NEXT Memphis offers childcare services to help support struggling families – FOX13 News Memphis

NEXT Memphis offers childcare services to help support struggling families – FOX13 News Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Many families in the Mid-South depend on child care, and an organization wants to do more to help them. NEXT Memphis plans to help nearly 4,000 families and their children. “When I hear that number, it means we can provide an opportunity for more children,” said program coordinator for NEXT Memphis, Candace … Read more

Make mornings easy – Saratogian

Make mornings easy – Saratogian

Alright, we’ve taken the leap and the new year has started. As the second phase of the school year begins, some may have deep apprehension about these morning routines. Many of you are guilty of constantly pushing, pushing, and harassing to keep children moving. It turns into arguments and battles, whether it’s brushing your teeth … Read more

From lauded educators: 5 tips for handling young children and those with special needs

From lauded educators: 5 tips for handling young children and those with special needs

Managing a child well is no easy task, especially if they are very young or have special needs. On the sidelines of last year’s Leading Foundation Teacher Award, handed out on November 24, some of the year’s recipients shared helpful tips to help parents better understand their young children. 1. Invest time in your children … Read more

I’m a parenting expert – this is the secret weapon to stop little one from misbehaving on long car rides

I’m a parenting expert - this is the secret weapon to stop little one from misbehaving on long car rides

THE HOLIDAY season is usually not complete without at least one or two long car trips with the family. But parents all over the world know the difficulty of traveling with children who have temper tantrums – but there are some smart ways to avoid tears (from mother and children). 2 You can avoid tantrums … Read more

How novelist Jessamine Chan created the dystopian ‘School for Good Mothers’ – Orange County Register

How novelist Jessamine Chan created the dystopian ‘School for Good Mothers’ – Orange County Register

Frida Liu was tired and stressed. Her toddler, Harriet, was not feeling well, preventing Frida from sleeping at night. She was falling behind with her job and she was breaking down, especially when she thought of her ex-husband Gust and his beautiful, young girlfriend Susanna and his cocky, hippy ideas about parenting. And then Frida’s … Read more

China’s parenting law: Court directs divorced mother to live with child, World News

China's parenting law: Court directs divorced mother to live with child, World News

After the New China parental rights came into force on Jan. 1, a court in Hunan province ordered a nine-year-old girl to live with her mother after finding that the child was neglected by divorced parents. This is the first verdict rendered by from China court after the entry into force of the new law … Read more