Every day around the world, there are kids dealing with bullies. Cruel taunts, name-calling, physical bullying and cyberbullying are all different ways that kids can experience being bullied. With so many ways to be bullied, it is so common these days for kids to experience bullying. When it is your child being bullied, it can …
It is totally natural for parents to want to help, protect and raise their children into happy, healthy and well-rounded adults. This isn’t always what happens though when children are over-parented. You see, overparenting our children can have the complete opposite effect, leaving our children completely unprepared for the adult world. There are some basic …
When kids cook with their parents they are exposed to a variety of experiences. In fact, cooking with kids is an amazing way to teach them reading, science, math, academic skills and basic life skills. Time spent together in the kitchen is also a really great way to encourage communication and interaction between you and …
No matter the situation, nearly every child will experience jealousy at one time or another in their lives. Sometimes it’s sibling jealousy, others its jealousy of their friends or peers. No matter the reason for the jealousy, it’s important to note that jealousy is an extremely normal emotion. However, if your children are constantly and …
When you find out your child hasn’t been telling the truth, it is totally natural to feel betrayed, hurt and even angry. Being lied to doesn’t feel good, especially when it is your child doing the lying. No matter how bad it feels, it’s normal. Totally normal. Not right, dishonest and upsetting, but normal. You …