Thursday, March 6, 2014

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL BORN IN 1930's, 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!! How on earth did you manage to survive??



CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL BORN IN 1930's, 1940's, 50's, 60's, 70's and Early 80's !!! First, you survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, your baby cots were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. 

You had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when you rode your bikes, you had no helmets, not to mention, the risks you took hitchhiking … 

Monday, March 3, 2014

This will change your behavior in 60 seconds

Do you ever wonder if leading by example works? Watch this video in 60 seconds and you'll never wonder again. Part of teaching is example, then traditions, practices, explaining why we do what we do.

 What you do is going to affect what your child does. You are the child's role model, you show them how they should live life, hopefully it's in the correct way.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Dealing with defiance and emotional over-reaction in kids with ADHD




 
A child diagnosed with ADHD may have a short attention span, show defiance to adults and be emotionally over-reactive. Possibly this child can also be intensely curious and often ask questions about existential matters. Parenting such kids is like riding a roller coaster of highs and lows. What type of therapies could be considered to help?