Educational Learning Toys

As parents, we are always looking for ways to improve/enhance our children’s development, while still encouraging them to have fun. Educational learning toys bring great value to a child’s life. I checked out some of the best educational toys out there and found something for everyone: baby, toddlers, and young kids. Baby Educational Toys Baby [...]

How Learning to Play Music Benefits Children

No matter your child’s age, music plays a huge part in their life. From infancy, mothers sing and hum to their babies and then in grade school they learn the basics of reading music and may begin playing the flute-o-fone or similar instrument. When they reach Junior High and High School our children may join [...]

Parenting Skills

The Secrets of Highly Effective Parents My middle son, Jacob, is very interested in gold, silver, and diamonds.  He is particularly keen on selling my diamond engagement ring and buying me a crystal replacement and himself a room full of toys!  As I tuck him into bed at night, he sometimes asks this playful question, [...]

Time-Management-for-Kids

    Educating and encouraging your children to practice time management can be fun and practical. When you are able to help them better manage their time, it can be enormously helpful to you as well. Teaching your kids time management now will undoubtedly help them have a more productive life in the future.   [...]

Conflict Resolution

Dear RaisingSmallSouls, I’m a stay-at-home mom of two rambunctious boys, aged 5 and 3. lately, I feel like all they do is fight, fight, fight! (“I want the blue car” – “Me, me” – you get the picture!) How can I make it stop? Thanks, A Frazzled Mom Dear Frazzled Mom, You may find comfort [...]

How To Boost Your Child’s Self-Esteem

Putting Your SELF in the Development of Self-Esteem By Dyan Eybergen, RN © 2009 Self-esteem is not something children are born with. Its development begins during infancy and is primarily based on the interactions children have with their parents and that those interactions are positive in nature. The development of children’s self-esteem unfolds with the [...]

Snappy Siblings

Question: I just read what Dyan wrote on this site, via the email- loved it – and I have a question and need help! What should we do with our eleven-year-old son who is continuously being “snappy” and short tempered (yelling, being crabby) with his eight-year-old sister?  He complains that she is annoying; and while [...]

A Parenting Nightmare

Question: How can you and your child get past you walking in on her (7 years old) watching an Adult movie for about 1 hour & 23 minutes  to be exact.  My husband was watching her and fell asleep, so she chose her own movie. Sincerely, Eva in San Fransico, CA Answer by Dyan Eybergen, [...]

Teen Drinking

Question: My 13-year-old son has come home from friend’s houses with alcohol on his breath a few too many times. My husband says that a drink here and there is nothing to worry about. My husband is not an alcoholic; he hardly ever gets drunk although he has a glass or two of wine to [...]

Coping with Grandpa’s Death

Question: My Father-in-law passed away a few months back. He was a very dear family member to all of us, especially to my daughters, Rachel 6, and Nicole, 3. When he passed away all our emotions took over us – we were sad, crying, anxious of the future without him lonely, etc. Rachel cried for [...]

Independence

Celebrating Independence Day this weekend on July 4th, I gazed at the brilliant display of fireworks and pondered what freedom means to us today. Freedom is all about having the ability to make choices. Yet, I wondered, how much freedom is truly mine, and how much have I relinquished in order to fit into a [...]

Who Are You?

RaisingSmallSouls is pleased to introduce Nathan Geisler, Master Life Coach, to provide valuable insights into child rearing. Nathan Geisler M.A., an experienced family therapist, has been an educator for life values for the last 25 years. He teaches and lectures at institutes of higher learning, colleges and universities. He has thousands of students across the [...]

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