our kids don’t always seem to share our concern about their future. We know this because they continue to prioritize watching YouTube, gaming, and hanging out with their friends over their school work. Why aren
Most of us grew up with the harsh attitude that adults shouldn’t pander to achild’s complaints. That indeed if they did, it’s just encouraging them to be dependent, needy and manipulative. Still today, there are strong messages that kids should be encouraged to be as independent as pos...
To help your child adapt to change, remember that kids are constantly grappling with new information. So it stands to reason that the more time they spend in the places they’re familiar with, with the items they love, the rituals they’re used to, and the people they know and love, t...
But, I promise you that if you take your time and work through this checklist when you decide to start dating, you will feel less overwhelmed, more in control, and just plain happier, and so will your kids. You will enjoy the experience more and choose partners who have what you want ...
joy, hope, and peace that poured out of me. Now, I can barely breathe, and I feel like I’m drowning every day. My mind and heart are filled with grief and sorrow, and it’s all I can do to just get through work every day to make it to the next Friday to see my kids. ...
Ⅲ.完形填空 Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, I was one of those naughty little kids that never, ever stopped asking “Why?” I used to ask my mum the most 1 questions.As a “why” kid, I thought everything 2 can be changed and I could make the world better. When I was...
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yet absent and unknown. It doesn’t seem to matter how the biological parent has approached it with their kids; the long lost family member is foreign and will uproot the family dynamic. This, of course, is for the lucky ones whose biological parent chooses to even acknowledge your existence...
tough on kids. Kids are also rather resilient and are able to adjust to the changes that take place. From what you have written, it sounds like he is able to work through his feelings on his own given time. And, it doesn’t sound as though it’s having a negative affect on hi...
I guess that there’s probably some demanding work schedule, or social anxiety around stepping up to help for an unknown sport. She may just need a little persuading. So I try again and tug at the heartstrings. I mention the single parent with four kids running the show and I...