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  1. Tips for Balancing Work and Motherhood (Part 2)

    Tips for Balancing Work and Motherhood (Part 2)

    On part 1, you have already read the guide on how to balance work and motherhood. It’s not always easy, but does not mean you cannot do that. If you fully work from home, there will be few pros and cons you need to face.

    First, working from home enables you to control the kids all the time and stick to their daily schedule. On the other hand, your work schedule is probably not as precise as at the office. Yes, you probably have set your work at home from 9 to 5. But unwanted condition sometimes forces you to start earlier or later than the fix schedule you would have had if you work at “real” office.

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  2. Tips for Balancing Work and Motherhood (Part 1)

    Tips for Balancing Work and Motherhood (Part 1)

    Perfect mother. That’s what all women want to be.  And we are sure you are one of those women, Mom. For most of us, perfect mom is the one with ability to keep the good achievement at workplace and care for the family at the same time. How to make it true?

    Looking for the answer is probably like trying to find the secret recipe. But it’s actually not like that. Balancing work and motherhood can be achieved through some steps below. By making the steps as routine, you will eventually find that be a supermom is a possible thing to you, and to other moms wherever they are. Let’s start.

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  3. Parenting Styles and the Impacts on Children (Part 4)

    Parenting Styles and the Impacts on Children (Part 4)

    Understanding various types of parenting style together with the impacts on children is an essential thing for all parents. They need to consider the positive and negative side before finally decide which one to be applied and evaluated. Now, let’s talk about the last style called uninvolved parenting.

    The name of this parenting style is enough to give us the clue about the definition. Uninvolved parenting is probably one of the most controversial styles for many parents out there. Uninvolved parents tend to be neglectful, thus it offers the least of children’s basic needs fulfillment. Parents who apply this parenting style generally expect the children to raise themselves.

     

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  4. The Essential Parenting Advices (Part 3)

    The Essential Parenting Advices (Part 3)

    On the previous article you already read about some important points of good parenting and now you will read the other suggestions regarding the other essential points of good parenting. In line with the suggestion on part 2, setting limitation for children is also good to teach them fostering their independence.

    Setting limitation for children will be helpful for them to develop the sense of self-control. At the same time, encouraging children’s independence would be good to let them developing the sense of self-direction. Fortunately, those are among many other things required by everyone to be successful in life.

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  5. The Essential Parenting Advices (Part 2)

    The Essential Parenting Advices (Part 2)

    The introduction to essential parenting advices can be found here and now we will continue the next point or rule of good parenting.

    Deciding what kind of parenting style you will use requires good consideration based on children’s age. Try to adapt with child’s development. In each development, the behavior will be different from other stages, thus you need to use different method too.

    Children who are more than 10 years old would be more irritable. They are also argumentative, and it happens especially when they have problem with school grades. This situation requires parents to be aware. Instead of pushing the child more, it will be better to understand the condition thus the child will not have any problem with their self-esteem.

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  6. The Essential Parenting Advices (Part 1)

    The Essential Parenting Advices (Part 1)

    Parent-children relationship is not always going well and such condition (more often than not) causing various problems at home, including behavior problems. In this point, you need to pay attention seriously. Here are some essential parenting advices to consider.

    Parents need to learn more about good parenting since it is truly helpful in fostering many good things for children such as cooperation, kindness, cheerfulness, self-reliance, honesty, etc. Besides, good parenting is required to promote intellectual curiosity and protect children from developing the disorders, including depression and anxiety.

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  7. Dealing with Disrespectful Children (Part 2)

    Dealing with Disrespectful Children (Part 2)

    On part 1, you have already read the basic things you need to know about how to deal with disrespectful children. Now we will continue with the next points you need to consider very well.

    In some situation, you probably find that arguing is an inevitable thing. When you try to give advice or say something your child does not want to hear, he or she will commonly react by saying “It’s not fair” or even argue that what they did is acceptable for other parents. Better do not give any depressing comment. Instead, tell them that you are not their friend’s parent and you have your own opinion. Do not let too long argumentation. End it quickly.

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  8. Dealing with Disrespectful Children (Part 1)

    Dealing with Disrespectful Children (Part 1)

    Dealing with children’s behavior is not always easy. One of the examples is dealing with disrespectful children who sometimes act like brats. You need to know several things regarding such problem, including the cause and solution.

    The first thing you need to always remember is that it needs time. It’s impossible to change everything overnight, right? Knowing the cause is the number one important thing you need to do. This initial part is (believe it or not), the most difficult thing.

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