Why should we cook with our kids? Getting kids involved in cooking is helping them to develop their fine motor skills, eye hand coordination, learning what is healthy and what is not and even early concepts of math and science. They love activities in the kitchen because they can use all their senses. There are many […]
Parenting
On The Playground With Your Kids? Don’t Make This Mistake!
As parents we often attempt to tell our kids how to play or where to play. But sometimes, it's good if we just sit down and let our kids play by themselves. Some kids need time to acclimatise to the new environment, to start climbing up or to make contact with new friends, especially toddlers […]
Positive Parenting
Every parent wants the best for their child and want to help them develop good behavior and learn positive habits. But how can you as parent, develop this kind of behavior and at the same time have a positive relationship with your kids? You can find many parenting tips online, but through studies it shows […]
How To Encourage Kids Without Pushing Too Hard
When you kids are little you might dream about who they will become. Will they be really good at sports or academics? What avenues will be opened up by the goals they pursue early on? Of course we want our kids to be the best they can be but where do we cross the line […]
Modern Parenting
Parenting is a huge challenge. Full stop. Teaching your kids right and wrong, politeness, tidyness or even to live healthy is a tough job. But it can also be fun. Here are some ideas for modern parenting. Grounding children for messy rooms or bad behavior is completely out-of-date. They have whole rooms full of exciting video […]
Want To Be A Work-At-Home Mom? Read This
When you first become a mom, your mind is often on all things motherhood. And that can be enough to keep you busy for a while. But before long, you might start to realize that things are tough. And that you don’t overly have a balance. And that you might want to make a change. […]
Montessori Parenting
Are you familiar with the Montessori movement? What is it all about? The Montessori parenting is a relaxed parenting approach. Toddlers are allowed to play freely, are not punished for being naughty and are able to explore their surroundings freely hence the reason why are encouraged to sleep on the floor instead of in cribs, […]
The reality of a leaving kids alone in the car.
With summer in full force, it's so important that you take the heat into consideration when it comes to those you love. We've all seen on the news, the tragedies that happen when kids or people with disabilities or even animals are left in closed vehicles without the ability to open the door. But even […]
Back To School – Fun Ways To Make It Easy For Kids
Starting school means a big change for children, no matter if the summer holidays are over or if the first school day of a child's life is imminent. But if you take a few rules into account, the changeover becomes a piece of cake for everyone involved. Preparing Your Child To Start School There are […]
Fun Ways Supporting A Child With Learning Needs
Children have a natural thirst for knowledge and love to experience and learn new things. However, it is difficult for some children to concentrate, to internalize and understand new facts. Fortunately, there are many ways and possibilities to support and encourage these children and show them that learning can be really fun. The Influence of […]
Mini-Moods: Dealing With A Troubled Child
Being a parent has a very steep learning curve, and most people getting into this sort of role have to work extremely hard to pick up the skills they need as early into the game as possible. You will have to deal with challenges which you’ve never experienced in the past, and will probably have […]
How To Study With A Baby
Having a baby is no reason to give up on education goals. Whilst it’s much harder to study whilst looking after an infant, it’s not impossible and many parents manage it. Here are a few ways in which you can manage your studies whilst looking after your little one. Study online Nowadays, it’s […]
Top 9 Pregnancy Tips For New Mums
Being a first-time mum is an incredibly exciting experience, but it’s hard not to be scared of the adventure ahead of you. Whether you have a strong support network around you or you’re going it alone, pregancy can be incredibly scary for someone who has never done it before. In fact, it’s scary for those […]
New Year Resolution Ideas You Can Set With Your Kids
It's almost that time of year again! That time when you consider your resolutions for the year ahead, perhaps with goals for fitness, health, and all those other things that relate to you and how you want your life to be. And as you look ahead to the new year yourself, why not encourage your […]
Sweet dreams are made of this!
Reading a story to your children at snooze time is not only a good way to set down sleep patterns and calm them down, it will also encourage your child's speech and language development. Listening to stories can also improve social skills and empathy, especially if you aks questions like "What would you do?". For […]
Body Safety And How to Protect Your Child From Predators
Protecting our children from people that would hurt them is an ingrained response of parents. With all the terrible stories you see on the news, it can be a frightening feeling to let your kids out of your sight even for a little while. 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 8 boys will be […]
Making Age Appropriate Chores A Game!
Kids don't learn how to become responsible adults all on their own. It takes learning from adults who have been there, done that and are willing to take the time to show by their example. One of those important lessons is how to do chores. Kids don't wake up on their 18th birthday and suddenly […]
8 Tips To Make Drinking Water A Habit For Kids
Did you know that half of American kids these days aren't drinking enough water? Many teens won't drink just plain water and show significant signs of dehydration. When you don't get enough water, your body can't function the way it's supossed to. Hydrated kids have better mental clarity, more energy and less toxic build up in […]
Tips to make weaning easier for you and your baby!
Whenever you start to give your baby anything to supplement their feeding sessions at your breast, it is called weaning. Unless it's an emergency situation, weaning is best for you and your baby if done gradually. It depends on how much milk you are producing and how quickly you cut them down to know how long it will take to […]
When considering a baby name…
What's in a name? Shakespeare seemed to think it wasn't that important but I'd say it does have significance if you are the one being named. There's the story that says a father named his two sons Winner and Loser. Loser became a detective with the NYPD and Winner became a petty criminal who ended up […]