Category: Child Discipline
Why Tiger Moms Are Great: Tiger Parents Express their Love Through Expectation of Greatness, Not in Acceptance of Mediocrity
It’s time for some tiger cubs to approvingly roar for our strict parents, their domineering ways and their inflexibly high standards. The current depiction of tiger parenting is decidedly negative. Kim Wong Keltner’s book on “Tiger Babies Strike Back” and Su Yeong Kim’s report “Does Tiger Parenting Exist? Parenting Profiles …
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Could ADHD Drugs Spur Development Changes? Higher Dopamine Receptors Found in Patients
Those with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who also take certain medications may experience periods of development changes in their brains that could ultimately impact their ability to respond to other drugs. The study suggests that adults with ADHD have higher levels of a protein called a dopamine transporter in their …
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Conquer Potty Training with Patience
It’s not just Junior who needs to be ready for the milestone. So do Mom and Dad. Candy bribes, crazy songs, timers, threats, pleading – all methods used by parents to try to potty train their children. The real trick for success is to just relax. That’s the message from …
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Are Timeouts Messing Up your Kids?
So there I was last week, perusing a preschool parent handbook, when I stumbled across a curious anti-timeout policy. “Time-out is not an effective form of discipline,” the packet explained. “This focuses on the negative and alienates the child.” I felt an immediate pang of guilt. I’ve given my almost-2-year-old …
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‘Clean your Plate’ Nagging Fuels Obesity Epidemic, Experts Warn
It’s a mantra repeated by parents all across Britain: “Clean your plate – or you’ll be having it for breakfast.” But now experts claim the stern words may be fuelling an obesity epidemic. In research that is bound to leave put-upon mums and dads slapping their foreheads in despair, dieticians in …
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Does Technology Hinder or Help Toddlers’ Learning?
Children under five years old have an uncanny knack of knowing how to master new technology. From smart phones to tablet computers and game consoles, it is not unusual to see toddlers intuitively swiping screens and confidently pressing buttons. Even if parents enjoy the momentary peace that comes with handing …
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How to Get your Kids to Eat Vegetables
Kelly Pauley’s four children eat tomatoes fresh out of the garden and help select produce at the grocery store. “We’ve just always had it as part of everyday diet,” the Port Huron woman said. But not all families are blessed with vegetable-loving children. Attempts at making kids eat vegetables often …
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CHILDUP BESTOF: Should Little Kids Be Forced to Share in Preschool? It’s Just Not Developmentally Possible for Many Children
Share and share alike. Sharing is caring. We’ve all heard the sayings and most of us grew up being told we HAD to share with playmates, classmates and of course siblings. But now, some preschools are teaching kids that they shouldn’t share; saying that forcing one child to give up …
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The ADHD Epidemic: Is There Anything Parents Can Do?
I have spent countless hours in deep discussion with both parents and professionals questioning why so many kids are being diagnosed these days with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity (ADHD). Is there some causal contributor in our food or environment? Is it due to changes in …
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When to Let Kids Get Online
Q.We have three children — ages 7, 9 and 12 — and two of them received electronic hand-held devices for Christmas. This is causing a problem: All those stories about cyber-bullying and technology addiction have made me pretty strict about their use. Even though my husband and I own electronics ourselves, we …
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