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Ripples

When I was a kid I read a short story by Ray Bradbury called A Sound of Thunder. The story was fascinating, a tale of time travel with a terrifying lesson about ripple effects. One small event, one that, at the time, seemed so trivial and irrelevant, ended up...

5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Listen

Are you going through the same trauma of parenting when your kid just won’t listen to you no matter what you do? You have tried punishing, bribing, and reasoning but feel that nothing works on your child. If you think there is no hope, think again. Trying to get...

How to Impart Moral Lessons to Your Kids

(Editor’s note: please welcome Rebecca’s suggestions for lessons in morality that we can all use. Thanks, Rebecca!) Every parent should groom his or her kid into a sensible and responsible human being in whom virtues far outweigh the vices. Parents should...

How to Teach Baby Sign Language

Editor’s note: please welcome Jessica with her post on sign language for the little ones. Thanks, Jessica! Whenever you see your baby making any sound or movement you feel excited, don’t you? Many people think that they are meaningless sounds or gestures....

Law of Attraction

Words are powerful tools. As a parent, I need to keep that thought at the forefront of my mind. We don’t realize sometimes how much weight our children assign to the words that come out of our mouths. Just a little bit of disapproval can really impact a little...