Are you a new parent or expecting a baby soon? Are you having doubts about your parenting skills or having issues about parenting now that your children are growing? Taking parenting classes may be great for you. Let us learn more about parenting classes and find out if you need to take them. Table of contents What are parenting classes Why are parenting classes importantTypes of … [Read more...]
Parenting Tips in the Time of the Lingering Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has been causing a lot of distress to everyone. To us parents, it's even tougher, especially now that it has been months since the pandemic began. We have to deal with our children's emotional stress, anxiety, and fears, along with managing our own. With the role to keep our children safe and secure despite the uncertainty, we would like to share with you some tips to … [Read more...]
Managing Children’s Screen Time: Helpful Apps and Other Tips
We are now in the digital age. We cannot deny how being "on the screen" can help our kids when it comes to development, education, communication, and entertainment. However, too much screen time and unmonitored usage is not good for our kids. We are faced with the challenge of managing children's screen time in terms of duration and the activities they do with their gadgets. In this post, … [Read more...]
Your Child’s Mental Health
Mental health can affect how your child behaves and your child's total well-being. As a parent, it is your role to provide your child with a healthy environment that will promote good mental health, detect signs of mental health problems, and take action when these signs are observed. Here are some key things to remember: You can nurture your child's mental health by creating a safe and … [Read more...]
Parenting Skills: Tips for Raising Teens
Your children's teenage years can be really challenging for you as it is for your teens. It is in these years where there can be a lot of conflict going on between each other, but these years can also be a great time for you to nurture them to become responsible and well-rounded individuals. How do you deal with the challenges of raising teens? These tips should be of help: Show them your … [Read more...]
How Does Changing Schools Affect a Child (and How You Can Help)
Changing schools can affect children in many ways. While we think it is favorable in such a way that they get to meet new friends and be in a new environment, changing schools can also negatively affect your children. Kids might find it hard to adjust to the different mode of teaching. Trying to meet new peers and establishing new relationships can also be traumatic for them. Studies show that … [Read more...]
11 Helpful Tips for Teaching Kids Manners
Raising well-behaved and well-mannered kids is not as easy as we think it is. One thing parents should always remember is that we need to teach, show, and reinforce manners. Teach your children proper manners, such as saying "please", "thank you", and "excuse me", as well as table manners and other proper social behavior. You can also send your children to charm schools if you want your … [Read more...]
Implicit Bias on Children: 4 Tips on How You Can Help Manage It
Have you noticed some people stereotyping or being biased towards others without being aware of it? This is known as implicit bias. Without you knowing it, you may have your own biases, too. Your children, even if they are as young as six years old, also have their biases. If not managed early on, there is a danger for these implicit biases to get stronger and affect their future lives and … [Read more...]