Is Your Child Sleep-Deprived?
Research has proven that babies and children who do not receive adequate sleep each night are at high risk for obesity, misbehavior, ADHD and lower IQs
Nutrition/Health
Helping a Child with ADHD
Many parents these days wonder if a child’s behavior issues are a symptom of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). But finding out for certain can be a process that takes time and money.
4 Keys to Improving Your Child’s Behavior
Do you have an unruly or sad child? Is your child hyperactive and/or defiant? Are time outs, discipline and shouting matches not working?
8 Healthy Habits of Families Who Dine Out
Did you know the average family eats out 5 times per week? That’s a lot of eating out! In order to eat out and maintain a healthy diet, the right frame of mind is important to have.
10 Important Parenting Goals for the New Year
If you want to build a better relationship with your kids, improve your child's behavior and overall improve your family's health, nothing will change unless you change.
How To Manage Convenience Foods In Your Child’s Diet
Crackers, pop-tarts, chips, fruit roll-ups, and cookies. How many of these items are in your pantry?
Somebody Else’s Kid: When It’s Okay to Complain or Advise
Our own worry and struggle can be shared with others. We just have to choose wisely someone even more distant from the problem than we are.
How To Be a Spank-Free Parent Without Being a Doormat
To spank or not to spank. That is the question. From one generation to the next, we can’t help but wonder if our methods of discipline are effective or damaging. Some say that those who are raised with spankings grow up to be better behaved and more respectful adults. Others would say that spanking is […]
7 Ways to Model Healthy Nutrition to Children
We are all role models to children. Parents, especially, are under the watchful eye of their child. How you behave, what you choose, your habits—both good and bad, influence a child each day.
To vaccinate…or not to vaccinate?
To vaccinate...or not to vaccinate? This has been a controversial question for many years. Pediatrician Jennifer Helmcamp shares some facts about vaccinations and discusses whether vaccinations are harmful or not.
Does My Child Have ADHD?
If you think your child might have ADHD or ADD, the first questions to ask are “why do you think so?” and “what else could cause that?” Let’s take a closer look. But sometimes children who have poor attention and poor impulse control don’t have ADHD or ADD at all. In fact, most kids with behavior problems do not have ADHD or ADD. They just have behavior problems.
How To Choose the Right Activities For Your Child
How do you choose the right programs or activities for your kids? Sometimes it’s clear, sometimes it’s not. Lots of agendas can get involved when schedules and locations are important. When choosing activities, consider: This is for your child, not you. Of course it must work for you, but try not to project what you […]