Summer tips

July 12, 2012  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

Some  ‘home remedies:’ http://www.summernannyjobs.com/blog/10-smart-tricks-for-summer/

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Relaxation techniques for kids

July 12, 2012  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

Some tips: http://www.babysittingjobs.com/blog/10-relaxation-techniques-for-kids/

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When they are at camp

July 12, 2012  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

This blog postdiscusses communicating with kids while they are at camp: http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuagans/2012/07/11/is-it-a-good-idea-to-communicate-with-your-child-at-camp/

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Road trips

July 10, 2012  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

This link offers some tips to keeping kids entertained on the road (both electronic and not): http://www.nanny.net/blog/10-great-ways-to-kill-time-in-the-car-on-family-road-trips/

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The ideal childhood

July 09, 2012  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

Under Pressure: rescuing our children from the culture of hyper-parenting, by journalist, author, and parent, Carl Honore, is a frank look at concepts about ideal childhood, and ideal parenting, past and present. The author looks at what it means to come at children with preexisting  concepts and assumptions about how they should excel, as opposed […]

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