Besides giving your child lots of love and care throughout their life, your role as a parent is so much more. You’re also there to support your child’s growth, development, and emotional well-being. The weight of this job may feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be! These resources will give you solutions and ideas to make this job easier so you can be confident that you’re raising happy and resilient kids.
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Development and Learning
As a parent, worrying about your child’s development is pretty much par for the course. In most cases, there’s no need to worry about development, but what you can do is take an active role in supporting your child’s growth and interests.
Preschoolers 101: Understanding Preschooler Development
Rest is Essential for Your Young Child: Here’s How to Make Naptime More Effective
How to Encourage Literacy in Young Children (and Beyond)
Storm Spotting for Children: At-Home Meteorology
Raise Children Who Read for Fun
40 of the Best Art Projects for Kids
How Parents Can Help Children Develop Their True Talents
Behavior and Limits
Even the best-behaved children throw us curve balls once in a while, which is why all parents need resources for how to handle behavior challenges and how to set appropriate limits.
Parenting Tips: How to Improve Toddler Behavior
8 Common Child Behavior Problems and Solutions
Setting Limits with Teens and Preteens
Responsibility and Resiliency
While we may want to keep our children small forever, the reality is that they’re growing up every day. That’s why the ultimate goal is to raise kids who will be responsible, resilient people when they go out on their own as adults.
15 Tips to Raise a Responsible Child
An Age-by-Age Guide to Helping Kids Manage Emotions
Raise a Kid Who Can Cope With Challenges
Always Make Time for Fun
When it’s time to unwind, play time or time to themselves is the perfect opportunity for kids to let off steam. In addition to allowing them a chance for solo time, find ways to have fun as a family, like playing board games together or having a movie night.
Why Kids Need Independent Play Time Daily — And How To Start
25 Fabulously Fun Family Activities To Bring You Closer Together 10 Fun Things To Do With Teens To Create An Everlasting Bond
4 Ways Playing Board Games Benefits the Whole Family
21 Ways to Host an Outdoor Movie Night
The truth is that parenthood is all about balance. Finding the balance between the challenges and the joys, balancing free time with chores, and fun with learning. No one said this job would be easy! All we can do as parents is to take it one day at a time.
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By Kristin Louis from ParentingWithKris.com