Unique Toys for Kids! Choosing the right toy for the little on in your life can be quite challenging. Every year bigger, better, badder toys pop up at the top of the toy list - making toy selection quite difficult! We've put together a small list of kids toys gifts that your little ones will be sure to love and enjoy even after the holiday decorations get put away. These toys are enjoyable as well as educational and ensure an ear to...more
What Type Of Special Activities Would Be Right For Your Child? Are you a parent of a special needs child and you are searching for special needs activities that they can benefit from? There are many different types of activities that they can enjoy and be good at.You have to take into consideration the needs for your child and what they can handle doing. Since you are the parent, you are the one that will be able to determine this...more
Your Out Of Control Child - Looking For Help And Strategies That Really Work It is estimated that up to 16% of all children in the USA may have ODD (oppositional defiant disorder). These figures were released by The American Psychiatric Association . These are children who are pushing the limits set for them by their parents.That results in a constant battle because of tantrums, arguments, defiant behavior and negativity about any activity from school work, free time and chores. If your out of control child fits some of those categories of behavior, read on because your child is a minor problem compared to the child I am going to tell you about now.Do you know who Wesley Gordon is? He is known as 'Britain's biggest brat' and this was probably the most out of control child in existence. He started off when he was four years old by pouring hot custard over a dinner lady at school. Conviction followed conviction and he has been accused of every offence imaginable but he has always been let off or given a chance of rehabilitation which of course did not work at all. Finally he has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison at the age of twenty three for...more
How To Make Kids Listen - How A Child Behavior Program Can Keep You Sane And Help Raise Great Kids In a recent TV show on Italian TV where a nanny is invited to restore order to troubled families, it was very interesting to watch one recurring feature in every single program. The nanny arrives and finds that the TV is on all the time. No...more
Getting To Grips With Child Behavior Problems - Do You Really Care About Effective Parenting? When we are confronted with child behavior problems, we sometimes have to make a choice. We can either hope or pray that it is a phase or we can make sure that mechanisms are in place to deal with the problem promptly before it gets out of hand....more
How To Teach Children Behavior Skills - Get This Right And You Will Have A Happier Child How can we teach children behavior skills? There are many child behavior programs which claim to do just that. Let us have a look at what the better programs contain and what guarantees you should look for before you actually buy one.The program should be able to teach strategies for dealing with teaching children behavior skills such as breakfast and getting out for school routines, bedtime routines and how to complete homework and so on.Let us have a look at how we can teach self control which is essential to any child's development. Without proper self control, children will never be able to make choices or indeed learn to tell what is right or what is wrong.Then there are skills and strategies for teaching children to deal with angry feelings or resisting having a temper tantrum when they want something that they cannot have. You can outline the choices they have and sometimes young children are encouraged to act out the situation or watch a puppet show.They can be given the options of asking later, asking to share it if they get it, do something else, ask about the possibility...more
Oppositional Defiance Disorder - Learning The Facts In Order To Better Protect Your Child You may think that the parents are the ones who need protection when trying to deal with a child who has oppositional defiance disorder (ODD)! Of course...more
Managing Out Of Control Kids - 3 Tips To Help You Get Back In Control Have you got out of control kids? If you are afraid of them and tend to walk on eggshells around them this could be because they actually physically harm you. Or there may...more
Graco Alano Travel System Can Make Traveling With Child Enjoyable! Parents love to bring their baby with them wherever they go, especially when they go out of the house - whether to just walk up and down the street or to go shopping. However,...more
Helping Your Child Travel On Their Own Sooner or later, your child is going to want to take a trip on her own. It may not be until high school when her friends are planning a trip to the beach or an overnight outing for a celebratory occasion....more
As a therapist, I have discovered that many parents are fearful that their teenagers will never grow up, get an education and secure meaningful employment. After all, kids talk about independence and freedom, but rarely about the associated...more
Tips Drills Soccer for KidsWith the assistance of modern agility drills for soccer, a soccer participant can condition his physique to face the rigors of a highly demanding bodily sport, and he may also enhance the flexibility and coordination in his...more