By Guest Author Elderly parents who begin to demonstrate erratic driving habits are becoming a problem for an ever-increasing segment of the population. Our senior citizens are living longer than ever before, and while we enjoy having them with us as they age, they can present serious problems when the subject of driving comes up. Driving Is the Last Bastion of Independence for the Elderly If they can drive, in their minds it means that they can get behind the [...]

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Other than empathizing with a young child’s physicality (smaller, weaker, easily ignored/overlooked), remember that very young children (one and two year olds) are also working with limited language and cognition/cognitive complexity. So imagine you are trying to stick a round peg into a square hole and it’s not working. As you try, you feel a surge of strong emotions going through your body and it doesn’t feel pleasant. If you were an adult your language and reasoning kicks in and [...]

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Let me first begin by saying that I walked past this book many times, intrigued by the title but not wanting to buy it. Maybe this is a quirk of mine: there are some books where I’d have no or neutral feelings toward it and I’d buy it. There are books that I have gut reactions against buying it. Sometimes the gut reaction is about the author, sometimes it’s about the treatment of the subject matter. In this case, I [...]

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We live in a time where we can offer many options to our children, especially when we have the means. So what I deem as “most” intellectually stimulating toys you can get for your children may come as a bit of a surprise: Plain wooden blocks. Dirt (+/- water). Sand. Paint (brush optional). Empty containers and cartons. Play dough (minus molds or cookie cutters). You (not “blah blah blah” but rolling-on-the-floor physical activities). Kim John Payne’s studies in childhood development [...]

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By Amy Fowler The summer holidays are coming. If you don’t want your kids to spend all day, every day, in front of the computer, then why not make your garden a fun place to be by investing in some garden toys for children? You can turn your garden into a swimming pool, an activity gym, a castle, or a racetrack with some carefully selected toys and a little imagination. Choosing garden toys for children When you’re selecting garden toys [...]

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The question that I ask myself constantly is: “What type of human being do I want to see my child become, in a society of other human beings?” I’m not talking about vocations or hobbies, like becoming a doctor or appreciating music. I’m thinking along the likes of self-reliance, self-awareness, discernment. This leads me to identify what I want to teach my child. Now my answer becomes, “I want to see my child become a person who can discern his [...]

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Having an illness in the family is an emotionally trying situation that places a strain on every member of the family. When the sick family member is a child, there are special considerations that must be taken into account, especially when siblings who are well seek to understand. There is no handbook outlining the perfect handling of this sort of situation, and parents are often left in the dark by medical providers who are primarily concerned with which medication or [...]

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An anonymous question on Quora asked if it was feasible for a woman to combine the roles of mother, wife, and homemaker with a professional career without any external help – in other words – can we do it all ourselves. I looked up the word “feasible” after I considered, “Is this a question about it being possible, or it being feasible?” Feasibility means “possible to do easily and conveniently.” The scenario posed: being a mother, a spouse, a career [...]

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