Teachers suffer more stress than other workers

Teachers are more likely to suffer job-related stress than other professionals, a study has found.

One in five teachers feels tense about their job all or most of the time, compared with one in eight workers in similar professions, analysis by the National Foundation for Educational Research revealed.

Dyspraxia: What You Need to Know

Can you imagine what life would be like if you struggled to perform everyday tasks? For many people, this is their reality; things like fastening a button, tying shoelaces, holding a pencil, and even sitting up straight can be an immense challenge for them due to a condition called dyspraxia.

Also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), dyspraxia affects more kids (i.e. five to six percent of school-aged children) than other common disorders like autism and ADHD. However, it often appears alongside these neurological differences, too. And in spite of its relative commonality, it oftentimes goes undiagnosed.

The Reason Why ADHD Does NOT Exist In French Children

The French don't recognize ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) as a chemical imbalance that opens the Pandora's Box of pharmaceutical drug addiction with harmful side effects. They don't raise their kids on fake hyper sugar and chemical processed foods either. Instead, school kids are treated to chefs in training preparing lunch meals from nearby freshly grown produce and local livestock.

Become the Parent Your Child Needs ~ Expert advice for parenting your ADHD children

Expert advice for parenting your ADHD children — forging powerful connections and becoming a positive life coach.

Parenting children with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) brings more ups and downs than a roller coaster.

Children learn by example

Children come to this world knowing nothing. Just a few feelings that of the mother and maybe of the father. But they learn so much and there is absolutely no greater source than you and I as parents. Because children learn things in life by observing people as they grow up.   

Spanking Children: Don't Do It, Ever!

 

"We really need to avoid physical punishment because we know that can be harmful," said Dr. Jennifer Shu, a pediatrician.

Twenty years after urging caution among parents who choose to discipline their children with spankings, the American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its stance. Now, its overwhelming consensus for parents: Do not do it.