All posts tagged "Parenting"

  • Don’t absorb stress, release it!

    Coronavirus has disrupted everything from school and day care to work and social life – and it’s stressing out a lot of parents and children. Exercise not constant digital distraction is one of the most important things...

    • Posted May 18, 2020
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  • What’s it like being a male trailing spouse.

    The classic definition of a trailing spouse is a wife who leaves home to join her husband on an overseas work assignment as an expat. As more female join the work force, traditional gender roles are gradually...

    • Posted May 13, 2020
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  • Helping Families Cope with COVID… one day at a time!

    This blog has been percolating in my head for a while. The thought of writing it has been daunting because the topic is so enormous and there are so many angles from which to approach the many...

    • Posted April 18, 2020
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  • Through your eyes

    During the honeymoon phase of a romantic relationship, your partner can do no wrong. You find their quirky mannerisms endearing and laugh at their jokes, even when shared over and again. You enjoy seeing them sleeping in...

    • Posted March 5, 2020
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  • Saying ‘no’ to kids won’t work. This will.

    We have what my husband fondly calls a 2-year-old wannabe engineer at home. He loves to play with pretty much anything he could get his hands on ranging from door chain lock and TV remote control to...

    • Posted March 4, 2020
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  • Looking Up, Around and Ahead in 2020

    Now that it’s 2020, I have read several posts on social media playfully acknowledging this date in time as a period within which to view the world with increased visual clarity. As I age, so too do...

    • Posted January 9, 2020
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  • Why discipline does not affect the behavior of your child.

    Does discipline really change the behavior of children? Discipline was never intended to have an effect on children. The thoughts that children experience (free will) resulting from the discipline is the only thing that can affect...

    • Posted December 15, 2019
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  • Habits are hard to break. Why not start washing your hands correctly?

    We all know people wash their hands, but did you know that a study says only 5 percent of people do it the right way ? A few doctors in Japan I asked say washing the hands...

    • Posted December 3, 2019
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  • Toddler dies after swallowing a disc battery.

    Brianna Florer, a two- year old girl from Oklahoma died a few days after swallowing a button battery. She is one of the many children to die from a similar accident. When she started throwing up blood...

    • Posted November 25, 2019
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  • A cool science experiment even a busy mom could do with kids in 90 seconds.

    Playing with my three and four-year old boys is an endless task. Every single idea has to be exciting. Thanks to YouTube, I found something that worked for my kids so I want to share them with...

    • Posted November 14, 2019
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  • Seen-zoned dad locks son’s smartphone until he messages him back.

    The whole point of parents buying their child a phone is to know that he is safe wherever he goes and that he is reachable anytime. However, it defeats the purpose when your messages get unanswered. British...

    • Posted October 31, 2019
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  • What drinks are healthy for preschoolers? Experts release new guidelines.

    There is no manual for being a parent but there are paediatricians and researchers whom we consider as our family’s partners in supporting the well-being of children. Researchers say the drinks we give children from birth through...

    • Posted September 25, 2019
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  • Child cries incessantly at a family restaurant. Manager warns Japanese mom. Who’s right?

    It happens more often that despite parents’ attempt to make their children behave at restaurants, they run around, cry, scream or act other types of crazy, often, for no reason. When the manager of a Gusto Family...

    • Posted September 12, 2019
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  • Child Off To College – First Year Jitters

    Now that there are only weeks left before your teen leaves home to live in residence at college or university, it may feel a little too close for comfort – for you, anyway! If you’re like most...

    • Posted September 3, 2019
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  • Japan Tries A New Tracking Device To Help Ensure The Safety of Children Commuting Alone.

    Recently, a stranger called out to a young girl who was walking home from school and asked her to get in his car. When the girl got into the car, the man allegedly requested her to touch...

    • Posted September 3, 2019
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  • Managing Exam Anxiety

    If your teen is studying for, or in the middle of writing exams right now, then you may be interested in reading about how to make this period of time less stressful for everyone, but especially for...

    • Posted August 27, 2019
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  • Cannabis around your kids… what you need to know now!

    When Canada legalized the use of cannabis last year, the Japanese government has immediately issued warnings that Japan’s law on cannabis use may apply to Japan’s nationals even when they are abroad.  Under the penal code, Japanese...

    • Posted June 17, 2019
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  • It’s A Crying Shame

    From the moment we are born, we cry. It is our announcement to the world that we have arrived. That we are alive. And it is rejoiced. But no one lets a baby cry for too long....

    • Posted May 16, 2019
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  • Fostering positivity in the family

    It’s a brand-new year. An opportunity to wipe the slate clean and to consider how to create a more positive home environment in which your family can connect and continue to grow. Here then are five tips:...

    • Posted February 26, 2019
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  • Don’t Treat Me Like a Child

    It’s very cool having a daughter majoring in Psychology at University because we speak the same language more than ever before. I also enjoy dusting the cobwebs from my brain when she shares some of her assignments...

    • Posted January 10, 2019
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  • How I cope with the chaos of kids

    Meet the Juggler… I have the world’s coolest stroller. A four-seater yellow affair that drives like a Porsche, steers like a Merc and takes corners at high speed like a Formula 1-something or other. Into this fabulous...

    • Posted September 12, 2018
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  • Are you a Super Dad?

    Picture the scene: you are out with a young child or infant in need of a toilet. Either your nose does the detective work or the child in question is now old enough to tell you they...

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • 10 universal parenting tips

    1. Start from yourself as parent Unhappy individuals make the worst parents. They look at life in a negative way and unconsciously confer the same onto their surroundings, which creates unpleasant vibes. Look inward and identify what...

    • Posted July 2, 2018
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  • Should parents be held responsible for their child’s bullying behaviour?

    There are rumblings in the USA that a lawmaker in Pennsylvania is wanting to pass a bill that will hold parents responsible for their children’s bullying behaviour. According to an article at thestar.com parents would be fined...

    • Posted April 19, 2018
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  • Why Preschoolers Are In So Much Trouble

    On Facebook, someone posted a video of a mother feeding her infant child. You may wonder what’s so special about that. Well, in this video, the mother, with her toddler alongside her, was spoon feeding her infant...

    • Posted December 15, 2017
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  • Growing Up Global: Share stories from other cultures, religion and time with your children.

    Christmas is a simple holiday, a time of giving and sharing. The gift of time spent together in building memories, establishing traditions, and discovering is the true meaning of Christmas. The consuming side of Christmas leaves us...

    • Posted December 13, 2017
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  • “Mommy, when do I get to be a big brother?”

    I realized that I was the only mom at my son's school who wasn't either pregnant or dragging along a toddler. I wondered if my little boy had noticed, too. I didn't have to wait long to...

    • Posted December 5, 2017
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  • Time spent by parents with their children has doubled compared to 50 years ago

    With an increase in use of digital devices all over the world,  most people would think that the time spent by parents with their children has been reduced to nothing. A recent study in eleven European and...

    • Posted December 2, 2017
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  • Don’t punish your children. Science says doing so comes at a big cost.

    Corporal punishment is a highly disputed topic among parents who have very strong opinions about whether it is right for a parent to smack a child or not as a form of discipline. In May 2016, a...

    • Posted November 11, 2017
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  • Adjusting to a new school year

    Adjust or bust. Or so it feels for millions of students (and teachers) who have either returned or are beginning classes for the first time, maybe even in a new school. Our home (and the people in...

    • Posted October 18, 2017
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