Posts Tagged“parenting”

What Your Teen Needs For Emotional Growth and Well-Being

Teenagers need a lot of support and love as they go through an age where emotional well-being is often neglected in the face of growing studies, pressure or burden to perform well in school.  Nonetheless, parents need to realize that in order for kids to value their goals and develop physically as well as emotionally, it is important to provide them the right environment for their growth.  1. Encourage Family Time Although studies can take up a lot of their time and they may be inclined towards spending some hours with friends as well, it is necessary to encourage spending…

What Will Put a Smile on Your Child’s Face?

When it comes to your youngster or youngsters, how do you go about trying to make them smile? Yes, being a parent can be a challenge at times. That said would you want anything else? Given all the years you have raising your child, you want to do everything possible to make them smile. So, are there more ways for you to go about that? Celebrating Special Times of the Year One of the ways to go about giving your child or children something to smile about would be celebrating. That would be those special times of the year. As…

Raising a Student Athlete

Raising a student athlete is incredibly exciting. Sports can open up so many opportunities for young people, and instills positive values in kids that might not go on to play sports as a career. It can be very rewarding to invest in ways to help a student athlete succeed, from training programs to youth sports summer camps. However, there can also be challenges that come along with raising a student athlete, so check out these tips to help them not just survive, but thrive. Focus on Fun There’s a reason a child gets into playing sports in the first place: having…

3 Things To Teach Your Teens About Being In A Car Accident

As a parent, there’s a lot that you’re responsible for regarding the care and nurture of your children. But as your child grows into a teenager, many parents feel that their role isn’t as important as when their children were younger. However, teens are often making much bigger decisions in their lives, which can often benefit from the guiding hand of a loving parent. One situation in which it helps a teen to have a parent present is when he or she is learning how to drive. While they can take classes, having a parent there to teach basic principles…

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…