Author: Crystal

Do you realize that instead of your child being a problem child, he just might not understand or relate to you? Children, like adults, relate to others in ways they understand. They often cannot even fathom what you are telling them if it’s not told to them the “right” way. There are personality types that… Continue reading Are You Communicating With Your Child?

1. Don’t limit them. Often we can stifle the imagination of our children by passing comment in a negative way; it can even be communicated by our tone of voice. We need to be careful what signals we give and make only positive, challenging comments that will not put limits on their thinking. (Also note… Continue reading The Top 10 Things a Parent Can Do To Help Their Child Reach Their Ultimate Potential

Connecting with kids is a challenge today, with all the pressures placed on us by work. In Working Fathers: New Strategies for Balancing Work and Family, authors James Levine and Todd Pittinsky outline strategies for working dads to build a strong connection with kids.  It’s important to enter into your children’s flow, rather than expect… Continue reading Tips For The Working Father

No man is ever ready to become a father. You can talk about it, discuss it, flog it into the ground until it expires with a despairing wheeze, and still… you aren’t ready to become a father. But then, something magic happens. If you’re lucky enough to be in the vicinity while your child is… Continue reading Fatherhood – The Journey

Don’t know what a D.I.N.K. is? Double Income – No Kids…and most probably all that life used to encompass for you before the children. Maybe you are a stay at home type or maybe you are a working dad. Whether you are a soon-to-be parent or just became one, your DINKdom is over. No doubt… Continue reading So You Are Not a D.I.N.K Anymore…