How To Earn an Extra $200 Dollars This Weekend Sometimes you are strapped for cash or just want some extra spending money and you need it fast! So how does one make money over the weekend? Easy! By stepping out and looking for work, here are a few ways you can earn some cash this […]

Since we love our children, we are always on the lookout for signs that he or she is being bullied at school. We hate to think that there may be children who try to exclude him or her from activities or ridicule him or her. Sometimes we are so caught up in trying to find […]

What’s with the quality time that everyone tries to accomplish with their families? Do you run yourselves ragged trying to cram a week’s worth of quality time into your evenings and weekends. As a result, you feel even more pressure and guilt because all this quality time has left no time for housework and the […]

Some Facts About Bullying Bullying is a huge problem for children in the United States and elsewhere. Recently I ran across a great info-graphic that explained some things about bullying. You can see it here: http://www.infographicsarchive.com/health-and-safety/infographic-the-truth-about-bullying/. The info-graphic shared some startling facts that I want to tell you about. First of all, what is bullying? […]

How do you determine if you or your child is being bullied? Perhaps it was just a joke taken too far? Bullying can best be defined as an imbalance of power. Whenever there is an imbalance of power or strength that is either real or perceived there is a potential for the greater power to […]

Encouraging Words & Phrases To Build Confidence (EXPERT) © Judy Helm Wright aka “Auntie Artichoke” Many times when we think about what we have said or done to other people we wish we could have a do-over.  Most of us would never deliberately set out to hurt someone’s feelings, but it is easy to offend […]

10  Ways to Help Your Child Make Friends © Judy H. Wright, www.ArtichokePress.com   Nothing touches the heartstrings of a parent or teacher more than the plaintive cry “nobody likes me” or”I don’t have any friends.”  We wish there were something we could do to insure the child will be, if not the most popular, at least included in the games […]

3 Simple Ways to Keep Young Children Safe As a parent, keeping your children safe is your chief priority. And there’s plenty of advice out there touting certain strategies for doing so. But it doesn’t have to be complex or difficult. To improve the safety of your young child, we’ll keep things simple. Here are […]

4 Ways to Connect & Communicate With Your Toddler   Do you talk to your kids or with them?  Do you listen to them and do you actually hear what they are trying to tell you? Does your body language (non-verbal) match what your words (verbal) are communicating?  Connecting and bonding with your children will […]

Every year parents are assigned the daunting task of finding unique costumes for Halloween. The scariest part of this holiday can be braving the crowds of other parents at department stores only to be left with few costume choices to pick over. To avoid this stress, you might want to consider buying costumes online or […]

How to protect your child from cyber-bullying using mobile monitoring applications? Read this blog post to find the many ways that parents can monitor who and what their child is receiving and sending on their mobile applications.

Words have power. Power makes you stronger and more independent. When you can communicate with words and language, both verbal and non-verbal, then other people know how to respond to your requests. As a parent educator I am trained to assist parents, teachers and child care providers in methods Emotions are triggers for our needs, […]

Many parents are nervous about sending their children to school because of bullying. Prepare them to not just be a “by-stander or witness” but to be assertive and aware of what is going on around them. Claim your free ebook on Parent’s Resources for Bullying at http:

Natural and Logical Consequences When families and communities send consistent messages to our children concerning the repercussions of dangerous and unkind behavior, it will be easier for them to avoid participation in these behaviors.  It is our responsibility as adults to help them live by the basic rule that actions have consequences. Natural Consequences Natural consequences happen when a child is irresponsible; soccer […]

You do not have to be a perfect parent (now there is an oxymoron) but you do have to be a present parent.   They will recognize that it is okay to make mistakes and lose our temper sometimes, but we also acknowledge when we are wrong and try to do better next time.  We say […]

Do parents lie to their kids? Do kids tell lies?  Why do we lie, often when the truth would serve us better? We recently had a group of friends and relatives in our home for a dinner party.  After some great food and general conversation, I asked them to help me with this project.  Everyone […]

    Are you concerned because trying to communicate and connect with your kids is hard?  You are competing with video games, friends, school, sports, hormones, growing pains and  lack of interest on their part. Please believe me as a parent educator, mom, gram, auntie, neighbor and friend that being pro-active in getting and staying […]

Bullying, cyberbullying and online harassment have been in the news lately.  It is horrible when your child is bullied or taken advantage of in any power struggle.  But, what do parents do if they find out that their child is the bully? Sometimes physically bullying is a matter of who is pushing who when the […]

Bullying, cyberbullying and online harassment have been in the news lately.  It is horrible when your child is bullied or taken advantage of in any power struggle.  But, what do parents do if they find out that their child is the bully? Sometimes physically bullying is a matter of who is pushing who when the […]

Stress Triggers for Kids How do you know what is stress and what is a temper tantrum? How do you figure out if the stomachache is from too many tacos last night or the math test scheduled today? Why would your six year old be stressed when you are the one who lost the job? […]

How do people from dysfunctional homes know what is normal or appropriate in relationships? What happens if you want to be a loving parent but your role model was a bad example? How do you learn to be a mother if you have never been mothered? How do you bounce back from bad life experiences? […]