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Walking Kids Through Fear
May 4th
Stress in children is common. There are typical themes of stress that often have to do with school, friendships, parents and siblings. Another common form of stress can get played out through fears. There are so many challenges kids face these days that can create fear. Increased economic challenges in families, natural disasters, media exposure to violence, changes in family structures and death of friends and loved ones can cause children to absorb large amounts of fear.
There are some very useful tools that parents, teachers and caregivers can use to begin to help children process these fears.
#1. Adult Fears. It is most helpful for parents to gauge their own fears. When an adult tries to talk to children about their fears or a specific fear, but hasn’t acknowledged their own fear, children sense this. Parents and caregivers who have not come face to face with their own fears can inadvertently transfer their fears onto their children. Children are energy antennas and can easily pick up the parents fears and act them out as their own. In order for parents to decipher who the fear belongs to, they must honestly take inventory of how the fear they see in their child could play out within their own life.
Are Sports a Good Idea for Children?
May 1st
Some people would answer that question with a no while others would say yes. It’s a tough call, but each child and situation is different and you need to remember that when you’re making this decision.
There are a number of things you need to take into consideration when you’re making the decision about sports. One of the hardest things to think about has to do with injuries. While it’s possible your child will get hurt, you also need to remember they may not. It’s a risk you have to take because it’s possible they could get hurt riding their bike or walking to the car.
Now don’t get me wrong, the risk of injury is scary and it was hard for me to get over, but you can’t let that stop your child from doing something they enjoy or want to try. My boys are involved in a number of sports and it was hard at first. My oldest has had is own fair share of injuries, but he still gets out there and does it. He enjoys it and he loves it.
Single Parenting Effects On A Child
Apr 25th
On Single Parenting: Few Truths Of Single Parenting
Global way of living has changed significantly over the last twenty-five years. It has affected different aspects of our lifestyle – from the general way of thinking, education, finances, child and healthcare, even the way we manage our families. This fast-paced change has shaped the way we live our lives, including parenting.
Single parenting is defined as a parent (whether the wife, or the husband) doing the role of maintaining the nuclear family, as a result of death, divorce, separation, or personal choice.
This type of parenting is an additional arm of the traditional nuclear and extended family types that we have learned since childhood. Nuclear families consist of two parents, and children who are living in the same house.