17 Precious Gifts Your Kids Need from You to Thrive
Have you thought about what kind of gifts your kids need from you? As parents our most precious assets are our children, and yet so often out of our own needs and desires, we forget they are their own unique people. Our kids need us for their healthy emotional, mental, and physical growth. Parenting requires we find the balance between loving our children, disciplining them, guiding them, and allowing them the necessary freedom, confusion and suffering essential for their self-discovery. All children have some very basic needs, which when given in the correct manner, help them to develop the resiliency required for a strong sense of self. They don’t need…
Why My Kids (and Yours!) Don’t Need a Lot of Toys
I have two beautiful young kids. One is thirteen and the other one is six. Before my older one was born, I had decided that I won’t buy a lot of toys for my children to play with, and I didn’t. Many of you may find it little hard to believe that altogether I only spent somewhere between $125 to $150 over the years on toys (new toys, not used) for my 1st child, and even less for my younger one since he inherited some cool toys from his older sister. According to a recently conducted research, the average amount spent on toys per child in 2017 was highest in…