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Depression during pregnancy or after the birth of a child affects less than 1% of the population. If this population includes you, this affliction may seem hopeless and life changing. Like other forms of depression, there is a cure. Women suffering from depression before (perinatal) after a pregnancy (postpartum), should seek help from their medical doctor with optimism that this disease can be cured.

Some women may be hesitant to tell someone about their symptoms because they may feel embarrassed, ashamed or even guilty about feeling depressed during a time when most parents are joyous. You may worry that you will be viewed as an unfit, or unloving parent… Continue Reading

Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For Help

There are many myths about what Counseling. Most of them come from some outdated ideas about psychology and psychotherapy. Unfortunately, images of old men in beards, clients on couches and patients in asylums still define what counseling is for many individuals who might benefit from what counseling offers today. So, What is counseling?

Can Counseling Help You?

Counseling is a unique relationship in which the Counselor helps someone identify a problem and work together to discover strategies or utilize techniques to problem-solve. One counselor stated that his job is to hold up a mirror for the client to see himself or herself in. “We all have experiences in which we… Continue Reading

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