This is an excellent quote that I would like to share with everyone. “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots – the other wings.” -Hodding Carter (1907-1972)

That Parent Place wishes all of you a   Very Happy Mother’s Day!!     Make sure you take care of yourself today if you are a mom and make a few more special memories with your family. All the best, Sirena Van Schaik and That Parent Place

I was going to write a post on child development today but I wanted to take a few moments to mention the cyclone that has killed thousands and has left millions displaced.  Estimates have put the expected death toll to 100,000 and the number could grow as the weeks go by.  People affected by the [...]

I am ghostwriting a few chapters on child development right now and found that I needed to fact check a few of the points that I was writing this weekend.  I have boxes upon boxes of reference materials as well as all my notebooks and textbooks from when I was in college.  I was extremely [...]

With Mother’s Day less than a week away, many of you are probably thinking about what you need to get your mother or possibly your spouse on behalf of your kids.  I am a firm believer that a spouse should pick up the reigns of Mother’s Day or Father’s Day if the kids are too young.  This [...]

Today, my son’s school is having a family fun fair and I am part of the planning committee.  It is all back to that whole volunteering thing and I have decided to jump into it completely.  My son is absolutely overjoyed by the whole thing.  Not only does he know that I am interested in [...]

I just wanted to post a quick note to let you know that our first guest blogger, Tanja Cilia, will be joining us soon.  I hope to have several guest bloggers from time to time to offer you many different takes on being a parent and all the things that go hand in hand with parenting [...]

As Easter drew near, I realized that I had forgotten to pick up a few things, and ended up having to go grocery shopping on Saturday; the day before Easter!  I knew it was going to be a horrible day for shopping, but I gritted my teeth and headed out anyways.  I was completely right.  The store [...]

It’s very exciting to be writing this first post to what I hope will be a successful parenting blog that will allow you times to laugh and occasionally cry, shout out your child’s accomplishments or voice concerns that you have.  I hope that I can offer as much information as possible and also find the answer [...]