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There are many different causes to sibling rivalry. Most brothers and sisters experience some degree of jealousy or competition, and this can lead to squabbles and bickering. But other factors also might influence how often kids fight and how severe the fighting gets. These include:

Changing Needs

It’s natural for kids’ changing needs, anxieties, and identities to affect how they relate to one another. For example, toddlers are naturally protective of their toys and belongings, and are learning to assert their will, which they’ll do at every turn. So if a baby brother or sister picks up the toddler’s toy, the older child may react aggressively. School-age kids often have a strong concept of fairness and equality, so might not understand why… Continue Reading

Being a parent of an intelligent child is great. Being comforted by the fact that having a smart child often leads to a more optimistic chance of the child succeeding in school, securing a better job and becoming more capable of problem-solving everyday challenges is often a wishful thought for many parents. But, we all know that high intelligence does not necessarily guarantee success in school, future jobs and social experiences; we all have met or know individuals who are smart yet unsuccessful. So is high intelligence or possessing a high IQ that important? Yes and no. Simply put, having a high IQ without some emotional intelligence may be of little or no value in life. So, what is emotional intelligence, or E… Continue Reading

Congratulations! You have a child who is graduating. It may be a graduation from kindergarten, high school, college or another event. It’s all big and it’s all important. This article will provide you with some graduation ideas that you may have not considered. The purpose of this article is to also stimulate your thinking process to include other fun activities. This article supplied by Life Tips will not only put you in the mood for throwing a graduation party, it will make you look like a graduation party expert!

Graduation Party Tips

Graduation Party Planning Expectations
Remember that you are giving this party for someone that is near and dear to you. You raised them… Continue Reading

Here comes summer! Schools will be closing shortly and parents will be searching for activities to keep their children in the “learning mode” while having fun! Author, Bunny Kas, shares thirteen inexpensive, fun-filled activities that parents can easily encourage their child and friends to participate and enjoy. Do something different! Plan one or all of these activities while the kids have fun and you save money!

Activity Tips For Keeping Kids Busy This Summer

Summer Kid Tip #1- Collection container: Find a special container, preferably something small and see-through. It could be a glass spice jar, a mason jar, a tupperware container, even a small jelly jar. Any small finds can go into the “collection container”… Continue Reading

Parenting takes time and practice. Parents who become familiar with a variety of parenting discipline strategy and techniques successfully learned implemented by other parents are on their way to becoming a better parent. This article will assist parents in learning the “key discipline” techniques that may be used at home with children in an age span from toddlers to teens. Parents who have a desire to learn new discipline techniques and are consistent in educating themselves throughout their child’s developments will most often feel a sense of peace and well-being with their parenting style.

If you are having difficulty disciplining your child, it is important to remember that you may not be doing anything wrong. All children are… Continue Reading

Community and school leaders have teamed together for several decade now to address the issues of gangs. Gangs are real, but like many other community and school problems, gangs are a reflection of our society. To say that we can get rid of gangs is to say we need to get rid of society. Please understand what this means. It does not mean that gangs will always be here and we need to accept inappropriate behavior; it means we need to explore why gangs form and what we, as a society, can to to prevent this formation. The article written below is taken from “Keep Schools Safe.” This Web source is an active participant in providing resources for schools, parents and community agencies for… Continue Reading

On April 16, 2007, the shooting events at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, brought about intense debate about the responsibility of colleges and universities to provide safe environments and to increase their abilities to prevent and manage serious crisis events. In some states, mandatory school lock down drills practices several times a year are now the norm. So, what can parents do at home to teach or enforce what schools are teaching children regarding school safety? Numerous tips and parenting advice is provided that may stimulate discussions at home.

Teaching prevention skills

Students are being taught mediation skills (problem solving and communication) and ways to handle their emotions–especially anger–without hurting others. These skills will help them avoid… Continue Reading