If you work with youth in any fashion, from teaching to a youth program, make sure you are thinking culturally sensitively. Things to keep in mind are language, cultural beliefs, country of origin and religion. You can also create a diverse curriculum that includes families of all types, from multiracial to single parent households, to…
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Scavenger Hunt
When I was younger, I absolutely loved going on a scavenger hunt. I even created them some of the time. Even now as an adult, I wish I could go exploring on one. So naturally I create these now, as I’m an adult, for the kids. And the kids really enjoy it, especially figuring out…
Active Parenting
I am a mother of three grown up children.I also worked as a daycare provider for three years.When our children are growing up , we always made it a point to have Dinner toghether. I think having dinner toghether encourages interaction between family members and also discussing about that day’s events bring family members toghether….
Summer Reading Program
I think every local library has a program similar to the summer reading program. What it is, is a program designed to award children for reading. It can even reward adults to read to their child or read on their own. For adults, every hour, and for children, every 15 min gets a mark on…
Mother daughter relationship
Mother daughter relationship is the most powerful bond in the world and can affect everything from health and self esteem to all other relationships. The closest bond in the family is the one that is shared by a mother and her daughter.Their is bittersweet relationship, which goes through numerous ups and downs in life and…
How I actually SLEEP as a parent
You hear the age old story that parents never sleep when they have a baby. LOL I was only one of these mothers for the first two weeks of my baby’s life. That is, until I learned THE SECRET to parenting. I couldn’t believe no one told me about this coveting and most special routine!…
“Sexting” and how to keep your teen from doing it
“Sexting”, as Reader’s Digest has dubbed text messaging of a sexual nature, is a growing concern of parents. Like most parents, I didn’t realize the serious nature of this problem until it hit home. Luckily, our daughters are five and six so my husband and I don’t have to harm anyone. However, I have a…
Best advice my mother has given me
The best advice my mother has given me in regards to parenting relates to the baby sleeping. When my brothers and I were babies my mom never kept the house hush hush as so many parents do when the baby sleeps. She kept on with normal activities and even watched tv or vacuumed. What this…
The joy of being a mother
The first time we deliver the baby and see them makes us more complete. The joy we feel and the teary eye we have upon seeing our newborn makes sense to us. The nine months of having them in our tummy and the mood swings we feel each day were the moments we surpassed. We…
Dressing up
Babies are fun to dress up. Parents usually buy them clothes that are cute and comfortable. Colors also plays a major part. When looking up for baby clothes, babies’ gender and age were the things to consider. Addition to that, the season and the occassion when this clothes are for should always put in mind…