Sharing of the small things owned by a child is sometimes necessary to make the child social. Some children have tendency to be very possessive about the things owned by them, mainly toys. These children try to shy away from others with the fear that the others may take away what belongs to them. However,…
No matter how old a child becomes, parents tend to think that he is too young to go out in the big bad world on his own and requires their help all the time. This is not true, of course, and may lead to friction between the parents and child as he tries to make…
Friends help in the personality development of a child. Good friends can be an asset for the child and he/she can learn a lot from good friends as well. It is essential for the parents to help the children develop friendship with children of their age and liking, as a childhood friend is an asset…
Emotional development of a child is as important as physical development and for this to happen, a child should be able to express his feelings. Parents should be open minded and encourage the child to talk freely about how he feels and no feeling should be taboo. In this way a child will not hide…
When you live at a particular place or locality, then both children and adults get used to that place. As a natural consequence of this, one develops a sense of attachment and belonging to the place. There can be a number of reasons for which one has to move out. These can include purchase of…
All parents have a desire to have well educated, well mannered and well placed children. This requires proper training from the day the child learns to understand. There are various ways of dealing with a child who does not behave well or is not serious with studies. Punishment is one of the ways of training…
Children look up to parents and their opinion matters a lot to them. The children’s feelings are very fragile so parents must be careful how they voice their thoughts. Mothers must refrain from threatening them of the consequences when the father gets home if the children are being naughty or they will begin to be…
During earlier times there was a conflict of belief between parents and researchers about memory status and skills to learn in children. Though parents always thought that the child learns and remembers at all ages, but researchers were of the opinion that the child has no memory skill up to the time the child is…
At an age when the child is sufficiently grown up and is not earning, an allowance becomes a necessity. A child has to go to school and buy something for himself to eat or share with his friends, who have pocket money, and share with him. As such, the amount of allowance that has to…
Children are often mischievous, only the extent of mischief differs from child to child. Some children are easy to control and can be made to behave easily, while other children are naughty and even require harsh treatment. There are different ways of punishing a child, some of them being persuasion, spanking and time out. Amongst…