Ages 4-8 (Preschool/Primary)

Do your kids compare what they have to what others own? Help them beat this comparison game by learning to be thankful for what they have, even when others have more.

There are few things more humiliating for parents than public tantrums by their children. Here are four ways to help your young child resolve frustration by teaching him to be independent in a healthy way.

If you don’t have time to read all the books that your kids may have to read during class, consider reading book reviews for parents about these books. After all, once kids learn to read well, a book’s reading level is less important than whether the content inside is developmentally appropriate.

This checklist will help determine how well your child has progressed in acquiring kindergarten skills.

Parents often pardon rather than correct the tattler simply because they do not know how to deal with the issue.

Here are some things you can do to prepare your child for kindergarten

Here are some enjoyable activities you can do with your child to help prepare her for kindergarten.

Parents develop expectations for their child’s behavior based on age. However, there are factors to keep in mind.

How Can I Help My Child Grow Intellectually? There are so many enjoyable ways you can support your kindergartner as he acquires these new skills! You are, after all, his most important teacher. Here are some suggestions: Challenge him to find different ways that numbers are used at home. These could include telephone books, measuring …

Being the police, detective, mediator and judge for every squabble poorly equips our children for independence. Instead, we should invest time teaching our children to keep the peace. 

It’s important for your disobedient child to know two important facts: 1) You love him unconditionally; and 2) You are in charge — and he isn’t.

How can parents help children deal with bullies on the bus, playground or wherever? Here’s some practical advice.

Here is why you should write down your blessing for your children, and how to compose a written blessing to affirm them.

Sports have so much to teach us about what it means to live well. Yes, good character can be taught in Sunday school, but it is “practiced” on the court, diamond, gridiron and track. Virtues such as tenacity, perseverance, fairness, integrity and responsibility can be developed and strengthened as surely as the muscles and skills …

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When you discipline your adopted child, you need to consider her chronological age as well as her emotional age.

Children who are adopted when they’re older or who have more complicated histories are not likely to respond well to some traditional discipline methods.

Understanding the reasons for your child’s behavior and responses is important, but the truth is that some adoptive parents may never know the full extent of their child’s underlying problems for a number of reasons.

What really is beauty? Depending on who (or more specifically where) you ask, you’ll get a different answer. Train your kids to look in the right places for beauty.

Keys for offering the healing experience of meeting your adopted child’s needs, if they’ve been abused.