Parenting

• Cultivating Creative Kids

  Raising a creative child is simpler than what you might think. All it takes is a little encouragement and allowing the child some opportunity to have “freedom of action and speech”

• Planning Special Occasions For Young Children

  Caregivers often spend vast amounts of time preparing for special occasions, particularly for holiday celebrations. Young children do not need—or expect—elaborate celebrations.

• Thumb-Sucking In School Aged Children

  In the earlier months of life, a dependency on sucking is common as the baby has an innate instinct to suck so he/she can feed. The repetitive motion of the mouth provides a sense of calming. Thumb sucking or using a pacifier helps the child with self-control and self-soothing.

• Bedtime Comforts For Babies Through Early Elementary

  If your children are having trouble falling asleep, or complain of nightmares, try the following relaxing ideas to help them sleep more soundly.

• Creating a Family Album

  A Family Album is an important keepsake for future generations to learn about their ancestors. It is also a wonderful gift to create and give to another family member.

• Taking The Struggle Out Of Power Struggles

  There will always be power struggles between parent and child. But building character comes from learning to negotiate what you want and taking another persons perspective into account. We can teach this to our kids through daily examples that show them how to successfully give and take.

• A Mother’s Prayer

  Lord, help me to know the suffering of those who have lost. Give me the words to calm my childrens horror. As they see the world for the first time. With fear and uncertainty, pain and terror. Mommy cant make it all better this time. My little one says as she looks in my tear stained eyes

• Reading To Your Children

  It can’t be said enough: read to your children and let them read to you! There is no set age to begin—some parents start reading to their baby in their womb, others expose their child to their first books when they are toddlers. All that really matters is that you start early, and read often!