Kid Zone

In this article we spoke to parenting author Elizabeth Pantley on resolving your toddlers tantrums. The interview includes some top tips and great ideas on calming down your little one.

Parenting can be extremely hard and it was no exception for American parenting author Elizabeth Pantley. After her fourth child was born, Elizabeth’s priorities changed and she realised what an important job parenting is.

“It started me on a mission to help other parents do their best job as well,” she said.

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5 Things GREAT Parents Know, Understand, & Do to Motivate Children to Learn Without Using Punishments or Rewards.

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Some children arrive at primary school already able to read because their parents have taught them. Is it a good idea to teach your child to read before she starts school?

Most western countries start primary school education at age six. That is the age at which we believe most children can start learning to read.  However, some children arrive at primary school already able to read. This does not happen by chance. Invariably, these children’s parents have made an effort to teach them.

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You are your child’s caregiver and protector. When divorce rears it’s ugly head, you’ve got to be sure your children are buffered as much as possible. Here are some key ideas to consider to be sure that occurs.

You’ll never read any words from my pen that indicate that divorce is just “jolly good fun.” It isn’t. It’s painful. Nobody on this earth thinks “Gosh, wouldn’t it just be great to get a divorce?” No, we’d slog thru mud up to our necks to avoid it.

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When you relax, time begins to stretch in your favor and it is surprising just how much can be achieved and how many people want to help you, including your children.

Jimmy Allen: If you were to give parents a simple and quick piece of advice to help with stress management and improving their children’s behavior, what would that be?

Sarah McCrum: Well, I once met a parenting consultant who showed me something I have never forgotten. He said to me ‘Don’t think about pink elephants’. Of course I immediately started to think about pink elephants.

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There are so many aspects and angles to putting on a great and profitable school fundraising program that it can make your head swim. Fortunately, there are many resources you can go to so that you don’t have to re-invent the wheel just because you are new to the fundraising scene. Here are a few things that will help you get started on your school fundraising plans.

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If you baby is not napping well during her first few months of life,
you may want to try to cut back on the time she is awake by 15 minute
increments.  If she is getting overstimulated, then she will fight
sleep and be difficult to get to nap.  The way to prevent this is to
watch her “sleepy? cues to make sure that you put her down when she is
beginning to get sleepy.

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The use of baby slings, or “baby wearing? as it’s sometimes called, is
very common in many cultures around the world. More parents in the
United States are learning about baby wearing from attachment parenting
books and websites, and are realizing the benefits are numerous. The
sling a comfortable and simple way of carrying your little one, and can
be used for infants and toddlers alike. It’s simple to be discreet when
breastfeeding if you’re using a sling and it is much friendlier to mom
and dad’s skeletons than backpacks and simple arm toting.

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As a new mother, you probably will wonder whether your baby is sleeping
enough, or sleeping too much. There are guidelines of what to expect,
but of course these can vary from baby to baby. Even if you’ve had
children before, each baby will be different.

As a new mother, you probably will wonder whether your baby is sleeping enough, or sleeping too much. There are guidelines of what to expect, but of course these can vary from baby to baby. Even if you’ve had children before, each baby will be different.

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At the ages of 8-12 months, your baby will begin to need less sleep
during the day and should be regularly sleeping through the night. But
there’s also much more activity and stimulation during the day ? babies
are eating up the world at this stage, they’re learning so much.

At the ages of 8-12 months, your baby will begin to need less sleep during the day and should be regularly sleeping through the night. But there’s also much more activity and stimulation during the day ? babies are eating up the world at this stage, they’re learning so much.

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