6 Pieces of Advice on Finding Parenting Strategies that Work
Not all expert parenting advice will fit every family or every family circumstance. Although parenting literature it is often based on sound psychological theory and principles, there are too many variables to consider when applying any given technique to a particular situation. Parenting strategies cannot take into account specific family dynamics, unique parent and child [...]
7 Ways to Prevent and Stop Bullying
Everyone has a responsibility in making their communities, homes and schools a safe and happy place for kids to be. Every year, thousands of kids are victimized by bullies and suffer the effects of fear and humiliation without support. Children do not always speak up when they’re being harassed because they are often embarrassed or [...]
Trust your Intuition when Raising Children
Most parents know instinctively that their child is a unique blend of character traits, personality and temperament; that no two children are alike. Most parents respond to their child’s distinctiveness through intuition during the first few years of their baby’s life by interpreting their baby’s cries and responding appropriately. But with regards to parenting their [...]
Staying Connected to your Children
By Dyan Eybergen, RN © 2009
The evolution of the family over the past century has metamorphosed through many definitions. From extended relatives living within the same house or community to the “Leave it to Beaver”, persona of the 1950’s and 60″s to the dual family income of the women’s movement with [...]
Dear Working Mothers
Featured Guest Writer: Brandon McDaniel
It’s an ongoing debate: Working mothers versus stay-at-home moms. Brandon McDaniel shares some interesting facts about both sides of the mothering equation.
Many working mothers ask questions such as, “Are my children suffering because I am not at home with them? Will they be ok?” Actually, this issue [...]
Does Money make the Family?
Featured Guest Writer: Sylvia Viczko
This article is in response to the highly publicized and criticized letter written by Chris and Karleena Perry of St. Albert, Alberta. Their letter was entitled “High-earning families’ part of St. Albert’s appeal”. It was published in the St. Albert Gazette on April 3, 2010.
Some notable quotes from that article:
“We moved [...]
Living Our Dreams: Parenting Advice that’s Magic
This parenting article is brought to you by:
FEATURED GUEST WRITER Julie Wise:
Life Consultant and Relationship Coach
Young or old, we all have dreams. As a child, you may have dreamed of being an astronaut, or being able to fly like Superman. Your dreams probably changed as you grew older and focused on the more mundane realities [...]
The Perfect Parents by: Brandon McDaniel
Do you ever feel overwhelmed and that you don’t measure up to other parents?
It is so easy for us as parents to get caught up in what I like to call “the better-than game.” We always look at another parent (or set of parents) and their child and begin measuring ourselves against them. I’ve heard [...]
The Teen Years: Parenting Tips for Success
FEATURED GUEST WRITER
Julie Wise:
Life Consultant and Relationship Coach
“Just wait til they’re teenagers!” I often heard that from friends when my children were little. It sounded like a threat, and I dreaded those double-digit years. Yet, when the moment finally arrived, they turned out to be the best years in our relationship. That’s not to [...]
A Hair-raising Experience for Pediatric Oncology
The St. Valentine’s Day Hair Massacure was launched in 2003, created by an Edmonton father and inspired by his youngest daughter who was in her third year of chemotherapy treatment. The daughter had been diagnosed in 2000 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; she was 2 years old.
In those three years, this little girl’s family watched how [...]
