A recent article from the Boston Globe detailed the research from scientists on the importance of daydreaming. The article Daydream Achiever I found interesting not only from the perspective of current education processes …
How Do You Discipline Children?
A lovely reader of Planning With Kids, “Lifewith3boyz” wrote me a great email recently and one of the questions she asked me was: “I was also wondering what sort of discipline tools …
Pregnancy Update – Half Way!
Having been completely focused on the 30 Day Challenge this month, I haven’t had much time to think about the pregnancy. It was wonderful then today to see our new little one …
He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men (Part 4)
This is part 4 in a review of the wonderful book on adolescent boys “He’ll be Ok: Growing gorgeous boys into good men” by Celia Lashlie. If you would like to read …
He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men (Part 3)
This is part 3 in a review of the wonderful book on adolescent boys “He’ll be Ok: Growing gorgeous boys into good men” by Celia Lashlie. If you would like to read …
He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men (Part 2).
Last Friday saw Part 1 on my discussion of the wonderful book He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men, by Celia Lashlie. Today I will look at what Lashlie discusses …
The Olympic Ideal???
[flickr id=”1715454728″ thumbnail=”medium” align=”center”] Photo Credit – Losmininos I usually do not give the Olympic Games much thought. On the whole I am not a great fan of the concept, but it …
Some Exciting News!
[flickr id=”272685401″ thumbnail=”medium” align=”center”] Photo by S Baker What is with the pear? That is approximately how big our new baby is at the moment. I am very excited to share that …
He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men (Part 1).
Back in June I posted about a talk that I went to at my children’s school on What To Expect When Expecting An Adolescent. I found the talk informative and an glimpse …
The Impact Of Background TV
(Photo source: flickr – szeretlek) I came across a number of articles regarding a new study, published in the July/August issue of Child Development. The study was conducted by researchers at the …
Getting Hands On
[flickr id=”2114683166″ thumbnail=”medium” align=”center”] (Photo uploaded to Flickr by HVargas) When planning activities for the younger children, I endeavour to have a variety of activities and some which are construction based. This …
Baby Smiles Addictive
I love it when research proves something as a mother you have always known: “These are areas that have been activated in other experiments associated with drug addiction [so] it may be …
10 Tips For Getting Children To Solve Their Own Problems
I strongly encourage my children to make attempts to solve their own problems, as are appropriate for their ages. I want them to know that they can come to me for help, …
Are You Turning Your Child Into A Wimp?
This is the title of an interview by Andrea Sachs in Time magazine with the author of a new book called A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting. Hara …
Planning Time For The Park
When Thinker (now 9.5 y.o) and Little Rascal (now 7) were toddlers/preschoolers we spent a lot of time at parks and playgrounds. As we have had more children and the number of …
What To Expect When You Are Expecting An Adolescent
This was the title of a talk that I went to Thursday evening at my children’s school. It was presented by Associate Professor Nicholas Allen from University of Melbourne. He is a …
Rotating The Children’s Toys
Back in February I reorganised the children’s toy shelf that we have in the family living area. I had noticed how over the last week or so, the majority of the toys …
10 Ways To Encourage Your Child
When The Thinker (now 9.5) was at his first year of preschool, his teacher pointed out to me how using empty praise on children often has the reverse effect of what we …