I’m a grandmother who works with several young moms. I am just amazed when I listen to them talk about “helping” their kids with their daily homework and projects. I say “helping” because what they describe is flat out doing their kids’ assignments. I think that what they should be doing instead is to help […]
Category: Big Kid
We know you probably hear this all the time, but don’t kids grow up so fast!? One minute you’re worrying that your baby will never sleep through the night and may very well go to school without being potty trained and the next minute, they’re all grown up (which brings it’s own set of challenges!). Don’t worry because here you’ll find parenting tips, through big kid articles, videos and activities on fostering positive friendships, healthy eating habits, language and developmental delays, protecting your children from predators, reinforcing learning at home and more!
Self Control, Redshirting & Breastfeeding: The Brain Connection
Sandra, former editor in chief of Nature Neuroscience, shared with us her incredibly information findings on how our child’s brain works in conjunction with some of the larger parenting issues we face today.
Want to Be a Good Parent? Teach Self Control
Join us for our next radio show on April 25 at 1 p.m. Can’t make it, you can always listen to it in playback at your leisure! As I was reading the opinion section of the New York Times in February, another column on American child-rearing practices lept from the pages. It was at the […]
Green Parenting: Earth Day is Sunday!
Earth Day is this Sunday, April 22. I’m sure you’ve heard of Earth Day but here’s a bit about it and how it got started.
The Happiness Project at the 2012 Mommybites Summit
Every so often, a phrase or quote in a book takes my breath away. It happened to me recently when I was reading The Mommybites Summit keynote speaker Gretchen Rubin’s book, The Happiness Project. Gretchen was talking about a father whose three young sons were driving him crazy because they were all getting up so […]
New York Family Interview: Parenting Unknowns
I had the opportunity to interview our support director and parent coach Renee Sullivan, for this month’s NY Family magazine. Here’s a little snippet from the article. Heather: For me, the theme of there not being black-and-white answers to becoming a parent carries through to almost everything we will talk about. Parenting just does not happen […]
Grandmother’s Hurtful Behavior Towards Grandson
I am in desperate need of some sound advice as some issues between my 12-year-old son, Davey, and my mother have come up. Of my three children, she’s always favored him, felt a bond with him. Some background: My mom’s behavior has always been very on and off. In years past I would leave home […]
Learning Through the Arts
The arts provide such significant support in education. Unfortunately, they are often the first areas to be cut from budgets, requiring grant funding and private donations if they are to be offered at all. In my children’s NYC public K-8, there is not a school (instrumental or vocal) ensemble, but there is a full-time art […]