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How To Deal With Hyperactivity In Children
Children are a gift, and all children should be treasured and loved. Even when it’s difficult, we must take the time to care for them, and help them through anything that may come their way. One challenge for some parents is having a hyperactive child. The good news...
How to Be A Positive Role Model For Your Children
With peer pressure, and with the media constantly influencing our children, we as parents need to become the best role models we can be. Our teenagers will soon grow up, becoming adults in the world. The question is, how to be a positive role model for your children....
Tips for Building A Relationship With Your Child
Building a relationship with your child is the best gift you can give them. Children, after all, are blessings. It doesn't always feel like that - especially when our two-year-old is throwing a temper tantrum in the middle of Target, or when our 16-year old is arguing...
A Guide To Raising A Confident Child
Confidence is essential for a happy, fulfilled life, and mental well-being. Children that are confident are likely to perform better, and be happier and healthier overall. They are also likely to try harder in life and work to their full potential. Instilling...
How To Cope When A Spouse or Partner Is Deployed
Facing the deployment of a spouse or partner can be extremely stressful, but there are ways to cope while counting the days until your deployed loved one comes home. When the most important person in one’s life has gone overseas, or simply stationed somewhere else,...
Trauma Recovery and The Aftermath Of Suicide
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Unfortunately, the reality is that there are many people suffering the loss of loved ones and friends that have died by suicide. This post is about trauma recovery and the aftermath of losing someone in this way. As...
How To Cope With Fear And Overcome Anxiety
In today’s post, we’re exploring a couple of simple, yet effective coping strategies to help when you are suffering from fear and anxiety-related mental health issues. While a certain amount of both fear and anxiety is helpful for keeping oneself safe, there are many...
Managing the Stress of Virtual Schooling
Hillsborough County schools just announced that when school starts up again for the 2020-2021 school year, at least the first four weeks will be virtual only. For many parents, this news just adds to the list of stressors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With that in...
How To Choose Suitable Television Programs For Children
Television plays an important role in most homes, but much of the content is not suitable for children. Parents need to monitor what their children watch. How can you choose suitable television programs for children? In their book, Adproofing Your Kids, Tania...
Help Your Children Enjoy Learning
Children love to learn. It’s the reason they keep asking “why, why, why.” When you continue answering their questions of “why,” you’re encouraging them to learn. 1. Help children enjoy learning by letting them find out answers on their own. For example, if your...