While some parents have a tendency to overreact about their child’s health, well-being and education at school, others have legitimate complaints that need to be heard. Make sure that you have good reason for filing the complaint, then talk to your child about what he or she has experienced. You shouldn’t let your child’s feelings ...
Why it is that so many children who were neglected or abused end up either becoming abusers themselves, or they marry abusers? It seems to defy logic. That child who swore she would never treat her kids as she was treated does just that! In my own journey, I’ve been exposed to several different theories. ...
The process involved in learning any language is quite complicated and has been researched and investigated quite thoroughly by several linguists throughout the years. As stated by David Messer and Jeffrey Turner, “The importance of language to human development and the inherent fascination of this topic has made it one of the most likely and ...
Kids are active – that’s just fact. But some parents are blessed with that one child who seems to want to destroy everything in sight and is not happy until he has accomplished the task. Having threatened the child, promised him treats, grounded him and even repossessed his favorite possessions, the child will still act ...
Child abuse is a problem which affects every city, county and state in the U.S., and Child Protective Services (CPS) have offices all over the country which accept more than 2 million reports of suspected child abuse each year. Out of those reports, nearly 900,000 children are found to be victims of child abuse each ...
Child molestation occurs more often than realized. The victims of child abuse are terrified to speak out about their experiences. Why are they so afraid? They are victims of a heinous crime. The predator often threatens that if they tell something terrible will happen to them or their family. The victims are often guilty of ...
A study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2004 revealed that parents who earn $70,200 or more per year could expect to spend $269,520 to raise a child from birth to age seventeen. Lower income families who earn between $41,700 to $70,200 can expect to part with $184,320 during the same period of time. ...
When your children are learning to draw the following eight tips might be useful to their learning process. 1. Copy objects instead of another drawing When children copy another drawing it gives the false impression that the drawing they copied is the right way (or perhaps the only way) to draw something. Parents should not ...
Many American women leave their kids with a babysitter or put them in daycare while they work outside the home. But just how safe are your children in the care of a person who might be watching a number of kids? There are some signs to look for that might mean your child is being ...
It is every parents worst nightmare to learn the horrible truth of finding out your child is being molested. No parent or child should ever have to endure this traumatic event at any time in their lives. This article will give you signs to look for to determine if in fact your child or someone’s ...
