http://parentingtalks.com Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:59:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en They're the sort of questions that countless parents have asked themselves at one time another. What makes our girls and our boys seem so dramatically different from one another? Is there a girl gene responsible for "sugar and spice and everything nice" and a corresponding boy gene for "frogs and ... http://parentingtalks.com/2009/07/28/when-harrys-brain-met-sallys-how-boys-and-girls-develop/ I opened an email from a friend who warned about some hanky-panky at a very well-known local water theme park. Together with the warning about a hidden camera in the female changing rooms, were combo photographs of two young ladies stripping bare. I was naturally outraged. Later I wrote to ... http://parentingtalks.com/2009/05/20/be-a-wise-promoter-of-social-justice/ My sister spotted my four-year old washing up with the bidet after a poo as she walked past the bathroom. She was amused by his agility but couldn’t help alerting me to give him a hand. “Oh, don’t worry about him. He can do it by himself. Usually he does ... http://parentingtalks.com/2009/05/18/toilet-training-confidence/ My four-year old woke up early this morning and asked for a cuddle. Seeing that he was still groggy, I gently rocked him for a bit and laid him back on the bed. Ten minutes later, he bounded up and came into the bathroom. “Are you ready to brush your ... http://parentingtalks.com/2009/04/14/a-childs-optimism/ Whenever we say good-bye to our loved ones we hardly give it much thought. We take it for granted that we would be reunited again. But for young children, separation distress is huge for them. I have observed it in my own children; even my 11-year old daughter still waves ... http://parentingtalks.com/2009/04/11/dealing-with-saying-good-bye/ Children like many adults have difficulties with saying good-bye. Saying good-bye also means having to deal with “closures” or “endings”. It can be as simple as “TV time is up” or “Let’s go home” after experiencing a fun time at the park. When mum leaves the house (e.g. out to the ... http://parentingtalks.com/2009/04/08/saying-good-bye/ As soon as my four-year old settled down to having a piece of banana walnut cake for tea, he said to me, “Mummy, tomorrow night we (switch) off the TV, computer, lights, air-cond and fan at 8.30.” “Oh? Why should we do that?” “We have to take care of the earth. The ... http://parentingtalks.com/2009/03/28/a-school-with-a-heart/ A few days ago, I walked into a restaurant hoping to pick up five pieces of freshly made Indian-styled bread in a jiffy. I placed my order with the man behind the cashier and headed straight to the counter where a young girl was doing the packing. I noticed a ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/10/31/what-you-give-is-what-you-receive/ In this day and age where drugs are so easily available, parents must be well informed about its effects to ensure our children grow up making wise decisions. In a recent study published in Psychological Science, which followed 1,037 children aged from three years to 32 years, children who tried ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/10/20/early-drug-abuse-brings-adult-woes/ A friend with three boys aged 11-18 years wrote to me about receiving nasty threats that stemmed from a soured business dealing. She was fearing for her children and wanted me to know about her predicament so that if should anything happened to her and husband, her boys could trust ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/10/10/the-truth-as-our-protector/