So many youngsters today have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit / hyperactivity disorder. When that occurs many kids are put on drugs that will do more damage than benefit. What is a parent to do besides suffer along with their kids? Look into alternative answers ; natural answers. Plenty of the children I grew up with who were prescribed these medicines either sold them or took them in a manner the pills were not designed to be taken.How can...more
Picture your precious child in your arms for the first time. So sweet... So little... So innocent. "This child," you think, "was meant to bring happiness into my life."Now fast forward ten years. You have just spent an hour in the kitchen on a new recipe trying to include more nutritious foods into your family's diet when the same child you gave birth to sits down at the dinner table, looks at the new food and says, "Gross, what is...more
My brother-in-law dropped off his 5-year old son at my house the other day so he could go to his little girl's dance recital. Within a short period of time he, along with my other children, became rowdy and started distracting my 1-year old little girl from eating. She became so distracted in fact that she stopped eating entirely and was fascinated by whatever they were doing. After a while, I looked over at my nephew and my kids and said, "Alright, guys, I need you to go upstairs so that I can finish feeding baby Ashlyn." My nephew looked at me and said, "No!" It's a good thing that I spent the last few months building a good relationship with my nephew so that at times like these I can handle the situation without damaging the relationship. I looked at him, smiled, and said, "I thought you might say that." I then walked over to him, picked him up, and took him upstairs. As I picked him up, I said, "I guess your ears weren't working very well. That's okay; I will just have you sit in this room for a few minutes to give them some rest." The room that I had him sit in conveniently has the door knob switched so the lock is on the outside. Needless to say, it was pretty...more
Why is it that our children suddenly become experts on respect when they become teenagers? I'm not saying they become experts in treating others with respect. No, I am saying they become experts in knowing when they are not being treated with respect by adults. How do we know this? It's easy. Our kids tell us by saying things like...more
It might seem like particular partners will get pregnant merely by acquiring a talk about it, they're so lucky possessing infants! And obviously the many 1000's, perhaps millions, of sudden pregnancies which take place each yr are a evidence of the fact that at times there in fact is not plenty of preparing or energy needed for some...more
Parents are often warned that their children will follow their example, be it for better or worse. This is why so many children develop the habits their parents had and have the same priorities and concerns as their parents do. What the parents do greatly determines how the child develops and the habits he/she accumulates throughout life. If one parent has made the decision to undergo liposuction, this does not mean that the children will immediately want the procedure performed on them also but there is a greater chance of it especially if there is a teen in the house who is dissatisfied with his/her own body and wishes for something different. These types are already prone to ask for liposuction and it may be hard for a parent who has undergone the same procedure to refuse.Helping your child to understand the reasons why it may not be safe for them to undergo the same procedure is a somewhat touchy subject but must be done. Just saying no without any explanation will probably make your son/daughter even more upset than what they feel already. Trying to work through problems without creating more upset feelings especially about something as touchy as a teen's body issues and...more
Studies have shown that mothers who put a large emphasis on their outward appearance have a strong affect on their daughters and whether or not the daughter develops an eating disorder later in life. Eating disorders are very dangerous things and...more
In the world today there are over four hundred million people on Facebook and eleven million are teenagers between the ages of thirteen and seventeen. Of course there are adults on there as well, mostly to sell their products or to keep...more
According to Deuteronomy 28:53-57, the Bible claims that God Love said: eat the offspring of your own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters and the gentlest woman will eat the afterbirth from her womb and the children she...more
When you have a child, you know that there is quite a bit to clean up. When your child has their own room, this is a place that typically becomes rather messy. Toys, clothes, and other items tend to get left out making this room...more
Living environment around a child has a large impact on childs behavior. However, as child he or she may not be able to understand the circumstances, stress and difficulties around them, but they are factually aware of the prevailing tension.Most of...more
Children have varied natures. No two children have the same natures, though their interest in few things may be the same. There are children with short fuses; poor impulse control is prominent in them. This feature is very much associated to the...more