Help Raising Your Children
Whether you're expecting your first child or you are raising teenagers when it comes to being a parent we could all use some help occasionally.
There's so much more to parenting than just giving your kids a roof over their head and three square meals a day; each stage of a child's development means confronting different issues and dealing with new experiences.
Then too is the reality that in today's society a family is more than just a sterotypical mother and father; there's single parents (mum or dad) same gender parents, grandparents and step parents then of course there are aunts, uncles or siblings who may all play their part in raising a child and each of these may find themselves facing different issues.
Ideally we'd all love to have happy, healthy children who grow up to be happy and healthy adults, unfortunately this may not always be the case no matter how good a parent you are or try to be. Some children require special attention or have different needs than others while some parents face issues that might be out of their control yet they still have to deal with them along with trying to being a parent.
As a parent we can quickly come to realise that what may work with one child may not always be the best approach for their siblings, like adults each child is their own indivual with their own needs and wants and should be treated as such.
Throughout the pages of this web site you'll find a variety of different parenting tips and approaches along with resources covering such things as being a sole mom or dad, teen parenting, postive parenting techniques along with many other parenting tips and advice.
Single Mums
Life as a single mother
The BIG Days In A Child?s Life
So 16 years and one day ago I gave birth to my first child. He was a tiny little thing and I clearly remember the nurses bringing him back to me after all the usual checks and cleaning etc and seeing him laying in his crib with a little hat thing on his head and [...]
Tips For Single Mums Raising Children
If I could give advice to single mums regarding raising their kids I would say this: Give your kids good boundaries. Let your kids know exactly what you expect of them. Sit down and talk to them about these boundaries. Help the kids understand that the household rules are for their benefit. When kids understand the reason [...]
NaBloPoMo No More
Well I made it to twenty odd days but life finally got in the way and I was unable to complete the challenge. I admit to being surprised I made it as far as I did, even if the posts I wrote weren’t all the exciting or even well written. I guess at least now [...]
Day 20: When A Day Off Is Not Really A Day Off
So I’ve got the day off work today - well paid work that is - Instead of working for money, I’m doing twice as much and working twice as hard for free - Yep that damn housework thing. Really I don’t know why I think I have a day off. Having spent the last hour or [...]
Day 19: Another Day Bites The Dust - Thankfully
It’s been one of those days. All I can say is it’s good to be home. I ended up working way longer than expected and now I’m absolutely knackered. To the point where I bought Pizza on the way home ’cause I just knew I wouldn’t feel like cooking once I got home. So now I’m [...]
Day 19: Life Goes On
I never knew just how boring my life probably is until I attempted this challenge. Day in day out it seems that nothing of any interest happens to me. Yes being a mum of three teenage kids and working means I’m kept incredibly busy, but that’s pretty much my life in a nutshell. I go take [...]
Day 17: Time Out Needed
I need a time out. I haven’t had a day without kids for I don’t know how long and I’m getting to that point where I just need a break. Yes I’ve had a night here or there where one or two of them have stayed overnight with their grandparents, but never all three at [...]
Day 16: Kids, Ducks And The Usual Stuff
Wow. I’ve made it to half way in the NaBloPoMo - which has really surprised me, I didn’t think I’d make it this far with a post a day - okay yes, some of those posts aren’t real good,but at least I was able to put finger to keyboard on a daily basis, so that’s [...]
Day 15: No Idea For A Title
So it’s late Saturday afternoon, I’ve been at work most of the day (after another early start - and a late night last night after basketball) so I’m pretty damn tired. It’s been one of those days. While I was at work I got a call from my son who tells me that he accidentally turned [...]
Day 14: Stop The Flow Of Time
Wow I don’t know if it’s just me or not but these last few months are really flying. While most of it is probably due to how busy I’ve been at work, I think somewhere in amongst all that, time seems to be zooming on as my little man will be turning 16 in a [...]
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