Friday, July 30, 2010

Free Parenting Articles

Where Mom and Dad are Smarter than Ever!

Children and Computers

Posted by miley On February - 6 - 2009

Children and ComputersBy Audrey Okaneko
I recently read a piece on the dangers of children and the internet. The article was very strong in keeping children away from computers and not allowing children to become reliant on ease of computer research.
I actually see things very differently. I think computers are a wonderful piece of equipment for [...]

How to Help Young Children Learn to Budget

Posted by miley On February - 6 - 2009

How to Help Young Children Learn to BudgetBy Audrey Okaneko
As an adult, I often meet other adults who struggle from paycheck to paycheck. When I engage in conversation, I find that many times this struggle is the result of not being taught to budget as a child.
I’d like to offer several suggestions on how you [...]

Teaching Children About Consequences

Posted by miley On January - 9 - 2009

Teaching Children About Consequences
By Audrey Okaneko
I was so fortunate to have had a wonderful parenting friend when my children were young. The one thing she was so strong about was consequences. There are always consequences.
I somehow grew up and entered into adulthood believing that consequences were negative and a bad thing.
This is not true at [...]