Develop Your Child’s Critical Thinking Skills

1. Encourage Questions.

Don’t answer every question, instead ask what do they think.
Asking questions stimulates conversation between you and your
child.

2. Don’t Criticize.

Criticism invites low self-esteem. Children feel that they have
failed or disappointed their parents [Read more]

Teaching Children To Organize

Organizing is something that many people are born with, yet
those who aren’t need not despair. Organizing is a LEARNED SKILL
and one that kids and adults alike can pick up at any time. Here
are some ways to organize a kid’s room, and teach the principles
of organizing at the same time.

OLD FRIENDS If the child has a lot of stuffed animals that
he/she has outgrown, [Read more]

Top Ten Tips For Having Fun Organizing

Has the word “clutter” become a negative trigger for you? Do
piles of papers or stacks of stuff invade and haunt your
physical and mental space? Do you feel hopeless at the thought
of filing or clearing? How about if your beliefs on creating
order would “reorganize” themselves, in a Mary Poppins way, [Read more]

4 Tips For Clearing The Clutter

Spring.. Fresh breezes through open windows, sleeping trees come
awake with bright new leaves, flowers begin to bloom and the
grass becomes green once more. Now along with the obvious, there
is another sign that the season has arrived, our yearly pledge
to clear the clutter and organize our homes. I’m not sure why
this happens, [Read more]

Organizing Tips For Your Office

Being organized at the office involves managing a few key
activities effectively:

. Emails . Phone . Meetings

The increase in productivity from investing a small amount of
time in efficiently managing these activities upfront is more
than worth [Read more]

PARENTS – What Kind of Role Model Are You?

Are you being the person you want your children to be?

Many parents today really try to be better parents than their
parents were. They attempt to be there for their children – to
listen to them, support them, spend time with them, as well as
hold and nurture them. Their children grow up feeling loved and
valued by these loving parents, yet often these same children [Read more]

The ADD Child: Challenging Parents, Teachers and Friends

The ADD child exhibits a series of behaviors that are common in
most children. Most children misbehave, act silly and day dream.
So what, then, is the difference? The child with Attention
Deficit Disorder exhibits these behaviors in a constant and
extreme manner, often interfering with their academic, social
and family interactions. Here are the variety of ways that a
child may exhibit ADD behaviors:

Inattention: The most visible and well-known behavior of a child
with attention deficit issues is an inability to maintain [Read more]

War Declared On Instant Messenger: How to Stop Your Child from Wasting Their Life Away Online

Hey Parents! I hate to tell you, but there is no such thing as
“useful instant messaging”. Your crafty child might try to take
advantage of your lack of “Techie” know how when they say in
that whiny voice… “But Mom I’m IMing my friends about
homework.” Don’t buy it! They are simply playing up the school
is important bit so they can get you off their back.

To be fair, yes kids might spend a couple minutes discussing
their school assignments. But for every 30 seconds of actual [Read more]

Are You Addicted to Your Children?

Is it possible to be using our children addictively?

Anything that we use to get love, avoid pain, and fill up inner
emptiness can become an addiction – even our children! If your
children are your whole life – if you don’t have a strong
spiritual connection with a personal source of love and
guidance, as well as other relationships and interests that you
are passionate about, you might be using your children [Read more]

HOW TO REORGANIZE YOUR TIME TO ACCOMMODATE A HOME-BASED BUSINESS

Almost everyone needs or wants more money coming in, and with
this desire most would like to start some sort of extra
income-producing project. The trouble is, not many of these
people seem able to fit “a second job” into their time schedules.

It’s true that most people are busy, but extra time for some
sort of home-based extra income-producing project can almost [Read more]

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