More temper tantrums in day care

Many parents feel guilty about placing their children in day care. Over the years, there has been an ongoing debate over whether children in day care fare worse than children home full-time with mum. An Australian National University study was done where more than 5000 toddlers were observed. The findings were worrying to say the [...]

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Can TV be positive for children?

TV often get a bad rap when it comes to children watching. We often hear about the negative side with violence, sexualisation and ads for unhealthy food, and parents are really concerned about this. Therefore,  the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) and author Margaret Chandler  complied a report based on the opinions [...]

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Parenting guidance

Parenting guidance Here is some parenting guidance for parents who feel at a loss when their kids are fighting and they do not know how to stop it. Neither do they know how to help them resolve the issue. Most parents do not have a model to teach their child simple conflict resolution. TLC is [...]

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Parenting goals

Parenting goals Often parents dish out punishment randomly without any parenting goals. Punishment should never be dished out randomly or excessively. If you are a parent who utilises punishment, then you need to keep the purpose of punishment clear. Punishment should be seen as a method of assisting your child to stop a negative behaviour [...]

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