Guidance for families

Your child’s teacher is perhaps the only person who spends a lot of time with her every day except for you. It is important that you are in touch with her at all times. Positive involvement with the teacher can improve…

Many parents have questions that start with, “What do I say when…?” However, parents need to understand that it is “less important what you say, and more important that you listen.”

Becoming a parent for the first time is life-altering. You probably already know that. What you don’t know is just how life-altering it actually is. There’s no going back. And that’s both really great and kind of sad…

Parent-child relationships are one of the most crucial components of child development. The most important and the earliest relationship children have is with their parents, siblings, grandparents, and teachers.

Whether your child whines, "That's not fair!" every time you say no, or whines about everything from the food you serve to the temperature in the car, whining is tough to listen to.

Wouldn’t it be great if our children came with CliffsNotes giving us the basics about their personality, food and sleep preferences, and some of their likes and dislikes? We could save so much time and money if we knew…

Two of the most challenging jobs in the world are raising a human being and being the best parent possible for them. Raising a child without implementing specific rules is not enough, however.

It is never too early to start teaching your child the importance of good manners and etiquette. Children at a young age have incredibly absorbent brains. They remember what they are taught with clarity and their minds…

Children learn from the people around them, so in order to teach your kids good values, you must model them in your life, first. You may verbally explain numerous values, but your kid will only pick up the ones you…

As parents and guardians, we do a lot for our kids – the lunch packing, the laundry folding, the homework help, the bedtime stories – all while trying to teach them how to be good, self-sufficient people one day…

When conflict or war makes the headlines, it can cause feelings such as fear, sadness, anger and anxiety wherever you live.Children always look to their parents for a sense of safety and security – even more so in times…

When your child was younger, your role was to lay the foundations for their behaviour. For example, you probably showed your child how to cooperate and take turns with others. Now your child is older, they can start…

As a parent, one of your jobs to teach your child to behave. It's a job that takes time and patience. But, it helps to learn the effective and healthy discipline strategies.

Trust.

Preparing kids to be responsible and eventually independent online starts with a conversation, but sometimes conversations with tweens can be challenging.