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Dads Struggle with Work Life Balance Too

Usually when we talk about the struggle to balance work and family we focus on moms, but the truth is dads struggle with work life balance too.

Dads have dreams. They want to be doctors, lawyers, business owners, and artists but they also want to be dads. They want time to be around to see their kids grow, they want to coach little league or be on the PTA. And yet, while they want to be involved, they also want to be successful in their careers. So, how do you create a healthy balance between the two? How do you have time to continue education, to build a business, to move up the ladder of a company, and help your child with his/her homework?

This article is written by Alison Pidgeon, MA, LPC
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How Dads Can Achieve Work Life Balance

Here are 6 tips to help dads (and moms) as they struggle to balance work and family:

Dads Don’t Have to Be Perfect

It is easy when you have less on your plate to be a perfectionist. But the second you add in the demands of life and children, something has to give. Rather than strive for perfection, strive to be excellent.

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Find Time to Unplug from Work

When you leave the office, leave your work there. It will follow you everywhere if you let it. Turn the phone off (or at least leave it on the counter, or in a drawer). Avoid opening your email. You need some kind of separation. If you work from home, so give yourself a time to cut yourself off. Say after 5 p.m. you won’t do anymore work for the day and instead focus on time with the kids and your spouse.

100 Fun Ways for Kids to Connect With Their Dad

Find Time for Yourself

Get up early to meditate or go for a run. Ten minutes of meditation a day, or a 30-minute workout can do wonders for your mood and your focus. If you get more done earlier in the day, you will have more time later to spend with your family.

Ideas for Self Care

Don’t Waste Time

Some time-wasting can be healthy. It can be time to decompress and let your mind wander to reduce stress, but it can also add up. If you are spending the first two hours of your morning on Facebook or reading funny emails then that is time you could be spending on work or family-related things. Limit yourself to twenty or thirty minutes when you need a mental break, then get back at it.

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Change Your Routine for Better Balance

If you are feeling overwhelmed trying to balance everything in your life, then take a hard look at how you are spending your day. What can you do to make things easier? More time efficient? Is there a chore you can split with your spouse, rather than take all on yourself? Can you alternate who takes the kids to soccer practice, or mows the lawn? Can you wake up 20 minutes earlier? Little things can make a big difference.

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Make a Balanced Schedule

By planning ahead you know what you can fit in, and what to expect. Include kid and spouse time in that schedule. You can fully commit during that time to avoid feeling guilty. You made the choice to spend two hours on work, so accept it and get it done. When that time is up, move on to family time.

Lastly, take it easy on yourself. It can be overwhelming to be successful at a career and at having a family. Take a deep breath and put things into perspective. Many dads struggle with work life balance too. The world won’t stop if you turn your phone off for an hour every evening to play a game with your kids, and you and your children will be happier for it.

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Featured Contributor: Alison Pidgeon, MA, LPC

Alison is a licensed professional counselor and the owner of Move Forward Counseling, a boutique private practice in Salunga, PA. Her group practice specializes in women’s issues and offers mental health counseling for children, teens and adults. In her free time Alison can be seen running after her two small children and cooking is her therapy.

Website: moveforwardlancaster.com
Facebook: @mfcounseling

Daddy and Me Photo Shoot Ideas

Daddy and Me Photo Shoot Ideas

Angie Englerth is an amazingly talented photographer! As a parent she totally understands wanting to capture adorable pictures of your children. However, she is also passionate about capturing the bond between children and their parents, even grandparents!

This year Angie tried something new – she offered Mommy & Me and Daddy & Me photo sessions.

We gave our readers a sneak peek of the Mommy & Me sessions in our All About Moms collection, and now want to share the Daddy & Me with you too!

This article is featuring Angie Englerth
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Daddy & Me Photo Shoots

Here is a preview from Jami’s photo shoot with his daughter

After the photo session, Angie asked Jami these questions:

What was your initial reaction when you saw the ad for the Daddy & Me Event for the first time? Lisa (wife) is going to jump on this and I’m okay with that.

What expectations did you have for the day of the event? What were your concerns? Tried to not make expectations and wanted to trust the professionals that they know what to do 🙂 Concerns were making sure I stayed light hearted and playful so my daughter would glow and not feel pressured to focus on the camera.

How often do you think and event like this should be held? Annually

What did this event mean to you? It was nice to be acknowledged as a father with my daughter. So many times I feel like the father is just a tag along in the family photos. It was nice to be acknowledged as a significant part in my child’s life.

In one word, how would you describe this event? Gratifying

Here is a preview from Jason’s photo shoot with his daughters

After the photo session, Angie asked Jason these questions:

What was your initial reaction when you saw the ad for the Daddy &Me Event for the first time? Excited to get my girls dressed up for pictures.

What expectations did you have for the day of the event? What were your concerns? I expected some trouble, especially with my youngest. But things actually went very smooth and quick.

What was your initial reaction to your images? The images came out great. It was awesome to see my girls having pure, innocent fun.

What did this event mean to you? It was a great time with my girls.

In one word, how would you describe this event? Fun

What would you say to someone contemplating booking a spot at the next event? Don’t hesitate. It’s well worth it.

Here is a preview from James’ photo shoot with his daughter and son

Happy Father’s Day to each of these dad’s, and to all of the other dad’s out there! You are each very special!

Check Out These Father’s Day Ideas – Quotes, Gifts, Cards, Crafts, and More!

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Featured Contributor: Angie Englerth

I am Angie, a wife and mama to two sweet little boys! I’m a portrait photographer in Lancaster county capturing the journey to and through motherhood. I believe that women look the most gorgeous when pregnant and I want them to feel the same way about themselves. My goal for each maternity session is for mamas to realize just how beautiful they are. I also enjoy capturing little ones while they are still little. All the details of newborns, from the tiny toes to the milk bumps on their nose, are my absolute favorite!

Printable Father’s Day Card Mad Lib

Below is a free printable Father’s Day Card. Grab some card stock, print it out, and help your little one fill in the blanks for that special Dad in their life. You can even add a fun picture to the circle that showcases the two of them, or draw a picture of something fun they like to do together. Enjoy 🙂

Also, check out Father’s Day Ideas for Quotes, Gifts, Cards, Crafts, and More!

This article is written by Karissa Tunis
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Free Printable Father’s Day Card

For more on this topic, check out the full All About Dads collection

Co-Owner: Karissa Tunis

Karissa Tunis is the co-owner of both the parenting website Adore Them and the family event company Milestone Family Expos. Through these ventures she is able to share inspiring, heartfelt insight with large audiences within local communities and across the country! Her knack for all-things-organization allows her to balance content creation, brand partnerships, and event planning; without losing sight of what she wants for her own family. Despite her busy schedule, Karissa also makes it a priority to spend quality time with her husband and three children. You will often find her volunteering at her children’s schools, cheering them on from the soccer sidelines, or enjoying the great sites of Charleston, SC with her family.

Contact: Karissa@AdoreThem.com

Should You Hire an Education Lawyer? How to Advocate for Our Kids

Should you hire an education lawyer?

Nobody relishes the thought of having to hire a lawyer to go up against the education department at the local level. But unfortunately, there are times when it might be a necessity. If you’re thinking that you might need an education lawyer, obviously things have escalated to the point where you’ve reached your wits’ end when it comes to a serious issue relating to your child. In these cases, where you’re feeling protective, the school is defensive, and your child might possibly be hurt or being treated unfairly; you need someone unbiased to come in and protect your child’s rights. Continue reading below for more insight!

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Be Proactive with Your Child’s Education

No one knows your child like you do. And, no one will fight for them like you will. That can feel a bit overwhelming, but it is also empowering! I have two children that each have an IEP for a different reason, and for a specific area of learning. Whenever I go into a school meeting, I walk in telling myself that I have two goals. The first is that I will not leave this meeting without conveying how my child is feeling. The second goal is that I will not leave this meeting without an adjustment to their IEP that I know will help. Sometimes this means that another accommodation needs to be added. And sometimes this means that an accommodation needs to be lessened or removed in order to give my child the sense of accomplishment and confidence for moving forward.

Prepare for School Meetings

My number one tip before any school meeting is to have a long heart to heart with your child. I explain to them that I am not in the classroom. Even though I know what should be happening, I am not in there to see it in action day in and day out. So I need to hear from them what is helping, what is not working, and how it makes them feel. Ask very detailed questions about everything your child mentions. And then, together, come up with an ideal plan for going forward.

Because my daughter is dyslexic, she has special reading accommodations to help her focus for testing. And she receives small group support when working through multi-step assignments. Over the years we have changed her testing accommodations to include a teacher reading her the questions, taking the test in a separate room with no interruptions, to now taking her tests in the back of the room next to the teacher. She has improved so much! And we want to recognize that and support her becoming more independent! So now she can stay in the classroom with her main teacher, but they are still nearby if she has a question. They even check in on her throughout the testing to be sure she is understanding everything, and completing the assignment correctly.

Listen to the Teachers

While I prepare for each meeting by talking to my daughter, I still walk into each meeting with the ability to listen. My goal is to help my daughter succeed. And while she might know what she wants, the teachers also might have some additional insight to consider. I was surprised to see my daughter jump from a below average reader, into the above average range, in less than a year! I had no idea she was improving that quickly (thanks to her accommodations and wonderful support)! At home she was telling me what help she still wanted. But while in the meeting, the teachers recommended giving her a little more independence.

But my first goal of conveying how my daughter is feeling, and having just had the long conversation the night prior, I was able to explain what my shy child is feeling inside – which I believe matters more than any grade! So while she was improving, we all agreed that we needed to keep that strong support system for her in order to continue with her progress. In the end we made a few minor adjustments to give her a small push. But we kept majority of her IEP the same. And after checking in with her daily over the next few weeks, we all agreed that we had made just the right amount of adjustments for her success.

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When Do You Need an Education Lawyer?

Unfortunately you will not always be able to work it out in a simple meeting. Sometimes you need to ask for an entire team meeting. This might include your child’s teacher, their special area teachers, their resource teacher, the principal, the school guidance counselor, the school psychologist, and whoever else might come into contact with your child. I have been there. It is intimidating. But sometimes gathering everyone together in the same room, and at the same time, needs to happen so that everyone can be on the same page.

But what do you do if the issues still are not resolved? You might need to consider calling an Advocate or hiring an Education Lawyer to help mediate the situation.

Concerning Scenarios to Watch For

Some of the scenarios in which you might find yourself needing an education lawyer are in the cases of a special needs child whose IEP isn’t being met. Or, perhaps you have a child who is facing discrimination, or abuse at the hands of someone at school. If you feel that your child isn’t receiving the proper support or curriculum that is their right according to their IEP, you then have the right to call for a meeting, or even call for additional help.

If your child has been mistreated or harassed by a member of school staff, or is being bullied and the school administration hasn’t addressed the problem, you need to make sure it is properly addressed. Perhaps you feel that your child has been unfairly disciplined. Or your child was injured at school due to negligence or some other school-related problem, than you need to have that investigated.

And if you feel that your child is not progressing at the rate they should be, and/or is failing as a direct result of school negligence, don’t ignore that. If you’ve seen policies and/or curriculum that give you cause for concern, speak up. These are just a few examples. However, there are any more reasons that warrant concern, and why you might need to contact an education lawyer for guidance.

Know Your Rights

The important thing is that you know your rights. Know that you have the right to ask for help. Expecting a safe supportive environment for your child is not too much to ask for – that is your child’s right as a student. Maybe you can get the changes needed on your own in a school meeting. Or maybe you need an expert to help facilitate the adjustments. Either way, be that proactive voice for your child. Because if you don’t start the process, it’s likely that no one else will. Good luck! Remember that there are experts out there who are available and willing to help you through this process! And once you start seeing your child improve and succeed, it will make all of this totally worth it!

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Preparing Teenagers For Adulthood: A Guide For Moms

Preparing Teenagers for Adulthood

For the past eighteen years of their lives, we have been our child’s guide, protection, and caretaker. We stand next to them sharing in their best moments, and we hold them during their most challenging times. We have taught them everything needed to get them to this point… adulthood.

And now, we watch them fly.

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Parenting a Young Adult

Being a mom to a young adult is hard. When they were little everything was a little less complicated as they relied on us for all their needs. We encouraged them to flourish while teaching them responsibilities. But we were always there to guide them.

Once they grow up, you have to learn to take a step back. This can be incredibly hard, especially as you watch them make their first truly independent decisions. After years of making the big decisions for them, you have to let go of that control and respect them as adults.

But children will always need their parents (no matter their age) as much as they need their independence. So your job won’t ever come to an end, it will just change. And believe it or not, you will learn to adapt.

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Preparing a Young Driver

One of the most significant moments will be when they take their driving test and come home with the ability to go wherever they want, whenever they want. While they may want to borrow the keys to your car, this is an excellent opportunity to help teach them more valuable life lessons for their future.

A lot of young teens rush out when they pass their test. They jump behind their parents’ wheel and head off without a care in the world. Unfortunately this can sometimes result in careless behavior, and at worst they may find themselves in a car accident and needing a lawyer for an injury claim.

But take a step back. While your children are preparing for their test, use this time to teach them the importance of earning what you own. When we have worked for something, we tend to treasure it more. This doesn’t have to mean they need to pay for the car themselves. But perhaps you could give them a budget, and buy them a car that needs some work done to it. The hours they spend creating their perfect set of wheels, or earning the time to use your vehicle, will be remembered when they hit the road.

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Preparing Your Teen for Adulthood

You also need to prepare your teenager for how to live life without you. So it is important to focus on teaching your children to earn and to save – and for more than just a car! Teaching your children how to budget is crucial. Before they set off to rent or buy their own house, spend time running through your everyday finances. You could even ask them to assist you with balancing your budget. This will open their eyes to the day to day costs of living, instead of them finding out the hard way – and potentially returning home with debts!

Sometimes we are so focused on accomplishing the mundane practical jobs of being a parent, that we forget how to show our children what adulthood is really all about. From DIY, to dealing with emergencies; there are so many ways we can prepare our teens and ourselves for their independence. Good Luck!

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Choose Glasses by Face Shape – Help Your Family Find a Pair They Love

Learn How to Choose Glasses by Face Shape

My husband, my son, and I all wear glasses; but we all have very different styles and features that we’re drawn to! Every year, when we renew our prescriptions, we all have to go through that process of picking out glasses that compliment our features, are on-trend with current styles, are comfortable to wear, and are durable enough to hold up month after month. As the mom, I help my son and husband pick out their glasses along with trying to choose a pair that I love myself.

This process usually means that we try on every pair of glasses available in the store. We laugh when we try on a pair that makes us look like an entirely different person, and we slowly figure out the shapes and styles that we are drawn to. But since we are just making guesses, this process can take a while!

Instead of just guessing about what might look good on our faces, I was curious to see if I could find some information to help our process. What I came across was that choosing glasses by face shape can be very helpful for both adults and kids! Once you identify your or your child’s face shape, you can easily narrow down glasses options accordingly.

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Round Shaped Faces

Rounder faces have a naturally softer look, so you’ll want to choose more angular frames that will balance you out. Choose higher frames that don’t sit right on your cheeks to minimize your fuller cheeks. People with round-shaped faces are lucky, as they can play around with fun colors and prints to create a more significant contrast.

Oval Shaped Faces

Consider yourself lucky if you have an oval shaped face; you can choose from the broadest selection of specs that will complement your face shape. The most important thing to remember is that you’ll need to select frames that are wider than your face. Wide-set frames will add width and balance to your face. Just be careful when browsing over-sized frames, as these can throw off the natural balance with which your face is already blessed.

Heart Shaped Faces

Heart shaped faces are widest at the top and gradually narrows towards the chin. This fact means you’ll want to choose bottom-heavy frames to add some weight to the lower half of your face. If bottom-heavy frames aren’t your thing, then at least select a pair that minimize your forehead, since that is your face’s natural focal point. Add some fun to your frames by keeping the embellishments to the ends, which will add width and dimension.

Square Shaped Faces

Strong jawlines and otherwise angular features will benefit a lot from softer, rounder frames. While it might sound counter-intuitive to choose frames that are contrary to your natural face shape, opposites can balance each other out quite nicely. Wide-set frames in neutral colors will further soften and thin out your face.

Oblong Shaped Faces

Oblong shaped features include high cheekbones, tall noses, and long foreheads. Since your natural features are already pretty prominent, broad and high-sitting frames can add width to your face. Choose color accents to add a bold, yet understated flavor to your look.

Picking Glasses by Face Shape

Keep these tips handy next time you or your family needs to order a new pair of glasses! It can be a lot of fun to figure out face shapes, and then see how it works well with different styles of frames. Once you have a few frame shapes and styles that you know will work well for you, you will also start to feel more comfortable ordering online. For example, these Vera Bradley glasses let you sort by shape so that you can easily narrow down your options and pick a pair of frames that you’ll love.

Whether you are shopping in store or online, your yourself or for your family… take the time to find the right frames. It’ll boost confidence and encourage more wear time so that you get the actual benefits of glasses – being able to see better!

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What Should I Bake at Home? Sweet Inspiration for Delicious Treats

May 12, 2020

In times like this, we are looking for comfort, which often means finding new fun comfort foods to eat! Food is great to experiment with, and we hope that you’ve found a new passion in the kitchen. More and more people are interested in learning to bake at home, which can be a great hobby while stuck inside!

Baking is one of the best ways to get your hands on some sweet treats. Sure, you could go to the store and find a ton of pastries, cakes, sweets, or whatever else you might be craving. But baking is fun, and it’s good to get in the kitchen and see what you can make. Chances are, it’s always going to taste better when you’ve made it yourself! So keep on reading if you’re looking for a little bit of inspiration.

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Small Sweets to Bake at Home

They say that the best things come in small packages. And we definitely believe that to be true when it comes to sweet treats! Tiny sweet treats are fun to eat and perfect for tea parties with your kids or a quick dessert after dinner. Brownies, cupcakes, shortbread, and even donuts are great options for little desserts! Learn how to make an old fashioned donut – it’s much easier than you might think and might quickly become a family favorite.

And if you’re looking for other sweet breakfast options, learn how to make grain free pancakes!

Crazy Cake Designs to Make at Home

Now is the perfect time to experiment with crazy cake designs! Try something new, and if it looks terrible, it will still taste delicious. You could go for a fruity strawberry cake design and have strawberry sauce dripping down a towering cake. Or make the biggest, silliest looking chocolate cake your kids can think up! Decorate it with oreos, kit kats, and other favorite chocolate candies. Messy, crazy cakes are fun and easy for the whole family to bake at home!

Go check out more party planning ideas!

Simple Treats to Bake

Finally, why not just keep it simple. A really easy treat to bake at home is Eton Mess, which is a traditional English dessert. All you need is cream, meringue, fruit, and whatever sauce you want. It’s ready within minutes and a quick treat you can whip up pretty much any time of the day. They look adorable served in small glass cups, and they are both sweet and refreshing to eat!

Read how to incorporate simple treats into the perfect coffee date!

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Daily Summer Checklist for Kids (FREE Printable)

May 12, 2020

Free Daily Summer Checklist for Kids Printable included below!

Having a more relaxed schedule is one of the things that I look forward to the most about summer. Since I work from home, we are lucky to have flexibility and adopt a more go-with-the-flow attitude. This more relaxed approach is usually a wonderful break for all of us after a school year of busy-ness, but there are definitely downsides to it too…

Having a more relaxed schedule can sometimes mean that nothing gets accomplished over the course of a day. We start to adopt an attitude of, “I’ll do it tomorrow.” But in the mean time we are falling into bad habits and way too much screen time.

So this summer, I wanted to come up with a solution that felt like a middle ground between no schedules and too much rigidity. And that solution is this printable checklist!

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Making Our Summer List

I took some time to brainstorm what I wanted on our summer checklist. I didn’t want the list to feel overwhelming, because then we simply wouldn’t do it. And I didn’t want the list to be too specific, because summer is all about going with the flow.

The six simple things that are on the list can essentially be done anytime throughout the day at various locations! There are not certain times for certain activities, or certain limits. And my boys can make a lot of their own decisions throughout the day which is encouraging their independence as well. They can choose which books they want to read, what they want to draw/color/write, what they want to clean up, what they want to build (legos, blocks, or even glue scrap pieces of paper together), what they want to do during quiet time, and what they want to play when they go outside!

I also included those three blank spots so that we can fill in and change our summer checklist from day to day or kid to kid.

[Read: 30 Summer Activity Ideas for Kids (with free printable]

Laminate the List

I have a laminator that I don’t use very often. But it has been so great to have on hand! I’ve had the one below for 5 years, and it still works great 🙂

But if you don’t want to get a laminator, then you can also grab an 8×10 frame from the Dollar Tree to make this printable reusable!

Use the List

After laminating our daily summer checklists, I hung them on the fridge. They are highly visible and easy to grab! A cheap, magnetic dry erase marker is on the fridge too so that the boys can check off their lists as they go throughout the day.

I don’t care if they do their whole list first thing in the morning, or if it takes them all day – that’s up to them! I just want to make sure that we’re not leaving out the important, enriching activities that will help them learn and grow.

[Read: How to Prepare for Pool – Pool Safety for Kids]

Daily Summer Checklist for Kids Printable

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How Can Parents Warn Their Kids About Bad Friends?

As a parent, you want the best for your child. Unfortunately, more often than not, good intentions can have dramatic consequences. As a result, parents who wish to warn their children against friends who could be a bad influence, must think before they act. Indeed, teenagers need to explore and experiment with their surroundings in order to figure themselves out. Part of the exploration process also includes defining who is a friend and who isn’t. You can’t take control of your child’s social connections. However, if you suspect your child’s friend is a bad influence, you can find ways of avoiding unnecessary risks and pain.

For more on this topic, check out the full Friendships collection

Help Them Question Their Friendship

Your child is unlikely to respond positively if you attack their friend. However, you can encourage them to question their relationship and the benefits they get from it. A simple conversation that tackles their views on friendship and their expectations for their friends and themselves can already clarify many things. Perhaps your child may discover that, according to their own definition, their friend is a bad friend. Or maybe you will even come to change your view on their friend. Ultimately, when you keep the tone conversational and open, you can both learn something new about how to make friends, and who is or isn’t a friend. Don’t judge until you know all the facts.

Find out how to teach kids about friendship

Avoid Potentially Dangerous Decisions

Can you trust your intuition when it comes to judging your child’s friends? If you suspect there is something fishy going on, you can find ways to safely monitor your child’s phone on this website. While monitoring shouldn’t be used as a spying method, it can help to ensure that your child is safe. For instance, you can check suspicious text messages and calls if you are worried about friends who can be a negative influence. It could also help you to act quickly if you notice something suspicious is going on.

Explore what makes a good friend

Share Your Worries Objectively

Toxic friendships can happen at any age. Whether it happens to you or your child, the first thing to focus on is to define how toxic a friend is. Ultimately, forbidding your child to see their friends is not going to work. However, you can help them see your perception by explaining which behaviors you dislike. It helps to objectify the situation and can often bring your child to understand why their friend is a bad influence.

Learn what to look for in a friend

Put Yourself in Your Kid’s Shoes

The first thing you want to ask yourself is, what does that specific friend offer that makes them so appealing? If your parenting style revolves around restrictions to avoid any risk, a friend who is a bad influence can offer the freedom you refuse. If this is the case, you might want to discuss the introduction of additional freedoms with your child and consider if it changes their views on the friendship. Additionally, a bad influence friend who keeps their words when parents can’t sometimes hold their promises (nobody is perfect!), could provide a sense of trust. In short, understanding the appeal of a bad seed is detrimental here.

Ideas for how to be there for a friend in need

Your Kids and Their Friendships

In conclusion, parents need to keep their eyes open when it comes to their child’s friends. However, it isn’t your role to impose your views or forbid your child to see their friends. Open and honest conversations with smart monitoring will help to avoid risks, and are the safest ways forward.

For more on this topic, check out the full Friendships collection

5 Fun & Exciting Kid Party Ideas

Planning a child’s birthday party can be equal parts fun and frustrating. Not only are children prone to changing their mind on a whim, but they often request parties well out of their parents’ budgets! Luckily, there are a few fun and exciting birthday party themes that are sure to satisfy even the most indecisive of children, as well as all of their friends. Below are 5 different kid party ideas….