a snuggly pal or a cushion.These lovable stuffed animals fold out flat similar to a cushion. If you wish to fold them up right into a stuffed toy it is effortless. All you do is simply it in half and secure the Velcro strap that is located on the bottom. This automatically turn the pillow back into a pet. To turn it back into a pillow again simply unattach the strap of velcro.Should you are unsure why your son or daughter would really like Pillow Pets then speculate no more. These fluffy little friends are great companions to have on long road trips inside the...more
Teen Discipline Issues - Sex, Drugs And Not So Much Rock And Roll! Many parents worry that their children are being exposed to a dangerous world of sex and drugs and this is one of the main teen discipline issues at the moment. The peer...more
Parent Training - Why This Is Such A Great Investment For Our Children It is interesting and gratifying to see how parent training can really make a difference to a family. I know many enthusiastic parents who have done these courses or who...more
The Problems In Parenting Challenging Children - Guidelines To Find The Most Effective Solution Challenging children are not necessarily bad or naughty. They are just reflecting some emotional and developmental problems they may have....more
Sudden Death From Psychostimulants? Getting A Balanced View and Deciding What Is Best For Our Kids Did you know that highly hyped ADHD drugs are failing in clinical trials? Maybe you know that there are over 10,000 entries in Google for the...more
Both parents have a legal duty to support their children financially, even after divorce. Child support is the amount of money paid by one parent (the Payor) to the other (the Recipient) for the care and upbringing of dependent children. The amount...more
Decorating the room that belongs to your kids is a dream. This is one room where you can give your creativity free reign. Dashing colors, whimsical designs and cute objects are all suitable for the kids room. If you have been bold with your design,...more