Category Archives: Parenting
Storytelling, one of our positive-parenting-tips tips for teaching patience with children
Why storytelling is one of our favorite positive-parenting-tips tips we use with our kids. The second topic of our series of positive-parenting-tips tips and teaching patience and sharing to kids, is all about storytelling. The concept itself doesn’t need much … Continue reading
Nasal polyp surgery – diary of a kid’s day at the hospital
At the beginning of the week, Victoria was scheduled for a nasal polyp surgery. A common surgery to remove the polyps when they block too much of the airway and therefore cause snoring (and bad sleep) and frequent colds. As this … Continue reading
How to Teach Patience to Children
How to teach patience to children and how to handle difficult situations. This is our ‘count to 30’ approach that help us teach our kids about patience and sharing. In my post on patience and sharing, I touched quickly on 5 ideas … Continue reading
Positive Parenting Tips: Teaching Kids about Patience and Sharing
If you’re looking for some positive positive-parenting-tips tips, try teaching your kids about patience and sharing. Patience and sharing are two wonderful skills which I believe each parent wants their kids to have. However at what age do they really … Continue reading
The fun about raising kids … is being taught new kiddy logic!
… is being taught new logic by your kids! And so while in the car with my daughter today, I learned that I need to get stronger in order to be able to whistle. I’ve never been able to whistle … Continue reading
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A perfect mothers day present
My daughter’s mothers day present turned out different than planned. Tomorrow it’s mothers day and -as most kids her age-Victoria made a mothers day present for me and learned a poem. During the week we’ve heard the poem a couple … Continue reading
Small surprises can make your day
Sometimes playgrounds for kids are hidden just behind your house Some days come with nice surprises. And so it was last Sunday. At first there was the clear blue sky which came unexpectedly after lunch time. The day before we … Continue reading
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iPads are great for kids
This might sound controversial to many and we as well would have been doubtful before about an iPad in the hands of our kids. The truth is, since we got an iPad a couple of months ago, it’s mostly used … Continue reading
Raising kids …
Raising kids… is becoming increasingly skilled at transforming into a horse, a climbing tree, a slide or whatever the imagination of your toddler is up to! I am often amazed at the set of extra skills you obtain when you … Continue reading
