Fundamentals

Are you in an intimate relationship where violence is a part of your exchange? Does one or the other of you lash out physically toward the other? Do you want it to stop?
There is lots of information out there about intimate partner violence. Just google the term and today there were 4,680,000 entries on […]

The wedding cake has long been the focus of attention at the reception and for many years now it has been customary to have a three tiered white wedding cake which is elaborately decorated and which includes one of a number of traditional wedding cake toppers such as statue depicting the bride and groom, […]

As Mean Girls put it, “In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut, and no other girls can say anything about it. The hardcore girls just wear lingerie and some form of animal ears.” What should you do when your daughter wants to […]

As the parent of a teen, you no doubt wish you could go back to the days when it was easier to discipline and correct your child. The days when you did it because you knew they knew no better and looked to you for guidance and direction in this scary world. With your […]

It is every parent’s nightmare for a child to be born with some form of disability. In the case of most physical disabilities this can be obvious or at least quickly diagnosed by a doctor. However, less obvious are disabilities or abnormalities associated with the child’s brain. Autism is such an abnormality and asperger’s […]

Baby Monitors are a great tool parents need to keep tabs on their infants and a must have item to alert parents to any problems their baby may be having. But how do you choose the right baby monitor? How many different kinds are there? Which brand names are better than others? What features […]

It’s a daunting question for many parents, new and old. Some of you are first timers with a brand new baby in your home and others of you have several children. All in all you have decided it’s time to go back to work and find a child daycare that meets your beliefs.
But the […]

Children from age one to age three are considered toddlers. It is a time of learning their environment. It is a time for them to explore every corner of every room and everything in between. Remember that the world is new to them and they want to get to know it.
Exploring is a good […]

Is it good to be a gifted? This may sound like a strange question - of course being gifted is good… isn’t it?
It’s true that kids who score higher on IQ tests will have an academic advantage. After all, these tests are designed to predict school success. The skills tapped by IQ tests, including […]

Much of a child’s ability to learn comes from their motivation to learn and much of their motivation and effort they put into their learning is based on the value they put on learning and their ongoing education.
As a parent, you need to know that the value that your child associates with learning is […]