back to top BEST STARTS FOR KIDS Things To Do With Kids While Self-Isolating At Home During a Pandemic... What works while self isolating with kids? ​ By keeping your kids engaged and happy you'll all be happier. ​ Set up a routine with a variety of activity types: active v passive, exciting v relaxing, etc ​ Discuss new expectations ahead of time ​ Set up a reward system linking privileges to cooperation by noticing good behaviour Listed below are some activities you could try. ​ You'll be amazed at how much of an educational layer you can add to things you may already be doing. Many of these activities are open ended so cater well to varied age groups. These activities are pitched for 3-13 year olds. ​ The links with an asterisk have been activated and show language, maths, knowledge & social skills, that can developed through these activities. *Animal Fur Inspired Painting animal fur inspired painting *Experimenting With Dot Painting dot painting Creating a God's Eye Weaving gods eye weaving *How Many Squares In Our Room squares in a house *Finding Everything Inside A Hoop Finding everything inside a hoop thrown on the ground *Having a We Can Be Heroes Day we can be heroes Shadow Tracing With Chalk Feeling: Guess What's Inside Bag Mystery bag *Making A 'Love You Paper Chain' Making an I Love You Paper Chain Creating a Hand Washing Song Learning How To Play Marbles Playing Musical Chairs playing musical chairs Playing I'm Thinking Of An Animal *Keep Supplying Opposites Challenge opposites Post It Notes on Everything Red Listing: I'm Looking Forward To Playing I Spy with My Little Eye Sorting: Using Spoons or Tweezers sorting Self isolating at home can be a relationship building time with your kids, if you're smart about it and set things up to work well. By keeping your kids busy, motivated and happy you'll all be happier. ​ (And if you think I don't know what it's like to be you going through this, I've spent weeks, indoors with 25 preschoolers, during periods of inclement weather. And weeks camping in wet weather with kids. Sometimes our numbers swelled to 55 children when buddies joined us. We had fun, we learnt a lot... And it made our relationship stronger, not weaker.) ​ 2. Discuss expectations and responsibilities. Go to link: Setting up Routines to assist you ​ Explain that all of you have responsibilities you have to attend to. Make up a simple routine chart with visuals (and display it) so children know what's expected at any given time Children could draw the visuals for it or you could prepare it together on the computer Afternoon privileges/games/free time are linked to being cooperative during morning activities 3. Set up a reward system. For being cooperative in the morning, there are afternoon privileges. For more information go to: Why Spend Positive Time Together ​ This could be choosing a privilege evening meal or dessert bedtime stories afternoon games free time activity for the day family board games t.v. programmes movie choice dance music ​ You can have children take turns or choose the activity they're responsible for. And have this linked to their privileges. For example: ​ cleaning up after activities setting the table unstacking the dishwasher keeping their rooms tidy ​ And be careful what you notice. If you're noticing the child who is being difficult you're likely to get difficult behaviour from the others. Kids notice what gets attention. If you make it positive wherever possible, you're likely setting yourself up for success. ​ What worked was, designing a simple routine so kids knew what was going to happen at certain times of the day (although I allowed flexibility if longer times were needed to complete activities.) And I made the mornings more structured and the afternoons less so. Depending on the age and maturity of the kids involved they could be involved in designing their daily routine as long as all areas are covered. MIX IT UP Very active activities versus passive activities, engaged learning versus relaxation, creativity versus structured activity, mundane versus excitment ​ Plan for down time 1. Set up a routine... The key to success is variety. A daily routine for children aged 3-10 years could include some of the following. exercise (Your kids can do a daily work out with you) hygiene food prep (breakfast) structured learning time school healthy snack outside time or dance time (you can join in) food prep time (lunch) reading refer my favourite books creativity time learning games time completing responsibilities time outside time/ dance time or free play time passive time (free play time) bath and bed REMEMBER: Kids will usually choose positive time with you over most other things. If you acknowledge and appreciate cooperative behaviour you're much more likely to get more of it... Seriously. Being in a lock down situation with challenging children could become more difficult than it needs to be, particularly if you make the mistake of noticing bad behaviour. Go to Behaviour Strategies That Work ​ There are more than 125 ideas on Best Parenting Advice.com for parents self-isolating with kids at home to keep them occupied and happy. To find out how to set up your days to succeed check out some of the ideas below: 18 More Things To Do With Kids List 1 Share this page with your friends Back to Top Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. It highlights what successful parents do differently to those who struggle. Best Parenting advice.com provides free online resources for busy parents who want the best practical advice on: how to give kids a best start in life, better tips for parenting toddlers, effective child rearing strategies, behaviour management tips, successful goal setting and organizational strategies for successful families, easy family dinner recipes, self-care tips for time-poor parents and free kids learning games. The aim of Best Parenting Advice.com is to provide quality practical parenting tips and advice to best help children and families succeed, using the convenience of a website. ​ This website provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. Best Parenting Advice.com does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or with every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this website to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Similarly users of this website are advised to follow any recommendations for seeking professional advice as all information on this site is generic. Best Parenting Advice.com is an independent website and is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what. This pandemic time will hopefully be over quickly, but the positive memories you're making with your children could last forever.

back to top EASY HEALTHY RECIPES QUICK & EASY CHICKEN DINNERS Easy Chicken Parmesan by Debbie ​ Ingredients 4 chicken Parmesan Snitzel pre-prepared 4 slices ham 1 bottle tomato pasta sauce 4 slices tasty cheese Olive oil spray ​ Method 1. Cook chicken snitzel in sandwich maker/ grill cooking both sides simultaneously 2. Place into ovenproof dish that has been sprayed with olive oil spray 3. Place ham over chicken snitzel 4. Pour over a bottle of pasta sauce 5. Place cheese slice over the top of each piece of chicken 6. Cover with foil and bake in oven for thirty minutes on 180 degrees Serve with Rosemary Potatoes, zucchini and carrots Share this recipe with a friend For more Easy Healthy Recipes go to the following links: 10 Tips to Make Meals Kid Friendly 10 Tips to make meals kid friendly More Easy Healthy Chicken Recipes Honey Soy Chicken Wings Easy Healthy Breakfasts Easy Healthy Soups Easy Healthy Fish Recipes Easy Healthy Lamb Recipes Easy Healthy Beef Recipes Easy Pasta and Pizza Recipes Easy Healthy Rice Recipes Back to Top Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. This site provides free resources for busy parents who want best practical advice on: effective child rearing strategies, easy healthy family meals, self-care tips for time-poor parents and fun learning games to help best educate children while also encouraging positive relationships within the family. One of the best pieces of parenting advice to help support healthy cooperative families, is to provide regular nutritious meals, eaten together as a family as often as possible. Best parenting advice provides a range of quick and easy family dinner recipes supplied by busy working parents. These are the recipes asked for: because they taste great, they're quick and easy they're family friendly and they're foolproof. ​ This site provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. This site does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this site to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Best Parenting Advice.com is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what.

FUN READING GAMES Reading Game 1 Although the games are different and can be used for revision purposes at any level, you will need to work through them each in order to access the words used, as the learning is sequential and cumulative. To continue with Fun Reading Games click on the next level link below. For other fun games, click on one of the other links below. Level 2: Crunch Crocodile Game Fun Phonics Fun Maths Games Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. This site provides free resources for busy parents who want the best practical advice possible on: effective child rearing strategies, easy healthy family meals, self-care tips for time-poor parents and fun learning games to help best educate children while also encouraging positive relationships within the family. ​ The best parenting advice regarding creating engaged learners is to make learning as much fun as possible. That's why games work best to revise new information. Children practise skills over and over in play situations, yet aren't even aware they're doing it. Best parenting advice.com provides many examples of quick and easy games to help develop both early reading and maths skills. This site provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. This site does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this site to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Best Parenting Advice.com is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what.

back to top PARENT SELF-CARE Help: Finding Money During a Crisis If you're experiencing financial difficulties beyond being redeployed or accessing financial assistance from Centrelink, you may benefit from reducing your costs. ​ Simple Tips That Can Make the Biggest Differences During Crisis Times ​ Work out exactly what your financial situation is. And work out how you can live on your reduced income or welfare payments. You may have a financial cushion: e.g. severance pay, leave entitlements or savings you can access. Try to spin any monies out as far as possible. ​ You may have accrued loyalty points or credit points. Now could be a great time to use them. ​ You could cancel any non-essential subscriptions and club memberships for a time ​ Some utilities offer price reductions if you pay your bills by the due date. If you can't afford to pay your bills you could approach one of the many charities for a cash payment, otherwise ask to pay it off over time ​ You may be able to access advice from one of the financial counselors available through many major charities. They're used to advising people who's finances are meager ​ Eating at home is a great way of saving money. Check out the money saving tips We are living in extraordinary times at the moment. If others offer assistance, take it. Sometimes relatives or friends may feel it's a privilege to assist you, because they love you. And one day, when you're back on your feet you can repay it, or pay it forward to another. ​ An elderly aunt gave us $500 when we were going through a major crisis. And as our situation improved we gave that same gift, repeatedly to others, to help them through. You too can get through this. ​ When I was in a real crisis situation I didn't go to a shopping centre (or onto any online shopping site for six months.) What I didn't see I didn't miss buying. ​ I paid off credit cards as they fell due. Many have interest rates around 20+% ​ Renegotiating your housing loan so you're paying less interest could assist. If you're unable to make loan repayments you could see if your bank will let you use any excess payments you've already made to cover your loan. They are likely to have other offers that also may suit you. But read the fine print. Money Saving Tips During a Pandemic Share this page with a friend DISCLAIMER: N.B. This is what I would do but it may not necessarily work for you in your current circumstance. All information provided is generic only and you are recommended to seek advice from a registered financial advisor. ​​I highly recommend checking out Time savers for Healthy Meals. And for more Parent Self-Care ideas go to: Back to Top What is Most Important in Life What is most important in life 16 Ways to Feel Better in Minutes 16 ways to feel better in minutes Time Savers for Healthy Meals Setting Boundaries Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. It highlights what successful parents do differently to those who struggle. Best Parenting advice.com provides free online resources for busy parents who want the best practical advice on: how to give kids a best start in life, better tips for parenting toddlers, effective child rearing strategies, behaviour management tips, successful goal setting and organizational strategies for successful families, easy family dinner recipes, self-care tips for time-poor parents and free kids learning games. The aim of Best Parenting Advice.com is to provide quality practical parenting tips and advice to best help children and families succeed, using the convenience of a website. ​ This website provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. Best Parenting Advice.com does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or with every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this website to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Similarly users of this website are advised to follow any recommendations for seeking professional advice as all information on this site is generic. Best Parenting Advice.com is an independent website and is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what.

EASY HEALTHY RECIPES Cooking for a Crowd of 20 For Breakfast Cooking for a crowd for breakfast is easy. It can even be a great way to socialize for busy people who can be too tired to entertain at night. And it's often easier to cater than other meals so gives you great value for time expended. I've included a simple menu below and some of the recipes suitable for it. ​ ​ Easy Berry Brekkie Cups Corn and Corned Meat Fritters (You can omit using corn meat for vegetarians) Debbie's Eggs and Baked Bean Recipe (This is a great way of feeding a large group of people eggs simultaneously) Oven Baked Tomatoes Pork Sausages (either BBQ or baked in the oven) Bacon wrapped Rosemary (although if I'm pushed for time I'd just use bacon and cook it in the oven or on a BBQ) Buttered Mushrooms Slabs of sourdough toast ​ I've listed below some tried and true family recipes supplied by my working friends or ones I've worked out myself. Every one of the recipes passes the taste test, the ease of preparation test, the inexpensive to make test and best of all they work time after time. I think you'll enjoy them. ​​ Corn & Corned Meat Fritters Easy Berry Brekky Muesli Baked Beans and Eggs by Deb Back to Top Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. This site provides free resources for busy parents who want best practical advice on: effective child rearing strategies, easy healthy family meals, self-care tips for time-poor parents and fun learning games to help best educate children while also encouraging positive relationships within the family. One of the best pieces of parenting advice to help support healthy cooperative families, is to provide regular nutritious meals, eaten together as a family as often as possible. Best parenting advice provides a range of quick and easy family dinner recipes supplied by busy working parents. These are the recipes asked for: because they taste great, they're quick and easy they're family friendly and they're foolproof. ​ This site provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. This site does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this site to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Best Parenting Advice.com is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what.

back to top EASY HEALTHY RECIPES QUICK & EASY CHICKEN DINNERS Easy Chicken Paprika by Debbie Ingredients 8-12 chicken drumsticks 1 large onion 1 large tin chopped tomatoes 1 tablespoon of sweet paprika 2 Massel chicken stock cubes Optional: ½ cup (125 ml) of light sour cream Olive oil spray for frying Method 1. Spray large electric frying pan with Olive oil spray 2. Cut onion into relatively thin wedge shapes and add to frying pan 3. Cook for three minutes on a medium heat 4. Add chicken legs and cook, browning all sides of chicken 5. Sprinkle paprika over chicken then add tinned tomatoes 6. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 – 40 minutes 7. Reduce heat and mix sour cream through Serve with bow pasta, zucchini, carrots and cauliflower Share this recipe with a friend For more Easy Healthy Recipes go to the following links: Easy Pasta and Pizza Recipes 10 Tips to Make Meals Kid Friendly 10 Tips to make meals kid friendly More Easy Healthy Chicken Recipes Honey Soy Chicken Wings Easy Healthy Breakfasts Easy Healthy Soups Easy Healthy Fish Recipes Easy Healthy Lamb Recipes Easy Healthy Beef Recipes Easy Healthy Rice Recipes Back to Top Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. This site provides free resources for busy parents who want best practical advice on: effective child rearing strategies, easy healthy family meals, self-care tips for time-poor parents and fun learning games to help best educate children while also encouraging positive relationships within the family. One of the best pieces of parenting advice to help support healthy cooperative families, is to provide regular nutritious meals, eaten together as a family as often as possible. Best parenting advice provides a range of quick and easy family dinner recipes supplied by busy working parents. These are the recipes asked for: because they taste great, they're quick and easy they're family friendly and they're foolproof. ​ This site provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. This site does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this site to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Best Parenting Advice.com is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what.

back to top EASY HEALTHY RECIPES QUICK & EASY DINNER RECIPES: WHEAT Pumpkin and Spinach Pizza Ingredients 1/2 butternut pumpkin 1 packet pine nuts 1 250 gram container of ricotta cheese 1 packet baby spinach leaves 2 large Pizza bases (Pizza dough takes forty five minutes in the Bread maker) ​ HINT: You can substitute commercial pizza bases, Lebanese bread or use the Best Ever Breadmaker Pizza Dough from this site ​​ Method 1. Either roast pumpkin on a sheet of baking paper in the oven drizzled with olive oil until soft or to reduce time; boil pumpkin for 10 minutes in the microwave on high. Drain. Char in sandwich/ horizontal grill cooker ​ 2. Cover the top of the pizzas with ricotta cheese 3. Sprinkle the top with spinach leaves 4. Add pumpkin on the top 5. Sprinkle with pine nuts 6. Cook for 20 minutes in a hot oven (180 degrees in fan forced oven) Serve immediately HINT: You can add some cooked leftover mince, lamb, chorizo and red onions for a fuller flavour as in illustration ​ Share this recipe with a friend For more Easy Healthy Recipes go to the following links: Easy Healthy Fish Recipes salmon easy healthy fish recipe Easy Healthy Chicken Recipes chicken, pea and rice casserole delicious and easy to make Easy Pasta and Pizza Recipes Easy Healthy Breakfasts easy healthy breakfast baked eggs and beans delicious Easy Tasty Cakes and Desserts peanut butter fudge Easy Healthy Soups Easy Healthy Lamb Recipes More Easy Healthy Beef Recipes best ever corn and corned meat fritters Easy Healthy Rice Recipes Back to Top Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. This site provides free resources for busy parents who want best practical advice on: effective child rearing strategies, easy healthy family meals, self-care tips for time-poor parents and fun learning games to help best educate children while also encouraging positive relationships within the family. One of the best pieces of parenting advice to help support healthy cooperative families, is to provide regular nutritious meals, eaten together as a family as often as possible. Best parenting advice provides a range of quick and easy family dinner recipes supplied by busy working parents. These are the recipes asked for: because they taste great, they're quick and easy they're family friendly and they're foolproof. ​ This site provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. This site does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this site to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Best Parenting Advice.com is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what.

Back to Top SELF CARE FOR PARENTS Children's Routines I didn't support our children having more than one major out of school activity at a time, each. Because it impacted on family time we used to build positive relationships. ​ If the only people your kids are having fun with are outside the house, are your kids more likely to want to spend time at home or not? For example gymnastics was three afternoons a week at one stage. It was when it was required to attend two morning before school and Saturdays as well as the three afternoons a week I decided it was too much of a family commitment to continue, especially as my eldest son was going into a Selective High School where there was a lot of additional homework too. ​ Children generally benefit from the predictability and structure routines offer ​ Routines provide the organization to support children's health, schooling and their interests ​ Limiting afternoon activities to one major commitment per child allows families to run more smoothly: e.g healthy meals, homework, time to maintain positve relationships ​ Routines support child independence, positive behaviour, organizational skills and autonomy The fact my husband was unable to drive, but worked full-time, meant I spent a lot of time driving everyone to and from school and work. ​ We had one rule in the house during these years... and it was co-operate. And it applied equally to all of us. ​ Most of the time it worked well. Natural consequences occurred when it didn't work that way. ​ For example, if my kids chose not to cooperate in the mornings, I had less time available to play in the afternoons. T.V. and computer time was a privilege in our household, not a right. ​ I certainly didn't get to watch it if my jobs weren't done. ​ I remember my Year 1 son being asked to get his home reader. But instead of being cooperative he dragged his heels. After fifteen minutes we were still having a power struggle. ​ The next day I explained he had fifteen minutes before his favourite show came on the T.V. If he went and got his reader, and did his ten minutes of reading, he'd get to watch all of his show. But he chose not to cooperate. ​ Plus I explained I wasn't being a good mother if I let him behave irresponsibly, and not learn to read. It was his responsibility, every day, to get his home reader and come to me ready to read. And he had to do it before the TV went on. ​The next afternoon I did the exact same thing, with the same time constraints, and he read within the time frame perfectly. ​ Not only did he get to watch his show every afternoon as he wished, but by the end of the year he became one of the best readers in his class, winning the Academic Excellence Award. ​ Reading became an absolute joy in his life because he used it to independently read whatever he wanted. And initially adhering to a regular routine made it possible. ​ I explained his show was on and he was missing out. But he thought he'd try to negotiate his way out of his responsibility. ​ He grizzled. 'It's too hard. It isn't fair.' And the time ticked on... After another five minutes of grizzling and whining, he saw I wasn't going to give in. ​ I explained that he had to learn to read, and it was his responsibility. It was my job to help but I couldn't do it for him. ​ My husband and I had learnt to read. His older brother had learnt to read. And he knew to read the level of books he wanted to, he needed to learn to read himself. The True Value of Routines: Next Share this page with a friend Cooperative kids can help make family life a real joy. ​ For more Best Starts and Parent Self-Care Strategies go to the following links below: 4 Ways to Develop Cooperative Kids 4 ways to develop cooperative children Managing Behaviour Well Diffusing difficult situations Fostering Gratitude Not Entitlement Fostering Gratitude Not Entitlement Back to Top Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. It highlights what successful parents do differently to those who struggle. Best Parenting advice.com provides free online resources for busy parents who want the best practical advice on: how to give kids a best start in life, better tips for parenting toddlers, effective child rearing strategies, behaviour management tips, successful goal setting and organizational strategies for successful families, easy family dinner recipes, self-care tips for time-poor parents and free kids learning games. The aim of Best Parenting Advice.com is to provide quality practical parenting tips and advice to best help children and families succeed, using the convenience of a website. ​ This website provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. Best Parenting Advice.com does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or with every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this website to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Similarly users of this website are advised to follow any recommendations for seeking professional advice as all information on this site is generic. Best Parenting Advice.com is an independent website and is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what.

back to top YOUR STORIES Spaghetti Fingers ... A Laugh My colleague Nathaniel was young, childless and handsome. I suppose I could best describe him as thin, neat and ambitious. But he made the mistake of calling in at my home, unannounced, around meal time to discuss how he could improve his chances of promotion. I was his assigned mentor so he assumed it was okay to do so. ​ As usual he was impeccably dressed: pale blue linen jacket, white pressed T-shirt, designer denim jeans and Italian loafers. This guy had the lightest blue eyes I've ever seen. All the younger women on the staff were in love with him. He smelled of sandalwood and Old Spice. But unfortunately, when he arrived, I was already feeding my son. So he had no choice but to stay near me, if he wanted to chat. ​ With the power of hindsight I should have been up front and said it wasn't a good time. But being a typical mum I thought I could handle it all. Big mistake. Now at the time I was allowing my eight month old to feed himself. About one mouthful in three of the spaghetti was actually making it into his mouth. Most ended up in his hair, his lap, on his chest. Some even made it up the wall. He continually reached out towards my 'clean' visitor trying to touch him with his spaghetti fingers. But Nathaniel wasn't having any part of it. His already large blue eyes were becoming wider and wider by the minute. He continually calculated the distance between himself and the mucky child... Basically his chances of getting out unscathed. He flinched every time my son's cast offs came even close. But when my son upended his bowl on his own head Nathaniel's eyes began to look hunted... Like they wanted to escape what they were being forced by circumstance, to see. To his credit, Nathaniel stayed focused talking about his goals (in a somewhat distracted fashion.) And I listened, adding comment where I thought appropriate. ​ But then my son began to cough and splutter... And choke. If the guy thought it had been bad up until then, he was in for a horror show. My son's eyes bulged. His face reddened. Then he exploded. If you have a story you'd like to share about kids (from a child's, parent's or teacher's perspective) send it to the address below. Please ensure no real names are used. The best written ones will be published: ​ Contact@best-parenting-advice.com ​​ DISCLAIMER: Any similarities in the stories on this page, to people living or deceased, are purely co-incidental... After all, you never let the truth spoil a good story. Now because I'd been through this experience many times before, I was prepared. I leapt forward like a Ninja, and caught my son's 'geyser' in my hands, without spilling a drop. ​ I rushed to the sink, tipped the vomit in, scrubbed my hands with the strongest-smelling hand wash I could find and returned with a beaming smile. ​ But Nathaniel's eyes had bugged out of his head. He shut down. Mumbled something about needing to go. Grabbed his leather satchel and disappeared. ​I thought: 'It wasn't that bad. Really, was it? But to be fair, when even the animals disappear... "Having kids is like living in a frat house - nobody sleeps, everything's broken and there's a lot of throwing up." Ray Romano For more funny stories check out the following links: Share As You Age Life Gets Funnier As you age life gets funnier: How Old are You What's Funny? Tough Schools What's funny about teaching in tough schools. Drug dealer counting money Cute Stories About Little Kids Cute stories about little kids. Boy in fox suit Back to Parent Stories Back to Top Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. It highlights what successful parents do differently to those who struggle. Best Parenting advice.com provides free resources for busy parents who want the best practical advice on: how to give kids a best start in life, better tips for parenting toddlers, effective child rearing strategies, behaviour management tips, successful goal setting and organizational strategies for successful families, easy family dinner recipes, self-care tips for time-poor parents and free kids learning games. The aim of Best Parenting Advice.com is to provide quality practical parenting tips and advice to best help children and families succeed. This site provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. 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back to top BEST STARTS FOR KIDS Things To Do With Kids At Home While Self-Isolating During a Pandemic: List 5 Designing Best Paper Plane Challenge paper planes Describing What Will Happen Next? Drawing a Rocket Cross Section Cross section of a rocket Making Friendship Bracelets making friendship bracelets Learning to Make Origami learning to make origami Creating a Range of Cards creating birthday cards Learning Knitting learning knitting Making a Heart Pin Cushion making a heart pin cushion Striking Cuttings Learning to Meditate learning to meditate Practicing Balance Poses Write Upbeat Messages on Footpaths messages on footpaths Making Costumes Out of Old Clothes making costumes out of old clothes Organizing Closet Challenge Cutting Snowflakes Collaboratively Designing a Garden designing a garden Harvesting Vegetables Learning Paper Quilling paper quilling Share this page with a friend Things To Do With Teenagers List 6 Back to Top Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. It highlights what successful parents do differently to those who struggle. Best Parenting advice.com provides free online resources for busy parents who want the best practical advice on: how to give kids a best start in life, better tips for parenting toddlers, effective child rearing strategies, behaviour management tips, successful goal setting and organizational strategies for successful families, easy family dinner recipes, self-care tips for time-poor parents and free kids learning games. The aim of Best Parenting Advice.com is to provide quality practical parenting tips and advice to best help children and families succeed, using the convenience of a website. ​ This website provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. Best Parenting Advice.com does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or with every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this website to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Similarly users of this website are advised to follow any recommendations for seeking professional advice as all information on this site is generic. Best Parenting Advice.com is an independent website and is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what.

back to top EASY HEALTHY RECIPES QUICK & EASY DINNER RECIPES: WHEAT Easy Meat Lovers Pizza ​For Pizza Base In bread maker add the following ingredients in order 400 ml water 2 tablespoons Olive oil 2 teaspoons salt 5 cups bread flour 3 ½ teaspoons yeast ​ Method For Pizza Base Press dough cycle on your breadmaker ​ When cycle is finished, usually around 45 minutes remove and halve quantity and roll out on a floured board ​ Place pizza base on baking paper on a tray or a well greased tray and add following topping. ​ Cook for twenty minutes or until topping begins to turn golden brown HINT: You can substitute commercial pizza bases or Lebanese bread for the following recipes ​ ​ Ingredients 2 large sticks cabanossi finely sliced 5 rashers bacon diced ½ knob pepperoni finely sliced 1 red onion finely diced 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce 1 cup grated tasty cheese 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese ​ 2 Large Pizza bases (Pizza dough takes forty five minutes in the Bread maker) ​ HINT: You can substitute commercial pizza bases or Lebanese bread Method for Topping Cover the pizza bases with BBQ sauce In a large clean plastic bag add cabanossi, bacon, pepperoni, onion, mozzarella cheese and tasty cheese. Shake until ingredients are combined Pour over the top of the pizza Cook for 20 minutes in a hot oven (180 degrees in fan forced oven) ​ Serve immediately with Greek salad ​ Share this recipe with a friend For more Easy Healthy Recipes go to the following links: Easy Healthy Fish Recipes salmon easy healthy fish recipe Easy Healthy Chicken Recipes chicken, pea and rice casserole delicious and easy to make Easy Pasta and Pizza Recipes Easy Healthy Breakfasts easy healthy breakfast baked eggs and beans delicious Easy Tasty Cakes and Desserts peanut butter fudge Easy Healthy Soups Easy Healthy Lamb Recipes More Easy Healthy Beef Recipes best ever corn and corned meat fritters Easy Healthy Rice Recipes Back to Top Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. This site provides free resources for busy parents who want best practical advice on: effective child rearing strategies, easy healthy family meals, self-care tips for time-poor parents and fun learning games to help best educate children while also encouraging positive relationships within the family. One of the best pieces of parenting advice to help support healthy cooperative families, is to provide regular nutritious meals, eaten together as a family as often as possible. Best parenting advice provides a range of quick and easy family dinner recipes supplied by busy working parents. These are the recipes asked for: because they taste great, they're quick and easy they're family friendly and they're foolproof. ​ This site provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. This site does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this site to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Best Parenting Advice.com is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what.

back to top EASY TASTY RECIPES Quick & Easy Cakes & Desserts Easy Lemon Dessert by Christine I think this is the quickest dessert I've ever made. It's a bit sweeter than I'm used to but my guests loved it. Ingredients 300 ml cream whipped Packet of meringues crumbled into large pieces (coloured meringues make it look more interesting) 1 bottle of lemon curd Method 1. Fold lemon curd through cream 2. Fold crumbled meringues through cream mixture Serve in small glasses or soufflé dishes ​ HINT: This dessert can taste even better the next day when meringue has softened overnight Share this recipe with a friend For more Easy Healthy Recipes go to the following links: More Easy Tasty Cakes and Desserts easy tasty cakes and desserts lemon slice delicious Easy Healthy Soups East Healthy Fish Recipes easy healthy fish dinner recipe salmon mornay Easy Healthy Chicken Recipes yummy drummy easy healthy chicken dinner recipe Easy Healthy Beef Recipes Easy Pasta and Pizza Recipes Easy Healthy Rice Recipes Easy Healthy Breakfasts Easy Healthy Lamb Recipes Back to Top Best Parenting Advice.com is a high quality parenting website designed with child and family success in mind. This site provides free resources for busy parents who want best practical advice on: effective child rearing strategies, easy healthy family meals, self-care tips for time-poor parents and fun learning games to help best educate children while also encouraging positive relationships within the family. One of the best pieces of parenting advice to help support healthy cooperative families, is to provide regular nutritious meals, eaten together as a family as often as possible. Best parenting advice provides a range of quick and easy family dinner recipes supplied by busy working parents. These are the recipes asked for: because they taste great, they're quick and easy they're family friendly and they're foolproof. ​ This site provides examples of what worked for me over decades and you are welcome to use these ideas as you see fit but you do so at your own risk. This site does not provide any guarantee that this information will work in every circumstance with every family or every child. It is your responsibility as a user of this site to ensure that you adhere to any recommended safety suggestions either implicit or explicit on this site and supervise your children while playing any games suggested. Best Parenting Advice.com is not affiliated with any other groups, clubs, religious organizations or educational systems. Best parenting takes time. The best parenting advice ever is simple: Do your best, don't give up and love your children, no matter what.