100 Tips for Nannies and Families

Make imagination your destination!  Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on a journey into the magical worlds of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Peter Pan, and Lilo & Stitch.  Discover Ariel and Sebastian’s enchanting undersea kingdom; visit the Pride Lands with Simba and Nala; soar through starry skies with Peter Pan and his sassy fairy friend [...]

Kids ages five to 12 years old often exhibit self-doubt.  They don’t think they’re good at a particular task, even though they may actually be quite good at it.  Here are some things you can do to bolster your kids’ self-esteem when self-doubt is surfacing.

1. Praise your kids’ abilities and accomplishments. Praise often. Praise publicly [...]

Make imagination your destination!  Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on a journey into the magical worlds of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Peter Pan, and Lilo & Stitch.  Discover Ariel and Sebastian’s enchanting undersea kingdom; visit the Pride Lands with Simba and Nala; soar through starry skies with Peter Pan and his sassy fairy friend [...]

Children with special needs siblings often feel overlooked by their parents and overshadowed by their special needs siblings.  Why?  Because, of necessity, parents and others focus on the needs of the special needs children.  Other children may get only peripheral attention.  How do these children handle this and how can parents help?
Children with special needs [...]

Make imagination your destination!  Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on a journey into the magical worlds of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Peter Pan, and Lilo & Stitch.  Discover Ariel and Sebastian’s enchanting undersea kingdom; visit the Pride Lands with Simba and Nala; soar through starry skies with Peter Pan and his sassy fairy friend [...]

Every child is born with her own unique gifts and talents.  Perhaps she has a musical gift.  Maybe she is very good at math.  Or maybe she has the soul of a dancer.  How can you recognize and nurture your child’s unique gifts and talents?
Be vigilant in watching for her gifts and talents.Â
Praise her often [...]

We all have “those” days.  You’re tired, frustrated, and harried.  Your child is having a difficult day of her own, and she’s being a little difficult to handle as a result.  In that weak moment, you blurt out hurtful words to your child.   Immediately, your conscience goes to work.  “Why did I say that?  Why [...]

To a typical toddler (perhaps two or three years old), the world is full of wonder.  Everything is new and curious.  It is easy for parents or nannies  to foster the curiosity and learning of toddlers . . . opportunities abound in every interaction and in every environment.  Here are a few tips.
Discuss the things [...]

When we were kids, we played hooky from school every now and then.  Aw, admit it.  But as parents, we are hard wired to scoot our kids dutifully off to school each day.  But what happens if we play hooky from work, have our kids play hooky from school, and we all spend a day [...]

Some kids just seem more prone to hitting than others.  Why?  And how do you change that behavior?
Why?
All kids experience frustration, anger, etc. on a nearly daily basis, but not all kids hit to communicate what they’re thinking or feeling or to fulfill their objectives.  Kids who choose to hit do so for a variety [...]