Digital Grounding – The New Parental Discipline

As times and technology change, so do the ways in which parents impose discipline and forfeits in their child’s life. that write-up takes a look at the new disciplinary tool in parental arsenal, that of Digital Grounding.
As in the case of Iantha Carley, parents are now choosing to ground children for poor behavior or falling grades or other transgressions, by using digital grounding – withholding Facebook use, no date on the Play station, or withdrawal of cell phone privileges. “He li…

A Warning For ‘Velcro Parents’

They are often called ‘Helicopter Parents’ and even ‘Velcro Parents’, who have a hard moment letting go of their children, wanting to remain involved in their child’s life even when it is counterproductive.
Several colleges have had to create a policy and enforce rules about parents who reach at school or college along with their children and thereupon stay on to help their child fill forms (which the child should be doing), check out the dorm room and the roomie (the latter may not be…

Early Detection Key To Controlling Mental Illness

This commentary speaks about story of Norma and her 18 year old son David who was diagnosed as being in a Psychotic episode, which was detected early, before it spiraled into a serious mental disorder such as Schizophrenia.
The mother immediately noticed that something was very wrong when her son arrived home from his school at 3 am in the night and exhibited strange behavior.
Not only was there a disheveled appearance, and ‘spacing out’, he was additionally saying things that made no sense …

Detecting Rett Syndrome In Your Child

Rett Syndrome is a neuro-developmental disorder that affects the grey matter of the brain and is classified as an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
In fact, that is a condition that can easily be confused with autism and even Cerebral Palsy or Angelman Syndrome.
It is most commonly seen in girls and has many distinctive physical and mental characteristics.
Though symptoms can vary in type and severity, the following are symptoms that can help to identify the disorder, and which should watch out for:

T…

Insufficient Sleep May Lead To Teen Obesity

Here is another reason why your teen should get abundant sleep, according to a new study. It has been found that inadequate rest among teens could translate to their becoming overweight.
Whether it is being online, networking with friends, or spending day on other gadgets and texting, or even getting inadequate rest considering the exams are drawing near, there is a lot of study that needs to get done.
Teens, who got less than 8 hours of sleep, were seen to consume more high fat snacks and high …

Lessons In Parenting From Atticus Finch

Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird was first published 50 years ago, but the lessons we learn from it – of life as well as parenting – are as relevant today at they were half a century ago.
Atticus Finch, the lawyer/protagonist was a one dad and brought up his children by a moral compass that we may do well to emulate even today:
On not killing a mockingbird: The principle of not harming anyone who doesn’t harm you.
Never kill a mocking bird because they do nothing except compose mu…

Dannon Activia Challenge (Sponsored Post)

One of the biggest challenges I face with all the running around with the kids, baseball practices, music lessons, etc. is how to manage my digestive health and keep my weight at a balanced level.

I have seen the Dannon Activia commercial so many times and was always curious and asked myself:  “should I try this?.” I finally decided to go ahead and try the Activia Challenge.  Since I am trying to take baby steps towards my overall health I thought this would be a good start!.

I am tr…

Beware Of Accidentally Overdosing Your Child

Recent research has shown that a majority of parents may actually be giving the wrong medication dose to their child; either overdosing or giving inadequate medication.
In a study that was presented at Lisbon, parents were asked questions in respect of a number of different scenarios to see what they would do given the circumstances. They are posed the question; that in the case of the youngest child appearing feverish and irritable, would they manage medication?
It was found that among the resp…

When Children’s Lack Of Focus Becomes A Memory Issue

One of the greatest myths of today’s world is in regard to memory loss. I am surprised to find that many humans hold a strong opinion that only old aged citizens are affected by memory loss.
Believe me when I say that children are suffering from the short term memory loss condition. In fact, memory loss can occur to anyone at any age.
There is no hard or fast rule for the memory loss condition as most of us perceive.
The greatest problem associated with memory loss treatment is that it does no…

Combating Carelessness – 4 Tips To Help Your Child Be More Careful

It is a common complaint of parents that my child is careless, has no sense of responsibility, is forever losing or misplacing things and it’s driving me crazy, but natural!
It could be that your child is making foolish and careless mistakes in school work or that they can never seem to remember where they put a book or a toy or that they are forever losing items in school such as stationery etc.
It isn’t just the financial implications of forever losing things that have to be replaced; it i…

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