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A Parent's Guide to Online Gaming Part 1
The internet touches every aspect of your children's lives. Where you might look up an unknown word in a dictionary, your kids are more likely to...
A Parent's Guide to Online Gaming Part 2
In part 1 we talked about online gaming and your children, including FPS games and exposure to violent content. We wrap up this week by talking about...
Baby Care Tips
The mother of a baby is the most busy person on earth, when she is not very gathered about her daily routine vis-à-vis the baby.
Breast...
Back to School Safety for 2007-2008
As we pack our K-12 kids up and get them ready for another school year, we need to be constantly thinking about their safety. This applies both to...
How to Avoid Tantrums in Kids of All Ages
Lets face it, kids will be kids and they can't possibly always be happy with every single decision that is made for them. Even from a very young ag...
Kingdom Hearts II: And the Fun Goes On
When the first Kingdom Hearts video game came out in 2002 on the Sony PlayStation, quite a few people wondered if the folks at Square-Enix had gone...
Parents Taking Control of Young Children's Behavior
Control. Its something most parents crave. Chaos is far from fun, but when everything is under control, life is grand.
Moms and dads know this...
Plan Ahead to Avoid Financial 'Baby Blues'
Like most new parents, my wife and I felt a full range of emotions while she was pregnant: joy, relief, and anticipation combined with nervousness,...
Tips to Deal with Troubled Teens
Many parents find that dealing with troubled teens is becoming increasingly challenging in today’s world. If you have a troubled teen, there...
Tools for Parenting - Anger Management for Families - (Part 1)
I was blessed with the opportunity to teach a class for my community on "What do you do with the mad that you feel?" This is a curriculum...
Tools for Parenting - Anger Management for Families - (Part 2)
Can you remember a time when you were angry? How about a time when you were a child and you were angry? What did your parents or adults do when you...
U of I Study: Parent’s Conversational Style Contributes to Child’s Security
URBANA, IL – Parents who use a particular conversational style with their children—drawing them out to elicit detailed memories about...