In building success into a relationship with children, take advantage of what they already have going for them. Utilize the interests and successes that already have going for them. Utilize the interests and successes that already exist. Find some way to make a child feel successful, then build more success upon that success. When Tommy came to me, he experienced …

Parents should listen to their instincts and pick up their newborn babies when they cry, Queensland University of Technology researcher Professor Karen Thorpe said. A joint study with QUT and the Riverton Early Parenting Centre has found many parents of infants up to 12 weeks, were uncertain about how best to settle their crying baby and whether or not it …

A sense of success grows slowly in children, since they are prone to feeling inadequate around adults. To help children succeed, create situations where failure is least likely. It also helps if you can be alert to their fear, embarrassment, and likely areas of failure. You will learn to notice their hesitancy in such areas. Rather than pushing or forcing …

It’s a colloquial term that refers to a style of parenting which involves paying extremely close attention to children. It’s also called over parenting. It gets its name from the fact that parents hover over children like a helicopter, to make sure they aren’t harmed in any way. This particularly pertains to school-related problems. It can be detrimental for children …

Bucharest, Romania – July 5, 2017 – Ilie Dobre, sports commentator for the Radio Romania News (Romania’s National State Radio) author of books and multiple record holder, wrote and published 45 books in almost all the literary genres, setting the world record for the Most books published by a Radio Sports commentator. Photo: Ilie Dobre, sports commentator for the Radio …

1626 Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherlands and later buys Manhattan from the Native Americans for items worth approximately $24. He then names the island New Amsterdam. 1627 Plymouth Colony and New Amsterdam begin trading. A shipload of approximately 1500 kidnapped children is sent from England to the Virginia colony to increase the number of settlers in the colony. 1628 …

Rotorua, New Zealand – June 21, 2017 – More than 7000 passionate New Zealanders have come together smash the Guinness world record for the largest Haka; a total of 7700 people flocked to a field in Rotorua to almost double the standing official record of 4100 people set in France. Photo: Rotorua set an official new world record for the …

Father’s Day is a celebration which was inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother’s Day. It is celebrated in honor of fatherhood and male parenting. Father’s Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide. In a few Catholic countries, it is celebrated on the Feast of St. Joseph. On this special day, children express their gratitude and …

Mackay, Australia – June 14, 2017 – On World Tap Dance Day, May 25, 274 tappers took part in a tap dance lesson, setting the new world record for the largest tap dance lesson in a single venue. Photo: On World Tap Dance Day, May 25, Mackay set the world record for the largest tap dance lesson in a single …

Auckland, New Zealand – June 14, 2017 – It took 1799 students from Glen Eden Intermediate, Kaurilands, Konini and Oratia schools five minutes standing under the winter sun to accomplish the World Record for the largest human bike image. Photo: A group of 1799 school children, teachers and parents claimed the World Record title for the ‘largest human image of …