Posts Tagged“children”

3 Tips For Keeping Your Kids Safe While Playing Sports

With the summer coming to a close in many places and the school year about to start up again, many children will begin participating in fall or winter sports in the coming months.  While summer is a time for children to spend running around outside and playing in the water, the type of physical activity required for sports is different. Because of this, it’s important that both you and your children have been properly prepared so that your kids can have an enjoyable sports season while also keeping themselves safe and healthy along the way.  To help ensure that this…

3 Tips For Speaking With Your Children About Death

Sadly, death is just a part of life. And while adults can process this fact, despite it being very challenging to face in our own lives, teaching children about death and healthy coping strategies for grief can often be very difficult for parents or guardians. Although many kids are exposed to elements of death through the media, being personally impacted by the death of a loved one is a whole different scenario. So if your child has a friend, family member, or pet that dies, it’s important that you’re able to help your child understand what’s going on and learn…

How to Reduce the Effects of Divorce on Children

We’ve all heard that half of all marriages end in divorce, but the modern statistic is actually closer to 25%. Although this news is reassuring, these numbers are still high. Divorce is never easy, but splitting up is even more challenging with kids. Want to learn how to lessen the effects of divorce on children? Keep reading for some helpful tips. How to Explain Divorce to a Child When children learn about divorce, their first instinct may be to blame themselves. In order to prevent these doubts, you need to break the news as gently as possible. When you’re finished…