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Strategies To Help You And Your Child Survive Homework

Is homework wreaking havoc in your home? If the answer is YES, then finding the real causes behind the homework problems, and taking steps to resolve them, will improve both school success and family harmony.
educational parenting tips Linda Bress Silbert

Ten Ways You Can Promote a Sense of Responsibility

Timothy walked into STRONG Learning Center for his tutoring session, but that day he was too distressed to begin his schoolwork. “Every morning I have to wash my face, get dressed, comb my hair, brush my teeth, and eat breakfast,” he blurted. “And my mom wants me to feed the cat too! How many chores [...]

Homemade Baby Food: A Fresh Start to Healthy Eating

By Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers
Introducing solid foods is a very important step in your baby’s development and well-being. In fact,  studies show that babies who are fed nutritious, healthy diets grow into stronger kids and better-adjusted eaters than those who are fed poor diets.
Many parents don’t realize that making baby food at home is [...]

Sugar Pushers at Work: How to Refuse Sweets & Embrace Sanity

By Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C.
If you go to an office every day, you’ve undoubtedly been at the mercy of co-workers, who can best be dubbed “sugar pimps.”
No disrespect intended, but I’m sure you know to whom I’m referring.
You know, those sweetly smiling, eager-to-please colleagues who continually proffer cakes, cookies and donuts with such polite insistence that, [...]

Guess Whose Children Are Deprived

By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller
 Robert White and Ernesto Gonzalez live on the same street. They work for competing insurance companies and earn approximately the same salary. Both men are married and have two children in elementary school. Both men attend school conferences and have regular family dinners.
expert parenting advice parenting Chick Moorman Thomas Haller