Kids today do not lead the kinds of lives that you and I did when we were young and there are certainly even more drastic differences between our children today and the childhood of our parents. Children carry their cell phones with them up and down the halls of their schools … [Read more...] about Need to Know: The Too Busy Child
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Your Child Needs A Break: How to Ensure They’re Not Too Busy
In today’s busy world it is hard to know what kind of schedule is most appropriate for your children. For parents the daily schedule can become easily overwhelming. The pressure to juggle work, relationships, chores, and kids schedules has a tendency for mom and dad to … [Read more...] about Your Child Needs A Break: How to Ensure They’re Not Too Busy
How Much Activity is Too Much For A Child?
It is hard to know exactly what your child needs to become a well-rounded adult. Opinions differ when it comes to how we should raise our children, what kind of exposure is good for them and even the level of parental involvement needed when it comes to raising a child. One … [Read more...] about How Much Activity is Too Much For A Child?
Making Sure Junior’s Backpack Isn’t Too Heavy
Every child who goes to school is likely to have a backpack. We even send our kindergarteners and preschoolers off with cute backpacks that are really more for show than for real function. As our kids get older they develop more and more of a need for those backpacks. By the … [Read more...] about Making Sure Junior’s Backpack Isn’t Too Heavy
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to