by Janice Heddon | Apr 28, 2015 | Parenting 101
In the 1st part of this post, we discussed how knowing these cool words can come in so handy when you’re tackling teens! So here we go with some more cool words they so love to use all the time! 5. Sick As is the case with slang phrases, sick doesn’t refer...
by Janice Heddon | Apr 27, 2015 | Parenting 101
We just did a piece on how parents sometimes try to sound cool and how awfully it offends and embarrasses teens? Well, it’s always been that way, no? Remember how we used to cringe when our parents would say, “Hey buddy, come here and gimme some skin” when we’d enter...
by Janice Heddon | Apr 25, 2015 | Parenting 101
It seems like mothers get to have more attention but fathers and their active involvement is equally important and crucial for children and their physical and emotional growth. National Institute for Fathering goes as far as terming this equivalent to an epidemic...
by Janice Heddon | Apr 23, 2015 | Parental Controls
Sometimes it sneaks up on you, one minute your kids are cute, round and healthy and the next minute you are being told they are obese. How do you get control? Read on to find out causes, risks and what you can do. What cause child obesity? Physical activity The...
by Janice Heddon | Apr 21, 2015 | Parenting 101
Change is a strange part of life. We all need change sometimes: a change in environment, job, wardrobe, eating habits, even friends. But sometimes, we just want to cling onto time and never let it change. We don’t want to grow old, we don’t want our safe, predictable...