Pets or no pets; 4 points to consider

Parenting with Joanne If you are a parent and have a pet at home, you know as well as I do that it isn’t an...

Making decisions about school?? Ten things to consider

Parenting with Joanne Almost every parent, is taken by surprise as to how fast time flies and how soon the schooling years come into existence...

5 Values that you can teach your young child

Parenting with Joanne As adults, we have come to understand the importance of values in our own personal lives. They give us direction in the...

3 reasons why we DON’T, and why we SHOULD allow ‘walking’

Parenting with Joanne By the time a young child is 15 months old, he or she, in most cases has acquired the coordination needed for...

5 ways to ensure that discipline is effective with your child

Discipline; a much debated topic among parents and caretakers, requires some amount of consideration. Very often parents fail to place importance on discipline until...

5 things you say every day, that may not make sense...

Parenting with Joanne Rarely do we pay attention to the fact that toddlers are still merely learning to understand the daily lives of the adults...

HOMEWORK and parenting; “What can I do to help”? 5 simple...

Parenting with Joanne Having been a teacher for almost seven years now, I have very often come across parents struggle with this concept of homework,...

Routine or no routine? Consider these four points before you make...

Establishing a good balance between routine and spontaneity in a child’s life can be rather challenging for parents. As newborns we may observe them...

6 Ways To Help Your Child When Your Partner Moves Away...

Parenting with Joanne Partner’s moving away for work? Here are 6 ways that you can help your child. In today’s world, it has become increasingly...

Fear and your child: 5 ways to help your child deal...

Parenting with Joanne Fear can be described as an unpleasant feeling caused by the warning of danger, harm or pain. Although children are not born...

Toddlers tantrums; 5 points to consider

Parenting with Joanne Tantrums are a very real part of your toddler's life. If not regularly, at least occasionally, you may be faced with such...

Language and my toddler – 4 important thought provokers

Parenting with Joanne We hear of developmental delays and milestone charts and wonder if our child is on par with other children his age. Perhaps...
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