Making and eating meals together requires a while. Regular family dinners are worth the effort when possible. Family lunches are ideal occasions to reconnect, converse, and catch up. This is vital for busy older kids and teenagers. Watching you eat can teach your child a lot about food, eating, and family traditions. Eating with the family teaches younger … [Read more...]
How to Strengthen Trust in Your Relationship with 3 Easy Steps
In a relationship, trust is the most important thing. Without it, everything falls apart - and that's not just in relationships with people! In this blog post, we'll talk about how to strengthen trust in your relationship by discussing three key things. #1 How to identify if you have low levels of trust The first thing you need to do is identify if your levels of trust … [Read more...]
Being There For Your Kids Is About More Than Just Providing The Basics
As a parent it’s important to make sure that you are there for your kids. This is always going to be about more than just handling the basic aspects of development. Here are some of the other steps that you should take. Show Up Every Time One of the most important things that you can do for your kids is show up for them. You have got to show up every single time. You … [Read more...]
Keeping Your Kids Happy As They Grow Up
Having a happy household is something that all parents want for their kids. The modern world can make it all too easy for children to grow up in environments that don’t meet all of their needs, and many excellent parents find it difficult to make the right decisions as their little ones grow. To help you out with this, this article will be exploring some of the best ways to … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Give Your Child the Best Start in Life
Parenting is notoriously hard. From the moment of conception, you hold a tiny life in your hands and it is up to you to keep it safe and healthy. You’ll have to deal with sleepless nights, temper tantrums, injuries, heartbreaks, and much more throughout the course of your child’s early years. And everything you do or say makes a difference. Your parenting style will help to … [Read more...]
How To Stop Placing Children in the Middle During Divorce
Divorce is, understandably, one of the most stressful events in life so we start to feel our emotions come to the fore. But it's so difficult to keep them under wraps, especially for you've been particularly hurt, but when there are children involved we've got to learn to play the role of diplomat. We should not place our children in the middle. But what can we do to make sure … [Read more...]