| | º | Family, Finances and Fear: Growing as a Family in Challenging Times
Today, many parents and families are now facing the consequences of overspending, and not just on necessary household items or fun luxuries, but monthly bills. What can you do to help your children grow through these financially lean times with you? Educate them about money and its value through a series of teachable moments. Here are some ways to do that. |
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| | º | Medicine and Kids: The Do's and Don'ts
What do you do if your child refuses to take his medicine? How do you get a strong-willed child who seems determined to not take her medicine to take it? Consider these do's and don'ts from parenting experts Thomas Haller and Chick Moorman.
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| | º | Extra-Curricular Activities Can Pose Extra Stress on Families
Over-scheduling often affects children's schoolwork, quality family time and increases the stress levels of the children and parents involved. Learn how you can break this cycle from Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE. |
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| | º | The Fine Art of Disciplining Other People's Kids: What to Do and How to Do It
How do you navigate those tricky issues of discipline for the "other kids" when the child is in your care and you are in charge? According to author Michele Borba, Ed.D., the right response depends on the circumstances. Here are some tips to navigating these sometimes tricky parenting waters. |
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| | º | How to Get Fit Kids: The value of healthy activity as exercise
You're the only fitness coach your kids have right now. So pump up the big rubber ball and go for it. Who knows, it may become a habit. Learn how from America's Fitness Coach® Dave Hubbard.
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Of Course I'm Listening! . . . What Did You Say?
Tweens and teens constantly say their parents "don't listen." Obviously you can't always drop everything to listen to your child. But let's be honest: not many of us do open-heart surgery or negotiate international crises at home. So when our kids want to talk, we need to do more than pretend to listen! |
