A Harvard Study Proves Kids Who Do Regular Chores Become Successful Adults… Research from a 75-year Harvard study examined what psychosocial variables and biological processes from earlier in life predict
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How to Deal With Bedwetting in Older Kids What do you do if your child is still wetting the bed at 6 or older? For a start don’t panic this
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Read More50 Things You Never Thought You’d Say to Your Kids Never thought you would say that? But you did. And we have proof! Parenting can bring the best and the
Read MoreKids on TikTok: Should Parents Worry? TikTok is currently the hottest social media site for tweens and teens. Having kids on TikTok— should we be worried as parents? What is
Read MoreThere are several skills we develop as we grow up. We learn them through experiencing situations and we polish them as we grow. Now, kids need lots of time to
Read MoreEver feel like your firstborn child was an absolute angel and left you with false hopes, especially when your second child came along and you realised they were the devil
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Read MoreThe topic of consent is certainly something we all need to talk about at some stage with our children. Teaching them it is OK to say NO to anyone and
Read MoreKids hate stuff for no reason at all. It’s a fact of life. One day they love the red cup, the next day they hate it. One minute they will
Read MoreThere’s always been a bit of a battle on the parenting ground about the paying kids when they do chores. Some parents believe firmly that children should be paid for
Read MoreAs children grow up, it’s a parent’s responsibility to guide them safely into adulthood with poignant life lessons. There’s a fine line to be drawn towards guidance and hand-holding, but
Read MoreIt is so easy just to spurt out a few throwaway lines to your child in the heat of the moment without considering the consequence. Things that you were possibly
Read MoreOkay so I’m the first to admit that my kids are somewhat naughty, somewhat spoiled and somewhat hard to handle. And an ABC article outlining a report done by prominent Australian
Read MoreI know how difficult it is to teach your toddler to brush their teeth. I also went through that! And I want to tell you that it will take a
Read MoreAt the risk of opening the judgemental parenting floodgates, I’ll admit it, I’ve smacked my kids. I was smacked as a child and I have, on occasion, given my kids a smack across
Read MoreThere are few things more stressful as a parent than being out with your brood and having one kid flip out. Yep, those little people have one hell of a
Read MoreTeeth can be a parent’s worst nightmare, causing countless nights of broken sleep, a sick and tired baby and even ear infections. But as we all know, teeth are incredibly
Read MoreIn the 1960s renowned psychologist Diana Baumrind, following years of research into developmental psychology, concluded that there were three definitive parenting styles. These were Authoritarian, Authoritative and Permissive.
Read MoreOlder folk are often found to comment that children are not as polite and well-mannered as they once were, leaving parents wondering if their own tykes are among the impolite
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