Do find yourself taking too much responsibility for your children’s successes or failures? If so, you could be a helicopter parent. According to Beverly Anderson, executive director for Ebenezer Child Care Centers with locations in downtown Milwaukee, Oak Creek and on...
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July’s Parenting Tip: Discipline with Natural Consequences
The sun is setting. You see that your 8-year-old has left her favorite baseball cap out on the picnic table, and it is supposed to rain. What do you do? According to Leslie Hundt, Center Coordinator for Ebenezer Child Care Centers with locations in downtown Milwaukee,...
June’s Parenting Tip: Raising Children With High Self-Esteem
A child’s self-esteem is based on his or her feeling of being capable and loved. So how can you, as a parent, help develop a positive, high self-esteem in your children? According to Beverly Anderson, executive director for Ebenezer Child Care Centers with locations...
May’s Parenting Tip: Cleaning with Your Kids
Do you feel like your house is buried in dirt and clutter, and every time you turn around your children are making the situation worse? And, with COVID-19, are you trying to be more diligent with cleaning and sanitizing your home’s counters, doorknobs, and heavily...
April’s Parenting Tip: How to Make the World a Better Place for Our Children
In this day and age of COVID, wearing masks and physical distancing, can we make the world a better place for children? According to Kris McPhail, Curriculum Specialist for Ebenezer Child Care Centers’ downtown location, “There are many simple ways we can make a...
March’s Parenting Tip – Effective Family Communication
What is a key element to a happy family? Communicating effectively with one another. According to Beverly Anderson, executive director for Ebenezer Child Care Centers with locations in downtown Milwaukee, Oak Creek and on the West Allis/Wauwatosa border,...
February Parenting Tip: Teaching Kindness
How do you encourage your children to be kind and have empathy for those around them? According to Dana Brumm, Curriculum Specialist for Ebenezer Child Care Centers with locations in Downtown Milwaukee, Oak Creek and on the West Allis/Wauwatosa border, “As parents we...
January’s Parenting Tip: Should You Give Your Children an Allowance?
Have you entered into the great debate with other parents about whether or not you should give your children an allowance? According to Beverly Anderson, executive director for Ebenezer Child Care Centers with locations in downtown Milwaukee, Oak Creek, and on the...
December Parenting Tip – Keeping the Holidays Less Stressful
To say that 2020 has been quite the year is an understatement. As the holiday season nears, do you find yourself getting stressed just thinking about keeping your family safe and healthy while doing your typical holiday traditions? According to Stephanie Lewis,...
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