My father is 76 years old. My mother is 60 years old. I am 25 years old. Right now some of you may be saying wow. Growing up was quite a task. Having older parents helped me connect better with my elders as well as always acting ten years older than I was. Having older ...
There are many factors which contribute to the development of self esteem for our kids. If kids have healthy relationship with his family and friends and he has supportive environment Obviously his self esteem is high. Parents and teachers who want to help kids with low self esteem should know the causes so that they ...
Arrival of the end of August and the beginning of September will start the renewal. What renewal is this you may ask? Well, happiness will once again abound in the hearts of many a mom and dad. The rejoicing and the jubilation will be heard by all as parents are seen dancing and singing in ...
Welcoming the new addition Anticipation and excitement fill the air in the days prior to and following a baby’s birth. He/she is the recipient of lavish love and attention and the parents begin to realize the wonderful yet daunting role that they will play in shaping and modeling the young life that has been entrusted ...
It only takes seconds for a tragedy to happen. Left unsupervised, a young child could drown, take a fall or even be abducted in a very short span of time. So when is it OK to leave the kids alone? And for how long? “There is, to my knowledge, no specific law governing that,” said ...
The best gift for a parent to give themselves is the gift of time with your children. At a time when children have school, after school programs, and sports, and parents are working more than forty hours a week, time between parent and child is at a premium. This gift, however, takes a great deal ...
The biggest issues for children of divorce involve emotional development. Girls whose parents divorce when they are very young tend to handle the divorce better than boys, though between the ages of nineteen to twenty-three the females may experience a resurgence of negative feelings relating to the divorce, a phenomenon named the “Sleeper Effect” by ...
For the past half century family courts almost automatically gave custody to the mother. When I was growing up in the seventies and eighties, each of my friends from divorced parents lived with his mom. Several saw their fathers every other weekend, but others saw them only on holidays or for a few weeks in ...