Mindful Parenting Archives

Protecting Dogs around Children

Children love animals and animals’ love children too, however there’s always an element of danger that has to be recognised. The decision to bring a dog into a

Ways to exercise as-a family

Being a parent is a full-time job in itself, and anybody who disputes that either does not have kids, or has the best behaved kids in the entire

Take Music Lessons and Discover Great Passion

Are you searching for a new hobby or activity suited for your free time? Why not enroll yourself in a music school which teaches piano or violin lessons.

5 Tips to ensure quality shoes for your children

With children growing at a sometime alarming rate of knots we are can all be forgiven for buying cheaper clothes so another heap of money doesn’t go down

7 lovely shoe styles for children this summer

Parents eagerly anticipate new shoe styles hitting the shelves for the summer, so why should the kids miss out? Gone are the days when everyone got the same

How to help your teenager with foreign language homework (when you can't speak a word of it)

So your teenagers struggling to get to grips with their foreign language homework and you’re wondering what to do. Watching them work themselves up can be a pretty

5 Test Taking Tips for Teens

Everyone has heard the same test taking tips for years. Get a good nights sleep. Get a decent breakfast. I want to share some test taking tips that

Building Vocab Skills: One Word at a Time

Photo by jeltovski on Morgue File. My last three posts dealt with creativity, imagination and reading. We discussed how imagination affects one’s reading and comprehension. The more

Changing Behavior To Be A Better Parent

Parenting is hard work. It accentuates our strengths and flaws. It brings issues to the surface that, if ignored, can be harmful to your kids. As a parent, are there

3 Myths About Child Abuse

There are still a lot of hushed voices and side conversations when it comes to child abuse and what is “real” or not. My goal here is to

Preventing and Soothing Children’s Nighttime Fears

Question: My two and a half year old has recently started waking up with terrible nightmares. He’s inconsolable at first, and takes quite a bit of time to

Patience and planning: Successfully managing young children’s transition tantrums

Question: My two and a half year old screams when it’s time to stop playing and get ready for bed, have lunch, or even go outside, something he

Deployment and children, and not getting pepperoni pizza

For my children, life can be tough. Their dad is home and gone again for various reasons. This time is no different. Over this past year, he has

Surrendering to your child or how "no" becomes "yes"

By Anna Kaminsky We’ve all done it. You say “no” about ten times and then, you give in to your child; you don’t want to have to continue

Getting Kids to the Other Side of Worry: The Fear Fix by Sarah Chana Radcliffe

Review of The Fear Fix: Solutions for Every Child’s Moments of Worry, Panic and Fear by Sarah Chana Radcliffe. Published October 2013 by Harper Collins. I highly recommend