To Do or Not To Do: Traveling with Children

I meet many families traveling with small children on planes, trains and buses. For many of them, it is a nightmare to travel with their small children. Often, the child is jumping or climbing over the railing or screaming. The parents are embarrassed that their child is not sitting still, so they tell him to … Continue reading →

Focused Parenting: Birth to Five Years

by Karol Svoboda There is a story in the Bible of the wise and foolish builders. When the rains came and the winds blew and began to beat against the house, it was the house built upon a strong foundation that stood. The house built upon the sand fell with a big crash. It is … Continue reading →

To Do or Not To Do: Children in Long Meetings

Have you been to a meeting where you are unable to concentrate because children are screaming or running around? Usually mothers or fathers are in and out many times throughout the meetings. There are some places where parents are not allowed to come with their young children. Or just because they are kids should they … Continue reading →

To Do or Not To Do: Meal Times

Recently I read a book about a military family. Time to time the family got invited for meals at the army mess hall. One day another mother commented that her children were so well behaved around the table and that she would not be able to bring her own children to the mess hall because … Continue reading →