On some days, the pressure to be the Superman or Superwoman is unbearable. The world has sold us the idea that we can navigate between life, work and family without breaking a sweat. While everything is possible, one needs to create the right balance without letting one or the other suffer. Your professional ambitions don’t have to imply personal sacrifices. You can achieve a healthy work & family balance.Here are some ways to keep your life in check without choosing your job over your ... View the Post
Emotional Skills & Your Kids: What you NEED to Know
Emotional development is often forgotten. As important as other types of development, emotional development is often neglected in the early years of children’s development. This is not too unusual. I know many parents who are completely devoted to their children’s development, but they focused on their child's physical and intellectual prowess. There is not much time left for stuff such as emotional skills when you direct most of your energy to other pillars of child’s development. Yet, ... View the Post
Anxious Kids: How to help your kids cope
Usually it's parents that worry.While it is generally considered that parents are the ones who bring worries into the family equation, always overthinking danger to their kids, sometimes it's the children that beat them at this activity. The tendency to worry a lot mostly starts in school, as that’s when children start feeling more pressure on many sides. Now, worrying can be “seasonal” or become a pattern of behavior which causes you to worry as well and starts an endless circle of worrying. ... View the Post
15 Easy Sports Activities to Practice with your Kids
Helping your kids adopting an athletic routine from the earliest age can make a huge difference in their future. They will pay more attention to maintaining healthy habits and be less prone to conditions caused by sedentary life. Yet, not every type of sports activity is perfect for our children.As their bones and muscles are still growing, children shouldn’t engage in any exercising that can put too much strain on their body. Nevertheless, there are numerous ways to introduce sports to your ... View the Post
9 Common Parenting Mistakes You Can Easily Fix
We are not perfect and we are all making at least some of these parenting mistakes. Don't worry we'll show you how to replace them with constructive actions. Parents are not flawless. Luckily, we can always improve our parenting skills. Want to start with it immediately? Here are some basic guidelines for you to orientate!1. Shouting at your kidsYou don’t want to traumatize your kids by yelling. Firstly, it can cause long-term fear and anxiety in them. Secondly, it’s inefficient. Your children ... View the Post
How to Turn Any Child’s Challenges to Strengths
Life has given each individual a fair share of strenghts and weaknesses. Every child has a particular struggle that may seem to be a challenge. However, your child's challenges can be transformed to a strenght which can translate to opportunities.Tips to turn your child's challenges into strengths Not all weaknesses are challenges As parents, it is easy to wish your child was a superstar at everything but in reality, no one is perfect. If your child is struggling in a particular subject ... View the Post