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Do you have a child who is old enough to start talking but he is not talking yet? Are you worried that something maybe wrong with him? Well, you are right to worry, however, don’t jump to any conclusions just yet. It could be frustrating for parents when their kids are eighteen months and above and yet utter no words. There could be many reasons responsible for this. Sometimes the child is not interested or has no need to talk just yet, it could be delayed speech, and sometimes even though you child cannot speak, he has his own way to communicate the things he wants to say or do. It could be pointing at things when he needs them, shaking his head etc. In most cases though, babies who are late talkers end up speaking just fine within the coming years. If your baby is not talking yet, however, there are some simple things you can do at home to encourage him. It is perfectly ok and appropriate to be concerned as a parent because at this stage, it is clear that your child is behind the curve from a developmental perspective. Usually, he is expected to start using two-word sentences around the age of two years. Psychologists refer to this as telegraphic speech, and it might include phrases like “Mum, milk” or “Dad, candy”. Kids at this age convey a meaningful sentence in just two or three words, leaving out the articles such as “and”, “or” and so on. There appears to be an increasing number of children who are well behind the norms in relation to speech and language development. In fact, it is becoming so common, according to at least on speech pathologist, that some are calling for new ‘norms’ to be created since later development seems to be the new norm. Note: While it is true that children need to hear an abundance of words to develop healthy skills, encouraging language is about the quality and quantity of the words we speak. Encouraging you child to talk isn’t about chattering incessantly to him in order to expose him to as many words as possible. Honestly, can you think of anything more off-putting than someone blabbering? Even our adoring babies, the captive audiences they are, will tune out because they are unable to throw something or ask you to stop. The great new is that both come naturally when we perceive babies as whole people able communicators ready to be informed about the happenings in their lives, and in turn share their thoughts and feelings. Comprehend this simple truth, interact, engage, and converse naturally, and we have the language lessons nailed. Why is Your Child Not Speaking Yet? As we said above, there are several reasons responsible for your child not speaking, it could be one or more of these reasons that affect your child’s ability to start communicating. We will look at some of these reasons and how you can work around them to help [...]

Tokyo is just one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital city since 1896.  Tokyo has 50% more people than any other urban area with a $2.5 trillion economy larger than any other city.  Supposing Tokyo was a country on its own, it would be the 8th largest economy in the world.  According to the 2015 census conducted by the United Nations, Tokyo is home to about 9.273 million people (making it the most populated Japanese prefecture as at now). However, the prefecture is part of the world’s most populous metropolitan area exceeding 37.8 million people and the world’s largest urban agglomeration economy. Tokyo has a lot of rankings when it comes to finance and business which vividly shows that it is a city to consider when starting business ideas. Tokyo ranked third, twice, in the International Financial Centers Development Index and ranked first in the Global Economic Power Index. Is your child creative and innovative? If yes, then at this point they've already bagged one of the basic characteristics of an effective entrepreneur. Your child can use their creativity for something other than building a marketable strategy and solving basic issues. They can actually start a business that is completely focused on creativity. So why not start a Jewelry business for your child here in Tokyo? Japanese Women and Jewelry To begin with, what comes to your mind when you hear about women and Japanese fashion? I assume the main thing that most people would think about is big jewelry, gaudy dresses, enormous profitable stones, old dressing and obviously Japanese ladies that have fine highlights such as elegance and politeness. Be that as it may, have you at any point heard that Japan still remains the third biggest jewelry market on the planet after the Unified States and China thanks to its women? Your child can use their creativity to make wearable art like jewelry such as necklaces and earrings. They can use wires, beads or any number of different materials to assemble a unique type of jewelry and afterward sell it on the web or in nearby boutiques or at occasions. The fortunate thing about Japanese jewelry is that they are remarkable and are somewhat not quite the same as typical Asian jewelry outlines and the world at large. The principal distinction is that Japanese women favor charming handmade jewelry items. Japanese people spend less cash on very expensive jewelry, unlike other Asian people. They don't include expensive metals in making jewelry. Other Asian cultures include a great deal of cash in making jewelry items from expensive metals like gold and diamond. Japanese type jewelry, however, is fundamentally comprised of a basic silver chain alongside a pendant of any shape which makes things way less demanding if your child is creative. With the popularity of Japanese cartoons and animations, their action figure jewelry items are also exported to other Asian countries and have a compelling effect from that point. Some Asian women like their [...]

A lot of people tend to be hot-tempered and quick to anger. Anger in itself is a negative energy and emotional state characterized by antagonism towards a particular person or thing. Everybody feels angry at a particular point in life including children but adults seem to have much more control should a temper arise. Children, however, may not have enough self-control to manage their anger and may tend to turn the negative energy towards violent behavior. Some children get angry when they are being deprived of a particular item or occasion. Anger itself isn’t bad but neither is it good. The way your child copes and controls with his or her anger can either be constructive or destructive and as a parent, you may want to scold or sanction your child for acting out of bounds. Rather than scolding your children on a regular basis on their unacceptable behavior, it is advisable that you teach and help your child to control and cope with them. Why Should You Help Your Child? Anger can affect an individual positively and negatively but the effects of anger on a child can be serious and critical. The constant flood of stress chemicals and associated metabolic changes that go with recurrent unmanaged anger can eventually cause harm to many different systems of the body. Some of the short and long-term health problems that have been linked to unmanaged anger include headache, insomnia, anxiety, indigestion, depression, high blood pressure, skin infections such as eczema and heart issues. 1. Bulimic behavior One bad effect of untreated anger is bulimia which can have a huge impact on your child when he or she grows up. Negative and harsh emotions have been considered to be linked with bulimic behaviors. Bulimia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by a cycle of bingeing and compensatory behaviors. Anger is one of the relative negative aspects in the case of bulimic behavior and the relationship between negative emotions and eating disordered behaviors may partially depend upon personality variables such as impulsivity. In North America alone, Bulimia statistics tell show that the lifetime prevalence of bulimia nervosa in North America is 1.5% in women and 0.5% in men. This translates to approximate 4.7 million females and 1.5 million males who will have their lives threatened by this potentially deadly disorder. 2. Heart disease Another effect of unmanaged anger is coronary heart disease. Your child may not experience such at a young age but in the near future, if care isn’t taken, you may be looking at another situation as a parent.  One side effect of anger on some children is worrying. Worrying is associated with stress which in turn affects mental health and heart health and over time could lead to diverse heart diseases such as angina and coronary heart disease. 3. Diabetes The relationship between diabetes and anger has also been linked with lifestyle factors, suggesting that anger temperament may have a greater influence on behavioral and/or physiological changes that lead to obesity and thus, to diabetes. [...]

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home. So many people across the world suffer from depression. People have experienced depression in different stages of their lives and children are not immune to this mental disease. Similar to adults, the treatment for depression in a child can be critical. Looking for diverse ways to help a depressed child can prevent many years of severe mental pain and suffering or could even save that child’s life. It is often thought that children do not get depressed but this is not so. Children do get depressed! According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, an estimated 2% of young children, and 4% to 8% of adolescents suffer from depression. Many parents think that childhood is a stage in a person’s life that is meant to experience constant satisfaction, bliss and perfection. The constant mood swings in children can be described to be like a sea.  Just as calm as the sea can be they can quickly turn into a stormy sea and then right back to a sunny, breezy sea. However, the current mood your child may be in should not be confused with depression.  Depression is as real and serious as it is in adults as it is in children. Even though depression can be found amongst younger children, it is much more common in teenagers. According to renowned research, about one in ten kids will generate a depressive disorder by the age of 16. Effects of Depression in Children Depression can have a strong hold on children and has severe consequences. Depression gives way to setbacks in any child’s social life, growth, and academic performance. Without effective and proper treatment, the mean period of depression in kids lasts for about nine whole months which is equivalent to a school year. Adding petrol to the fire, people who suffer from depression as kids may feel its effects during adulthood. According to a research study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that adults diagnosed with depression as adolescents were at a disadvantage compared with those who never had depression. The findings showed: Their average income was lower. Fewer of them graduated from college. They were more likely to be unemployed. More reported having problems in their work and their social and family lives. If you’re a parent and you would like to help your child through their depression phase, try first by looking out for its symptoms. Symptoms of depression in children include: Irritability or anger Continuous feelings of sadness, hopelessness Social withdrawal Increased sensitivity to rejection Changes in appetite, be it either increased or decreased Changes in [...]

Children learn a lot from childhood, as childhood is the stage that sets the path on whether an individual would be a ‘make or break’ in the future. As a parent, you portray examples, norms, and values that your child inevitably will copy too. Parents have a huge amount of influence on their child’s life but however, the same way a parent can influence their child is the same way a peer can too. Friendship nowadays is of extreme importance and need in every child’s life and at times, unfortunately, it might seem like a friend has more value than a parent. The bonding in friendship has been so strong to the point that friends now find out information before parents do and tend to be easily forgiven too. Peer groups can have a positive and negative impact on your child’s life and this is why it is important for you to keep close tabs on your child. The strength of negative peer influence can affect your child’s personal standards of behavior, school performance, morals, and values too. Many children and teenagers fall prey to negative influence for diverse reasons. It could be that they have not comfortably settled in their positive peer groups, aren’t prepared for challenges or for some reason find themselves attached to a peer that they admire. How to Handle Your Child and Bad Influence You may like to refer to the people that your child hangs out with as negative influences but remember that these are the people that your child trust and call friends. Most children are sensitive to how a parent passes judgment upon who they chose to hang out with. Below are a few tips on how you could help manage and stop your child from a bad influence. 1. Avoid criticism When handling peer groups, try to avoid criticizing your child’s friends. Pointing out that the people they hang out with are bad won’t help solve issues. Don’t forget that children and teenagers are at that point in their life where they defend their friends. Criticizing your child’s friend would only be like criticizing an aspect of your child. 2. Set Limits If your child’s friends engage in bad activities and you’re aware of this then you should try setting limits on how long and how much they meet those kids especially if their actions aren’t in line with your norms and values. Don’t be too strict with your child but at the same time, don’t be too lenient. 3. Talk to them about Mean Friends. Some children actually hang out with kids that treat them badly. A lot of kids nowadays hang out with the people that oppress them in order to make them stop, or to feel cool. When a kid is regularly bullied in school, one option is to become a bully to avoid being beaten up. At this point, your role as a parent would be to give your child alternative ways to suppress the oppression such [...]

Most children dream about becoming lawyers, doctors or engineers. However, there has recently been a rising interest in business and entrepreneurship. If you’re a parent and your child has made up his or her mind to become an entrepreneur, it's best you try nurturing that spirit rather than extinguishing it. What To Do Some parents work hard to see their children’s talents flourish in the sports world. Other parents see their kids go through college to get a decent job and living but you’ll always come across a story of kids changing the world. If your child is interested in becoming an entrepreneur, help boost his or her chances of success by following these tips: 1. Brainstorming Ideas and Promoting Creativity The quickest method to expand a child’s horizon is by taking down every idea that they have. Parents need to boost their kid’s creativity by nurturing the entrepreneur in their child via brainstorming. If your child wants to start his or her own business, sit them down and ask them to come up with any business ideas they might have thought of and discuss how the business may work. It is important that you listen to your child and strengthen their thoughts and ideas with realistic compliments and encouragement. 2.  Teach Your Child How to Market Business is all about marketing and selling. Any successful entrepreneur will be able to testify to the fact you need to be able to sell in order to go far in business. According to Edkent Media, “The process of inbound marketing focuses on attracting customers through interactions and content that is both helpful and relevant." No matter what sort of marketing strategy you chose to educate your child on, should it be offline marketing, online marketing or social media marketing, teach your children about personal branding. 3.  Challenge Your Child In order to nurture your child’s entrepreneurial spirit, you’ll need to challenge them mentally. Challenging your child doesn’t mean you should sanction them once they do something wrong but challenge them to be a positive figure in society by doing better. One way of going about this is by introducing your child to successful entrepreneurs you may know. This will inspire and motivate your child by increasing his or her desire to succeed in the business world. If you challenge your children, you'll realize that they’ll naturally push themselves to be better. But never take the fun out of business for your child ever.

The worry of every parent whose child uses the internet is the constant fear that they might be exposed to all the inappropriate content that seems to be all over the internet. The internet, I like to think, is a necessary evil; you can’t completely control its overwhelming effect and influence on your kids and you cannot also cut them off it completely because they need it for school. Therefore, it is important you teach your kids how to effectively use the internet without getting themselves into trouble. 1. Let your kids know they are under no duty to please everyone Let your kids know that there are people on the internet whose only intention is to exploit them, make sure you bring to their understanding that they are not under a duty to please or cave in to the requests of each and every person they meet on the internet, from the one asking them to send inappropriate photos to the ones asking for their personal information. 2. Teach your kids to be kind to other kids online Most times, parents are too worried about teaching their kids how not to get bullied both offline and online that they forget to teach their kids not to be the bullies. I believe, as a parent, that it’s time to flip the script and teach our kids not to bully other kids. The hunger for “online savagery” is driving a lot of teens to say and post a whole lot of mean things to their peers online. For some, it’s for the sole purpose of getting followers, likes and retweets. Let them know that in the real world, those likes and followers do not make them any better than the kid they’re bullying. 3. Be sure you protect them from identity theft Most parents do not bother themselves about their children’s identity being stolen, because they are of the belief that they are too young to be victims of a cyber crime. Therefore, they do not put measures in place to keep their children’s identity safe. Identity thieves these days target unused social security numbers usually owned by teens to perform all kinds of illegal transactions from opening a credit card account to purchasing a car. To prevent this from happening, the first step you have to take as a parent is to instruct your teen on what kind of information to keep private and not disclose on websites (including online stores) and on social media. Investing in an identity protection program would be a good idea and ensure you add your children to the policy. 4. Prevent accidental virus downloading Teach your children not to click or download the “too good to be true ads” that are all over the web, offering free stuff here and there. Explain to them that clicking or downloading those kind of stuff can infect the computer with a malware thereby rendering it useless. 5. Draw the line on what types of sites your kids [...]

Starting your own business even as an adult is a very daunting task to accomplish.  I believe teaching your child to be an entrepreneur is one of the best gifts you can give to him as a parent. Let me warn you, it is not going to be easy considering that your child has to go to school and there might be little or no time left for you to teach your child to be an entrepreneur.  Compounded with the fact that the school system is put together in such a way that it requires your child to do so much homework when he gets home from school and by the time he is done with that there’s just a little time left for you to connect with your child before you send him straight to bed so he can wake up the next morning to continue the same old process. Need I remind you, that the financial independence majority of people enjoy is from being their own boss, from running successful businesses. Getting back to the school system, I hate to break it to you that you are probably paying through your nose for your child to go to the best school you can afford which is basically designed to get your child to follow rather than lead. Putting into consideration the fact that in the first 18 years of our kids’ lives, they are trained to do nothing that points them towards starting their own business, they are trained to wait until they finish grade school, high school, college or university as the case may be and are then trained to make sure their resume is done well as they wait in line to get jobs. Once they get a job, then they compete with others and wait for promotion and salary increase. You may find this a little funny, but your child goes to school for eighteen years and comes out with no defined skill whatsoever and is expected to be consoled with a half empty, larger than usual font resume. Having highlighted what and where most of us have gone wrong as parents. It is important you always remember that our jobs as parents are to care for our kids and, to the best of our ability, give to them the best we can afford in order assure their future. At the risk of what I am about to suggest coming off as unconventional, I believe we as parents should step up our game and teach our kids to be bosses and not live from cheque to cheque after spending a tremendous number of their youthful years learning to be employees. The first step to fixing this anomaly is for us parents to ask ourselves this very pertinent question that has generated the same answer from at least eighty percent of the parents I have come in contact with. “Would you rather have your child grow up into an adult who works for a cooperation and [...]

China is the second-largest economy in the world, and it stands poised to become the largest. China's geopolitical power is also developing at a stunning pace. It has been predicted that China will have more impact on the world over the next 20 years than any other country. The world order is changing, and China is becoming its leader. But, contrary to the belief that China's economic miracle is solely due to its government, the reality is that it has been fueled by its people's pent-up ambition and entrepreneurial spirit. Private-owned companies account for about sixty percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and about 75 percent of the country's jobs. The real secret to the Chinese economy s outstanding development has most to do with the nature and attitude of the Chinese people. Entrepreneurship can teach children a range of skills from creativity to critical thinking and problem solving, yet there are potential challenges for young people and their parents, according to a clinical psychologist. Helping your kid’s start a business in China is a really good thing because the child will learn a lot and the business has the potential of growing into something really big. In this article I will not just give you tips on ways to help your kids start a business but, I will also list some pros and cons that come with kids starting a business: Starting a Business with Young Kids Helping your kids start a business can be fun and the business could grow a become bigger than expected but in reality, not all good things come easy so before we get to the part where I drop tips on helping the kids start a business I am going to show to some pros and cons. Pros While young children need lots of love and attention, their needs are almost always straightforward and can be provided by other caring adults. If you are too busy to spend time with your kids, they'll likely be fine in the care of your spouse, grandparents, nannies, or other caretakers, so it is advisable to spend a lot of time with your kids. This way, you get an insight into everything that they are doing and you get to be the one to help them with the business with no or less stress. Cons The parenting burden may fall unevenly on your significant other or other loved ones, requiring sacrifices on their part that could lead to resentment and conflict. Hiring external care is a viable but expensive option, costing more. Tips To Help Your Kids Start a Business 1. Come up with a good business idea Think of things you already know how to do, want to learn to do or simply enjoy. If you mow your parents' lawn or wash their cars, for example, these are skills you could turn into your own business. You could also try making and selling crafts or jewelry, running a babysitting service or selling baked goods. [...]

Children are told many things on a daily basis. They are giving the command like, Sit up straight. Chew with your mouth closed. Say “please” and “thank you” Often, they’re so busy listening to the boss or facing the consequences for not, this hinders them from learning to be their own boss. Trust me; your kids are definitely thinking about calling the shots for once, every human being loves the feeling of being in control. The sweet independence of being your own boss is what entrepreneurship is all about. That’s why kids and entrepreneurialism is such an excellent match. It practically comes naturally to them. Teaching children how to be entrepreneurs at an early age is a great way to encourage them to be self-sufficient, even if it’s starting out with something as small as a lemonade stand or a summer job. Being an entrepreneur can also teach kids about money, success, failure, communication, and even the importance of perseverance. Entrepreneurial skills can seem somewhat specific at first, but upon closer inspection, you will see that these skills are very beneficial in all aspects of the lives of the kids, not just in the business world. Kids have the ability and capacity to develop key skills and behaviors to lead a successful life. In fact, they are more capable of learning than adults because they have fewer mental barriers and less to worry about, to tear down in order to develop them. Here some entrepreneurial skills you can teach your kids to help them lead a successful life: 1. Resilience Life is full of disappointments and setbacks and developing a thick skin is very important to get on with life, Every entrepreneur needs resilience and determination to get back up whenever the take a loss. An important part of entrepreneurship is learning about failure and not fearing it. Prepare your kids to develop a resilient spirit and handle challenges life sends their way. You will feel better and more confident in them while helping them avoid anxiety and self-doubt. Allow your kids to express their feelings and emotions and not to suppress them. 2. Creativity and innovative thinking Entrepreneurs need to be creative. Solving complex problems can be tricky. Creative thinking is how new ideas are developed to solve such problems. They need to have unique mindsets and have the ability to solve complex solution with ingenious solutions. Make time for creativity and thinking up ideas with your kids. Questions spark inspiration, like: “What could be done differently to make this better?” or “How many ways can this be solved” Ask them lots of questions and help them come up with an answer together. Creative thinking is the key to innovation, and the world is changing so quickly that people need to be innovative to stay ahead and be successful. Creative thinking is the foundation upon which entrepreneurs build the empires. Allow the kids to play, most of the time it is when they play that they are able to [...]