PARENTING and CHILD CARE

How To Teach Children The Value Of Respect? Respect is one of the most important values that we must teach children, and not only respect for adults and authority figures but also for other children and for themselves. In fact, the basis of a good coexistence lies in mutual respect, in addition to being the ground where solid self-esteem flourishes. Who could teach it better than parents?

You're busy, and also your other family members and children. The "to-do" list never seems to get completely checked off. If you're living to work instead of working to live, it's time to reset your priorities and focus on re-claiming quality family time. Here are a few strategies you should follow to make dinner time occasions for nourishing not only the body but the mind, heart, and soul as well. How to Reclaim Family Dinner Time? The shared family meal used to be a given. While breakfast and lunch might be taken according to individuals’ specific needs and schedules, supper time has for generations been a family’s chance to sit down and break bread together while catching up on the day.  The centrality to family life of a shared mealtime is reflected in its long history of being portrayed on film, running the gamut from the idealized . . . As the traditional family paradigm—with dad pulling a paycheck and mom staying home—has become less of a norm...