As a parent, it is your goal to make sure your children are as healthy as possible while they're growing. Unfortunately, many parents have chosen to allow the children to become obese through learned eating habits of the family. Although the number of obese children in the United States has begun to decline, there is still much that you can do to ensure a brighter future for … [Read more...]
How to Take Care of Your Children’s Feet?
As your children get older, they will use their feet more and more. They will be running around, jumping, leaping over things and generally trying to burn off as much energy as possible! Not only this, but they may also get into sports or dancing which is also tough on the feet. It is important that you teach your children how to look after their feet so that they don’t end up … [Read more...]
Creative Ways To Discourage Teen Drinking
Approaching your teenager about underage drinking and drinking and driving can be very difficult. In fact, most parents would rather face an IRS auditor than confront their teen about irresponsible choices. Most teens either become defensive or aggravated when you approach these types of subjects causing some parents to become frustrated and give up. The truth is, your teen … [Read more...]
Using Music to Develop Cognitive and Social Skills in Deaf Babies
When babies are born, they undergo a series of tests that help their doctors determine if they can see, hear, and use their other senses normally. When babies fail to turn their heads at the sound of people talking or music playing, their doctors may then recommend that their parents start sensory treatment that can help these infants regain their hearing or learn to live with … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Keep Your Kids Off Drugs
Few things terrify parents more than the prospect of their teen (or younger) child becoming involved in dangerous drugs. But how can you possibly prevent your kids from making mistakes that could negatively affect their entire lives? Here are seven things that you can do to protect your child from the dangers of substance abuse. 1. Know what they’re up against It’s hard … [Read more...]
Fighting Depression After Infertility
In my family there have been several women who have suffered from infertility. One of those women was my grandmother. She tried to have a child for many years, into her forties, and could not seem to get pregnant. This was before the era of fertility treatments and so on, so you can only imagine how depressed she was. Finally she decided that she was going to have a child one … [Read more...]
Why Multiples and Nursing Pillows Make the Perfect Match
Not one baby, but two...perhaps three...maybe even four? How'd you get so lucky? Well, double doses of joy and anxiety aside, it can become very cumbersome to take care of each baby's needs. This issue is also faced by mothers who already have a young child, and have a new baby shortly thereafter. To smooth out the rough edges of life with multiples, it is important to take … [Read more...]
The Independent Mom: Adapting to Life as a Single Mother
Congratulations! You're having a baby! But, as a single mom, you're sure to have reservations. You're sailing into uncharted waters, and regardless of how much organizing you've done beforehand, you might find yourself swamped after the baby comes. Even experienced mothers can find it incredibly challenging to balance their lives while coping with their new bundle of joy. … [Read more...]
New Parents in Business at Home: 5 Reasons Baby Playards Are a Best Friend
If you’re a busy parent that has decided to handle business from home after the birth of your child, you may be looking for a solution to keep your curious infant busy while you work on the computer. The playard is the ideal fun and entertaining solution, but you may be wondering what makes them so unique and how can they benefit my child? 1) Concern for Safety Giving … [Read more...]
The Benefits (and Convenience) of Breastfeeding
There are many reasons that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding babies, exclusively, for at least the first six months of their lives. Scientific studies have demonstrated that breastfeeding is also better for mothers for many reasons. Bonding with Baby Consistently, research has shown a direct correlation between mothers and babies who are … [Read more...]