Seeing your own baby grow up into a toddler holds tremendous joy for parents because you know that they are learning new skills each day. When they speak their first words or take their first steps, you will be so overjoyed that tears can fill your eyes. However, there will always be two sides to a coin as the joy will be accompanied by frustrations and worries as your toddler enters into the ‘terrible twos’ period. I can understand fully what you are going through because I have a pair of two-year-old twins so I have two terrible twos! Read more »

As parents, it is perfectly normal to wish that our kids are little angels. However, in real life that is next to impossible! You can ask any parent around you and it is not difficult to hear their complaints about their kids as well so you can see that it is a very common problem that almost every parent faces, no wonder more parents sough for parenting advice nowadays! So what makes a child ‘difficult’ and is there any perfect to raise a difficult child? Read more »

One of the most common children problems that parents face is having a whining child. If you have a child who simply cannot stop whining and you want to teach him to request for things in a more proper way, below are 6 tips to help you. Read more »

If you feel that you have been trying to be a super mom, forget that! Your child parenting journey will be much happier and more enjoyable if you are willing to relax and learn along the way. Be prepared to change your perceptions and believes as you go along. There are bound to be parenting problems as your child grows up from baby stage to toddler stage to teenagers and even when they are adults. You just get different sets of problems, that’s all so quit trying to be perfect! Read more »

Some parents feel that parenting involves dealing with more things than they can actually handle and are actually not prepared for it. The end result is that they will feel stressed out and wonder if they are exercising bad parenting. Don’t worry, it is perfectly normal to have tried everything that you have heard of or learnt about and yet nothing seems to work! Is there such a thing as “parenting skills curriculum” which every parent can simply follow without any error? Read more »

It is not uncommon to find acne problems in teenagers but can children between the ages of 8 and 11 get acne outbreaks? Yes, definitely, although it does not happen often, thank goodness for that! In fact, the term for children acne is “early onset acne” and if your child has it, it is important that you take special care so as to prevent acne scars from developing. Read more »

It is not easy for adults to deal with death and many parents find great difficulty in dealing with the subject with their children, especially very young kids. It is indeed a sensitive topic and below are some tips to help you deal with the topic. Read more »

Most mothers now understand the benefits of breast feeding their babies if they are able to do it but when do you stop breast feeding your child? Since there are so many advantages that breast milk brings to the young child, shouldn’t we carry on with breast feeding even when the child is already a toddler? However, some mothers might feel awkward about it and wonder if it is normal to carry on to breast feed their toddlers. Read more »

If you have a disabled child you will likely be facing lots of pressure from all around you and it can overwhelming if you learn that your child faces rejection and taunting from peers at school. You know that life is already very hard for your child with having to face the day-to-day challenges due to the disability. Such treatments from his schoolmates will give him additional pain emotionally and it can really be heart-wrenching! Nevertheless, such are just some children problems that you have to deal with as a parent. When faced with such a situation, how can you help to soften the blow? Read more »