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As a step daughter and step grand daughter, I followed the examples that were set for me years before when I became a step parent. The way my stepson finally came to love and respect me as his step mother, was through all of the trying experiences we had. Excuse the pun, but raising [...]

Have you ever wondered why you were blessed with your child? With all the different temperaments in the world to be put together, God has placed you and your child together. Sometimes it’s almost funny to see how similar or contrasting a parent and child’s personalities are. There are times that I have [...]

A certain educator was once asked at what point should a parent begin to prepare for child raising.
How old are you? the educator inquired.
Twenty-three.
You should begin twenty-three years ago.
What is the message? The single most important thing a parent can do to educate a child is to provide the child with a good role [...]

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. - Buddha
The kids are back in school. While there is an eerie peace about the house, I will truly enjoy the quiet days ahead. While the kids are off to learn their abc’s and 123’s at school, don’t forget [...]

In an age where the playstation, internet and the ipod seem to reign, it is increasingly difficult to stimulate kids to achieve great feats especially in the traditional domains such as the visual arts, maths and sciences.
The upsurge in interest in the new age hobbies and addictions represent a departure from the good ‘old days’ [...]

When I rolled over in bed this morning and saw the bag of salad sitting on my night table next to me, I knew then that I had finally crossed the line. I?m not sure exactly where the line was, or even what it looked like, because it was no doubt covered with [...]

Peaceful Parenting? is not ?Permissive Parenting.? Just because Peaceful Parents understand that they cannot control their children?s behavior does not mean that whatever a child does is acceptable. As Peaceful Parents we are still obligated to set standards and limits for our children.
In fact, understanding Peaceful Parenting? means understanding why there is a [...]

When it comes to decorating a child’s room, your approach should be much different from decorating an adult bedroom.
For kids, their bedroom is where they play games, read, listen to music, day-dream, or just go to be alone sometimes. So use these eight strategies to help create a space that will make you both happy:
1. [...]

As a hypnotherapist, I am acutely aware of the power of words. A few well-chosen words can induce hypnosis and help my clients with a wide range of problems. I specialise in confidence, self esteem and stress management, so I am particularly interested in the ways in which we influence our own self esteem, and [...]

Being a parent isn’t easy. Some days just getting everyone in your family all together at the same time for dinner can seem like the impossible dream. Between after school sports and clubs and working and errands and carpools, it’s not surprising that almost half of the parents in a recent survey said they feel [...]