Is It OK to Give a Young Child a Whistle to Play With?
This may seem like a fun harmless thing, but what if your child decides to stand outside among neighboring homes and repeatedly blow the whistle? […]
This may seem like a fun harmless thing, but what if your child decides to stand outside among neighboring homes and repeatedly blow the whistle? […]
What do you say when your friend just had a baby with Down syndrome? Do you congratulate her? IS there a clever response? […]
Does it bug you when one woman takes it upon herself to cut everyone’s piece of cake at a social event? And the more pieces she cuts, the more her fingers get into the cake. [...]
Just how many people are super annoyed at hearing men repeatedly insert “See what I’m saying” or “Know what I mean” when speaking? Just why do they do this? […]
Telling a stranger they look tired is extremely rude and thoughtless, and contrary to myth, is NOT a show of concern. […]
There is a real obvious reason why men tell women they don’t know to smile: It’s all about control, being the dominant sex, and getting women to smile affirms this need. […]
Do you cringe with awkwardness when a parent orders their child to give you a hug? Is it normal not to like getting a hug from another’s child? […]
You know forcing kids to give hugs is very wrong, but why are women far more than men guilty of this parenting mistake? […]
Why it’s WRONG to expect someone to share their restaurant dessert with you… Have you ever ordered a tantalizing dessert, and once it is placed before you, two, three or more people at your table [...]
A song you love is on a workplace radio or public speaker and someone starts singing to it, destroying your listening pleasure! […]
Here’s why an adult should never pick up a child he/she doesn’t know to comfort them. […]
If your child was not invited to a classmate’s birthday party, does this make the classmate a bully? Or perhaps your own child wants to exclude a classmate, and you’re wondering if this makes him [...]
It’s tough to get a three-year-old to stop biting his or her nails. Parents will use many tactics in an attempt to get their older child to stop this form of self-mutilation, including bribes with [...]
The feelings of the stranger who wants to hug your child never take priority over what your CHILD wants. Here's how to handle it when adults whom your child barely know or have just met [...]
Why is it that little boys are spared the discomfort of forced hugs, but little girls must take part in this dis-empowering ritual? What negative message might this send little girls? […]
If you were dying & had to choose between a childless woman to raise your children and a mother of four, the mom would get them even if she was Mama June? After you read [...]
If you’re childless by choice, ever get asked, “Why don’t you want kids?” Here are many great comebacks to this never-ending question. Obviously, “Why don’t you want kids” is asked after the childless by choice [...]
If your child is the youngest in the class and especially entire grade, you’ll want to make sure that you don’t make the following mistakes. I started first grade at age five, and I have [...]
Knowing why children are afraid of the dentist will really help you correct this problem. “In my opinion, I believe that kids are very much influenced by their parents,” says Cyndi Blalock, DDS, owner of [...]
Do you have a younger daughter who’s bigger than and bullies an older son? Don't blame the size difference before you look in the mirror as the cause. There’s a thread on a health site [...]
Classic Statements that Parents Make that Are Code for “I can’t control my kids!” Parents who can’t or won’t control their children almost always hide behind age-old statements in an effort to get off the [...]
Here’s how to respond if your child asks an “embarrassing” question in public to a disabled person. If your child has embarrassed you with questions to disabled people, or reactions to disabled people in public, [...]
Is it wise for little girls to grow up on Cinderella, a cowardly woman who makes NO effort to escape an abusive situation? What kind of role model is THAT? Cinderella is among the most [...]
If your child's hamster is very sick or seems to be dying, here are clear instructions on what you, the parent, should do and NOT do. In your mind, the hamster might be nothing more [...]
Here are great responses for stay-at-home moms to fire back at people who ask rude or lame questions. Stay-at-home moms have a right to be feisty and respond with clever comebacks to rude or absurd [...]
Bullies come in all ages and professions, including that of the school principal. When I was in high school, I witnessed the principal grab a boy by the throat and shove him up against a [...]
An expert gives advice on what parents should do and NEVER do upon realizing that their child suffers from social exclusion or that “nobody likes” him or her. Kate Walton, a former public school teacher [...]
Almost every article I’ve ever read about Down syndrome has the word suffer. These days, though, journalists and bloggers are more aware of the descriptors they use when referring to someone with Down syndrome. But [...]
A school principal should never get away with bullying a student, and don't EVER assume the student must have done something to deserve this! Here’s advice for parents from an expert on bullying when it [...]