Nearly Half Of Parents Monitor Their Children’s Lives On Facebook TAGS: facebook | social media | studies Study: Nearly Half Of Parents Monitor Their Children’s Lives On Facebook « CBS DC. Why do only half of parents do this? Facebook connections are a wonderful way to share …Continue reading →

How to make your children feel safe when you fear for them yourself (after tragedy in CT) There is a slew of informaiton out there about how to speak to your child about the tragedy that the world is morning openly on television and the radio.  This …Continue reading →

Teacher indicted for kindergarten’s bully revenge This article  is a sad example of how bullying is effecting our children in the classroom. Two lessons can be learned from the article. First, the D.A. Adriana Briggs, explains …Continue reading →

Why Bed Time is Not Ideal for Stories TAGS: bed time | news | routines | stories Bed time stories have traditionally been the time for a parent to sit with their child and enjoy a time in the fantastic world of fantasy together.  This article about …Continue reading →

Letting others teach your children basic skills I never judge what a parent decides is too overwhelming for them.  My own mother outsourced toilet training to my grandmother.  Each of my siblings were invited to stay the …Continue reading →

Parents publicly spank their kids in surprising numbers: Researchers – HealthPop – CBS News TAGS: discipline | kids | parents | public places | studies Parents publicly spank their kids in surprising numbers: Researchers – HealthPop – CBS News. Researchers secretly watched families with children to find out what discipline looked like outside of a …Continue reading →

Babys DNA Constructed Before Birth-will parents decide on sex and other criteria? It seems as though we are moving closer to the world portrayed in Gatca shown below. While we are still amist the controversy of the value of the invasive procedure called an amniocenteses, …Continue reading →

The Sassy Frass TAGS: rebellion | sassing I recently read an article about the 3 hats parents need to wear when a child starts to sass.  The three hats were detective, teaching, and counselor.   I don’t want …Continue reading →

Red-Shirting Kids from Kindergarten It seems everyone has an opinion about whether or not children should be kept from Kindergarten and sent to school at age 6 rather than age 5.  The press has …Continue reading →

Brain Based Parenting-unsolicited review  If you ever wondered about the way some parents act, this book will explain it using brain research.  From theory to lab animals to real life examples, you will discover …Continue reading →