Bedtime Problems: 3 Powerful Strategies To Conquer Them
It is 10 p.m. and the bedtime battles are in full swing. For the past two hours you have been trying to get your 4 year old to sleep. Oh, let’s face it, it could be a 2 year old, 8 year old or 12 year old. When it comes to bedtime, age is not an issue - they are all out to get us.
See if this scenario is familiar. At 8:00 p.m., you tucked your sweet little angel into bed. Maybe you read a story or two. Then you kissed your child good night, clicked off the light and the dance began.
“Mommy, I’m thirsty.” Read more
Bedtime battles: How YOU Can Stop Them
If you have children then you are surely familiar with bedtime battles. These bedtime problems are not limited to any one age; they start when the child is young and they last into the teenage years.
The only thing that does change, though, is the cause of these fights; A small child may be over tired and over stimulated, therefore unable to soothe themselves. An older child, on the other hand, may be more interested in playing video games (which in themselves can be very stimulating) or talking on the phone. Read more
Good Advice to Parents: 5 Traps That Cause Parents Not To Listen
Parents today have it tough. The world is a quickly changing place and the world our children are growing up in is not the same world that we knew as children. Experts and other parents, in an effort to bridge the gap between the changing times and new information have tried to make available advice to parents. However, many parents choose to turn a deaf ear to this helpful guidance and attempt to forge their own way.
Why do parents do this?
Why shun the help and basically reinvent the wheel? Read more
What Should You Do If You Have a Bad Marriage?
The first step to deal with a bad marriage is to be mature and strong enough to recognize and admit to yourself that you are suffering and that you are involved in an unhappy marriage. The next step after this is to decide what to do about it. Read more
How To Avoid Stress When Caring For Your Aging Parents
Caring for aging parents is hard. Suddenly, the two of you are engaged in an inverted relationship; you’re the caretaker, he’s the child. You may have additional stress if you’re trying to raise your own children or grandchildren, or continue a career, or maintain a good relationship with your spouse. Your parent isn’t helping any; he still wants to boss you around, be in control, be the parent.
It’s a tough situation and you become frustrated, you get mad at your parent for not listening to obvious logic (yours that is), and then mad at yourself for getting mad at your parent. Round and round it goes until you are one big emotional wreck! Read more