Parenting
6 Time-Tested Tips for a Splendid 2nd Birthday Party
Your child learned a lot and grew by leaps and bounds between one and two years of age, so the second birthday party is going to be a little different from the first. But throwing the perfect second birthday party will be easy when you follow these tips: [read more...]
Breast or Bubbly This Holiday Season
I have a newborn and as this is the first Christmas season since I have had my baby, I am wondering, what is a safe alcohol level while breastfeeding?
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding a baby this festive season, it would be safest for you and your [read more...]
What Do Children Need From Parents?
What do children really need besides food, shelter and protection? Have you ever wondered what your responsibility is to ensure that your child will grow up to be a contributing member of society?
As a mom, foster mom and grandmother as well as a famil [read more...]
Why Encourage Children to Have the Self-Confidence to Speak Up?
Is your child shy? Do they feel like they are left out of playmates and playground activities? Is there a way to increase their self confidence without making it a huge issue for them? What are some ideas for helping them to be critical thinkers and problem [read more...]
Character Traits To Teach and Have
Character is the set of qualities that make somebody distinctive. It is the outward manifestation of what you believe inside your mind and spirit. It is your nature, personality and moral fiber. Your character is the attitude and set of mind which indicates t [read more...]
Why Kids Misbehave…and What Adults Can Do About It
To determine your child’s goal of misbehavior, check your feelings and the child’s response to your attempt to correct that misbehavior.
What is triggering the action on the part of the child? Is it to gain a reward or avoid a penalty? Wh [read more...]
Four Year Old Child-Ages and Stages of Development
If three is the age of doing, four is the age of finding out. The two words most frequently used by a four-year-old are Why and how.
He is also a doer who lives in the here and now. So when you say, “Let’s hurry and clean the house and we [read more...]
Efficiency And Elegance In The Birthday Gift Basket
One concern an invited guest to a party given by parents grateful for having a new baby is the propriety of the gift to give. This is a valid concern considering the kind of celebration to be attended.
Indeed the celebration is unique. The happiness t [read more...]
The Benefits Of Baby Gift Baskets
After nine months of anticipation, the parents are finally treated with the best gift of their lives in the form of an angel that touches everyone with the innocence that cannot be doubted. The parents are very appreciative of the blessings, and so they are ve [read more...]
Is Grandma Really a Monster-Inlaw?
Isn’t she eating solids yet?
I never put anything out of reach. I just smacked mine and they soon learnt not to touch!
Jelly beans won’t hurt. Goodness, you can buy them in the chemist, they must be ok.
It is easy to take offen [read more...]
