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Speaking, teaching, providing seminars, writing and life coaching are avenues I use to pursue a passionate goal of equipping, empowering and encouraging others to make life changes.
Today, give yourself permission to declare a family holiday. A holiday to celebrate the life you are creating within the walls of your home. A day to allow your words and actions to say, “I love you, and I am thankful to be a part of your family.”
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I am a mother of two year old twin boys with developmental needs, and have an interior decorating and custom decor business.
We have all been there. For seemingly no reason at all, your child decides to throw an epic tantrum. What do you do anytime your child falls on the floor, cries. whines, or otherwise refuses to follow directions? Do you know whether how you react actually does more to escalate the situation? This cheat sheet from Touchpoint Autism Services gives us ten tips for how to handle these types of situations.
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"Sarah Myles is a freelance writer. Originally from London, Sarah now lives in North Yorkshire with her husband, two children and two cats."
My 8 year old is generally an anxious child, which we manage through basic mindful strategies. Over the years he has experienced phases of very specific anxieties and phobias (darkness, certain foods, being alone in a room, etc), but these have always been self-limiting and have ultimately passed. However, as these phases have passed, one specific phobia has always remained – claustrophobia.
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Home schooling mother of 3 amazing children, life coach/public speaker specializing in positive parenting of special needs children.
I have no official title prior to my name other than “Mrs.” and I do not have any letters after my name. These facts do not however give an indication of my level of intelligence. The reverse is true as well; having letters after your name or a specific title does not guarantee that you have the intelligence to do great or even good things with it becuase quite honestly formal education is not a guarantee of intelligence.
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I am a mother of 3 children and a military family and aspiring photographer.
I always have this fear that I am the bad cop. I think this is because I am around my child more so I discipline them more than my husband. My husband is also away more since he is in the army. I fear my children are liking one parent more. They like my husband more because he is the fun guy.
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I am a mother of two year old twin boys with developmental needs, and have an interior decorating and custom decor business.
It goes without saying that the grandparent-grandchild relationship is a special one. Now that our parents are no longer bound by the day-to-day responsibilities of caregiver, they can focus on the “fun stuff”. They do not have to play the role of enforcer, but are now enablers. The grandparent rule book is much different than the parent one. One example is the concept of having a favorite grandchild.
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Proud mommy of 4 girls (ages 16, 12, 11 and 5), wife, destination portrait, wedding photographer and believer.
Free-spirited, strong willed, high strung – regardless of what word we chose to use, we knew our daughter was different the moment she started walking and getting into everything. It wasn’t the normal toddler stage of exploring; it was full speed ahead and off the charts.
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Mom of five ranging from 18-7. I am a wife, a mother, a teacher, and a sister in Christ.
Oh my gosh, homework! Even though most of us, as parents, have done our fair share of homework we still have to do more, well not really. We do have to monitor and insist on it getting done. If we are parents that are invested in our children’s education we sit with our children during their studies, or we are available to them.
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I live in Ireland and am a mom to four children, One is a pre teen, two are teenagers and the eldest is in her twenties and away at college.
Most children go through a phase in early childhood of shyness.
They are slow to answer a question directed at them,
and cling to a parents leg,
or try to hide.
This is quite normal behaviour.
Children usually learn to overcome it,
within a reasonable period of time.
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"Sarah Myles is a freelance writer. Originally from London, Sarah now lives in North Yorkshire with her husband, two children and two cats."
Every parent has been there. It’s a busy day, you’re desperate for groceries of one kind or another, and you have to go the supermarket. The kids have to go with you. It’s not ideal – they’re good kids, but you know they’ll get bored and you’ll end up forgetting something important in your haste to get in and out quickly, but they need milk for their cereal, or bread for their packed lunch. There’s no way around it.
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Home schooling mother of 3 amazing children, life coach/public speaker specializing in positive parenting of special needs children.
My son told me he doesn’t smile at people because he doesn’t think he’s handsome. He told me he doesn’t like the way he looks and that if he could, he would change his face and body. Oh how those words hurt. See I’ve struggled for years with my body image. I know that the majority of adults out there can say the exact same thing.
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I am an active husband and father and enjoy reading, writing, and gardening. I and my wife have three daughters that keep us busy and well entertained!
My three year old has quite an active imagination. Several family members have pointed out that she inherited this, at least in some part, from me. As a child, I was always imagining this or that. One day I was the Lone Ranger riding the open, dusty trails of the wild West. The next I was a private in a platoon deep in the jungles of Vietnam.
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It is always a good thing when your initials fall in perfectly with your philosophy on life. Welcome to LB Living Better.
“Double Trouble”
“Two tons of fun!”
“Are they identical?”
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Dona Matthews, PhD, has been working with children, adolescents, families, and schools since 1990, and has written dozens of articles and several books about children and adolescents. She writes a twice-weekly advice column for Parents Space, 'Ask Dr Dona.' Please send your questions to her at the e-address below. She'll do her best to answer your question as quickly as possible.
Question: My 3-year-old calls his penis his ‘wee-wee’, but my sister says he should learn the correct term for it. I think ‘penis’ sounds too clinical, and I also don’t want him going around talking about that. Who’s right?
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Brenda is a writer, speaker, and educator. She has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a BA in Education.
I spent time this week helping more than one kid deal with anger. As a counseling professional in a school for 10-13 year-olds, I see many kids who don’t know what to do with their anger.
“It just builds up and builds up and sometime it might just come out” a ten year old said to me. She took a risk in telling me she wanted help because her tough-girl image already precedes her. But inside, she doesn’t like how she feels.
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