How to Deal With ‘Toddler Tantrums’
| 07 | Sep |
| 2011 |
Imagine a life where you are a mere two feet tall and not only is everyone else bigger than you, but they are always telling you, No! No, you cannot take off your clothes in the grocery store. No, you cannot stay up late and watch cartoons. You get the picture. This would be very frustrating for an adult, who has enough sense and experience to understand the situation. If you think about how you would feel in this situation, you are beginning to understand why it is that toddlers throw tantrums.
The Big Toast: Giving Away Your Little Girl
| 01 | Sep |
| 2011 |
As the father of the bride, you’re traditionally responsible for everything from inspecting and passing entirely irrelevant judgment on the prospective son-in-law, to footing the bill for the nuptials. Yet no single role you play in your daughter’s big day is as important – and irrevocable – as your toast to the happy couple on their wedding day.
Why Playing Is So Important For Children
| 31 | Aug |
| 2011 |
Everyone knows that education is a very important part of a child’s life. But in the pursuit of academic excellence, it’s essential to remember the need for play. From a very young age, children engage in play in order to interact with the world. It helps them to become aware of their surroundings and form bonds with other children, and such carefree activities should not fall by the wayside just because they are old enough to attend school.
The Myth of the Terrible Two Year Old
| 27 | Aug |
| 2011 |
You may have heard many stories about the “terrible two’s” that involves core behaviors and parenting nightmares. Now, a two-year-old can be a challenge behavior wise but can also be a pure joy to spend time with. When a child turns two, and he he or she enters a period of time of immense curiosity, exploration and development in all areas. This child wants to know what’s around the corner, to climb, get into and taste everything in sight.
Fatherhood – Have You Embraced It?
| 17 | Aug |
| 2011 |
Have you truly given your all to embrace the concept and process of fatherhood? This is an important question to ask because many of the men in the United States today grew up with fathers who played a significantly different role in their homes and in their lives than fathers are expected to play today. For the most part, the fathers of the past spent their lives working hard to earn money and provide food on the table and roofs on the heads of their families. Unfortunately, these years of effort often came at the expense of not being able to spend nearly as much time with their families as they would have preferred. For many fathers and many families not too long ago, sacrificing a lifetime of time for a lifetime of money was one of the only ways to make a family work.