Published February 28th, 2010 at 2:10 pm in Parenting Tips, Parenting Young Children, Parenting teenagers with no comments
Tagged with effective parenting techniques, how to help children cope up, Parenting teenagers, school stress
Here in the Philippines, March is usually the last month of the school year. Most students are now rushing their projects, preparing for the final examination, or even for the graduation. Unfortunately, some parents think that stress is only for adults and children do not feel them.
Well, if you’re one of them then I suppose this post is for you. This will give you tips on how to help your children cope up with school stress. This does not only apply to high school students, but also to college as well as to grade school pupils. Read more of this >>
Published February 27th, 2010 at 11:29 am in Parenting Teens, Parenting Tips with no comments
Tagged with anger management tips, effective parenting techniques, how to help children cope up, Parenting Teens
All of us get angry, and it is part of being human. It is fine to be angry once in a while, but it is very important that we know how to deal with it. For teenagers, anger management is something that they should learn as early as possible.
One day, my 13-year old daughter went home from school wearing an angry face. At first, she does not want to talk about it so I just let her cry for a while. Afterward, we told me that her classmate played a joke at her by hiding her notebook the whole day.
So if you want to know how to teach your teenage child deal with anger, here is how I do it and I hope this can help you somehow. Read more of this >>
Published February 13th, 2010 at 8:37 am in Parenting Teens, Parenting Tips, Parenting Young Children, Parenting teenagers, parenting kids with no comments
Tagged with effective parenting techniques, Haiti Earthquake children, how to help children cope up
When a family member dies, it is a reality that all of us find it hard to accept. If adults cannot easily cope up, just imagine how children suffer when this tragedy happens. While we are mourning with the loss of a family member, let us also consider the feelings of our children since they may be not strong enough to face such challenges.
After thousands died during the Haiti earthquake, I hope this post will be useful to the survivors and social workers to help children cope up when a family member dies especially if it is their parents. More than the financial support, I believe that children need more attention and here are my ideas on how to help them. Read more of this >>
Published February 8th, 2010 at 6:54 pm in My Family, Parenting Teens, Parenting Tips, Parenting teenagers, Problems in Families with 1 comments
Tagged with effective parenting techniques, father tips, father-teenage daughter
Time flies so fast, and I am really surprised that my only daughter is now 13. I am 30 years older than her so I thought that we will have a generation gap. But I am just glad we do not encounter such problems.
Angelene is now taller than her mom, while her interests are gradually becoming different. Therefore, it is also time for me to change the way I treat her. I must admit, I am still learning but I already learned a lot.
With this, here are some ways that I think on how a father should love his teenage daughter. Read more of this >>
Published January 5th, 2010 at 12:10 pm in Parenting Tips, Parenting Young Children, Parenting teenagers with 1 comments
Tagged with effective parenting techniques, Helicopter Parenting, Overprotective Parents, Parenting teenagers
According to Wikipedia, helicopter parenting happens when parents pay extremely close attention to their child’s or children’ experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. But why do some parents tend to be overprotective? Or are they just sensitive enough to protect their children?
I must admit, I went to my daughter’s school a few months ago after she complained that her male classmate hit her shoulders really bad. Then, I realized that there is something I should do rather than to sound like an overprotective parent. Read more of this >>
Published December 14th, 2009 at 3:49 pm in Parenting Tips, Parenting teenagers with 4 comments
Tagged with Parenting Teens, Top 10 Christmas Gifts for your Teenagers
Well, I must admit. My eldest child is not really a child anymore, as she just turned 13 last March. And this is the stage that a lot of changes happened to her, not only in physical appearance. This includes her interests in different things, in which as her father I should be very understanding.
Now that it’s gift giving time again, I know I should change too. Gone are the days that she would beg to me for a doll house, and I now welcome myself to the world of teenagers.
So if you are the same situation, here is the list of top 10 Christmas gifts for teenagers that I suggest and I hope you read this before you go shopping. Read more of this >>