Helpful Tips for Those with ADHD Children The biggest issue for most people is getting their children to focus long enough to get a task done. This is important for many reasons. For those with ADHD, self-discipline is a challenge. First, it is important to see exactly where your child is struggling and why. Do […]
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Mother and Two Children Still Missing Because of Texas Flood Heavy rains in Texas and Oklahoma last week caused massive flooding being dubbed as the Texas flood. According to FOX News, because of the floods 17 people have died and 40 have gone missing. In addition to that, 4,000 homes and properties have been damaged and […]
Five Tips To Keep Your Kids Away From Marijuana With four states and one district now legally allowing the recreational use of marijuana; are your kids safe? Many opponents to the growing trend point to a need to keep kids away from marijuana by making it illegal everywhere. But if you live in a state […]
The Survival Tips For Newly Single Mothers Chances are if you’re a newly-single mother, you never anticipated being one. Sadly, the odds of two people staying married are pretty slim, especially when divorce rates are a staggering 50% for first time marriages, and increases to 67% for second-time marriages. Raising children is full of ups […]
Free-Range Couple Cleared in One of Two Investigations The Maryland couple, Alexander and Danielle Meitiv which was put under investigation by Child Protective Services (CPS) on two separate occasions has been cleared on one charge of unsubstantiated neglect. The Meitivs attracted a lot of attention for their free-range parenting style. They allowed their ten-year-old son […]
Bet You Didn’t Know You Could Freeze These Foods Families these days are always looking for ways to cut down on how much we spend on things like groceries, while trying to find tricks to save on time as well. One way to get both of these needs taken care of in a one-two knockout […]
Stranger Treats Mom to Lunch to Applaud Mommy Skills When a stranger treats a mom to lunch, you might call it a random act of kindness. When she does it to thank her for the care and loving attention she gives her son at the restaurant, it makes the news. A Kentucky mom found this […]
Ways Your Children Can Stay Active The end of the school year is approaching and summer is the perfect time to get outside, stay active, and exercise. There are more and more children being classified as obese or overweight than ever before. A regular involvement in physical activity is one of the main essentials we […]
Deeply Humiliating Columbia Graduation Emma Sulkowicz has made a name for herself by carrying a 50lb mattress wherever she had to go on campus. She did this for her last year at Columbia University. Carrying the mattress around was part of her senior thesis, Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight). What prompted Sulkowicz to execute this […]
Is Your Child Ready For Preschool? Among the many hard decisions parents will face in the first few years of their child’s life, is the question of preschool. Most preschools start accepting children when they reach 2 1/2 years old, but that doesn’t always mean your child is ready. The readiness of a child about […]
Boy Is Whole Without Prosthetic Arm Earlier this week Catherine Campbell posted a very insightful essay on The New York Times Parenting Blog. A few weeks ago Campbell had woken up to 48 e-mails all sharing the same video which had gone viral. The video is about Robert Downey Jr. (also known as Iron Man) […]
Why Is Creative Play Important For Your Child? In life, when we’re given the chance to freely express ourselves, this is called creativity. While it comes in many forms, children especially, benefit from these different forms of creativity. When these children are given the opportunity to commit entirely, and be free with themselves, this allows […]