Posts Tagged by parenting tips

Celebrate Diversity with Young Children

How to celebrate diversity with young kids

Today’s guest post on celebrating diversity with kids comes from Dan Gilbert on behalf of Primrose Schools. Here are some creative ways to teach them about diversity and culture with play, music, games, books and more. more

Discipline Tips to Foster Maturity in Tweens

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Try these 10 discipline tips to foster maturity and build character in your tween. more

It’s All About Attitude! How’s Yours?

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Sometimes the attitude adjustments need to come from us parents, not our kids. It’s time for a parenting attitude check. more

Talk to Your Daughter about Menstruation… Period!

Tips for talking to your daughter about her period

How do you talk about her first period with your daughter and help her to be prepared? Read on to learn some great tips from experienced youth worker and mom, Jo Brielyn. more

Date Night… with Your Kids

Date night... not just for parents anymore! Make it a family affair.

Five creative ways to celebrate family date night and bond with your kids. more

Kids and Body Image

Kids and Body Image

Five ways I helped – and continue to help – my daughter with her body image. more

Talking to Kids About Bullying

Here are five tips for talking to kids about bullying. more

Help Your Kids Dream About the Future

Kids love to dream about jobs they want to do when they grow up. They dress up and pretend they’re going to work to do a job. What does your child dream about being and how can you help? more

New Blog Talk Radio Show, Will Blog for Kids

Join experienced mommy bloggers, Jo Brielyn from Creative Kids Ideas and Michelle Debenport from SomeGirlsWebsite, as they dare to delve into the world of blogging for children with their new radio show, Robin Falls Kids – Will Blog for Kids. Details follow… more

How to Help Kids Deal with Stress

We often forget how stressful life can be as a kid. Here are some suggestions by our guest blogger, Stacy Hensley, to help children deal with stress. more



Kids lives are stressful too! How can you help?

Our post today comes from guest blogger, Stacy Hensley. I recently read Stacy’s article that spoke about how to help children deal with daily stresses, especially kids in the tween and teen years. Her advice is excellent, and I believe it has can benefit a lot of kids, parents, and educators. And what a timely and appropriate subject to kick off the school season!

I asked Stacy to share a few words with Creative Kids Ideas readers about the topic, so here’s Stacy…

As parents, we often forget how stressful it can be as a kid. Kids have numerous stresses to deal with such as academics, peer pressure, pressure to do well in sports or other clubs, and the continual pressure to please their parents. Changes that go on at home can be a big source of stress for the younger generations. Seeing their parents stressed and dealing with disruptions in their routines can be stressful for tweens, teens and younger children.

Kids need to learn how to cope with stress in healthy ways. Ignoring the stress can lead to more problems such as behavioral issues or anxiety. There are things that parents can do in order to help their child deal with stress during trying times. Here are some suggestions that can be used by parents to help their child deal with stress in many different situations. Read Stacy’s article, How to Help Your Tween or Teen Deal with the Daily Stress of Life.

Stacy Hensley, freelance writer and mother of three

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Stacy Hensley is a freelance writer and the work-at-home mother of three kids, twin 14-year olds (a boy and a girl) and a 6 year old daughter. She writes on a variety of subjects, but focuses most of her writing energy on educating others about autism, special education, and sexual abuse. You can read more of Stacy’s work at Associated Content by Yahoo!

Thanks to Stacy for taking time out of her busy schedule to drop by Creative Kids Ideas to share with us! :D