Parenting Articles
406: The Toy Recall That was Almost Too Late for My Daughter
Today, another toy recall was announced. Beads from a popular craft kit put several kids into the hospital when they ingested a drug in the coating. I was one of the mothers who had bought this toy for my daughter. Unlike the other mothers, whose kids got sick from it, I hadn't yet given it to my daughter. However, it was such a close call that I'm
407: Three Great Potty Training Tips To Follow
Toilet training can be one of the most challenging times parents have with their toddlers. In this article, I would like to share with you three great potty training tips so you will find the experience less stressful for yourself and your child.
1) To ensure a pleasant and successful training, make sure that your child is ready. This is the mos
408: Tips on Buying Unique Baby Shower Gifts
If you have friends who have babies or have babies yourself but was never a fan of shopping, then you have probably stared this dilemma in the face and wondered how to solve it. Indeed, shopping for baby shower gifts can be a hard as climbing Everest when the person doing it has absolutely no idea about babies and what to buy for them.
Fortunat
409: Tips to Helping an Early Reader
Many parents want to give their child a good head start in school. Reading is one of the most important skills and spelling is an integral part of the skills required to read and write well. Parents can find a list of spelling words to practice with their child but it is important to remember that teachers have a strategy when presenting words.
410: Top Three Parenting Tips For New Parents
Bringing a new baby into the world is an amazing experience and welcoming him or her into your family can give you a feeling of great joy. Joyful as this period in your life maybe it can also be one of fear and anxiety as becoming a parent for the first time brings with it a great deal of responsibility. Well meaning friends and relatives will pro
411: Toys For Boys And Toys For Girls
Should boys play with toy guns and girls play with dolls? Or, putting it another way, should boys play with dolls and girls play with toy guns? There is a great deal of debate on the subject of toys and gender stereotyping, with people very much divided into one camp or another. There is certainly no escaping the fact that, no matter where you look
412: Toys for Traveling Must Have Toys for Summer Vacation Road Trips
Summer vacation is now in full swing and that means summer vacation road trips and plane rides. It's hard enough to keep your little ones entertained on the way to the grocery store let alone on a long journey. Summertime travel requires toys that will keep kids entertained that they can do in the car with limited movement. Instead of depending
413: Turning Every Night Into Family Fun Night
We play Patty-cake with our babies, Ride-a-cockhorse with our toddlers, and Peek-a-boo with the little ones - then most of us stop playing games with our offspring until they are mature enough to challenge us to a game of bridge.
And that's our big mistake. We shouldn't miss a single chance for fun with our children because we don't have too lon
414: Two Simple Yet Effective Safety Ideas From Predators For Your Child
There are two safety techniques that children can learn that are very effective yet not so well known. We call the first one a "Power Voice" and the second one a "Belly Brain."
A Power Voice teaches a child to yell for asisstance when in trouble with a strong voice that comes from the abdomen, not the throat. Every child is capable of this typ
415: What Foods Should I Avoid While Breastfeeding
Women in our culture are sometimes advised to avoid spicy or "gassy" foods when nursing. Or they are told that chocolate, citrus, carbonated beverages or dairy causes problems in all nursing babies.
As a breastfeeding educator, I often see women warning other Moms that they need to not eat certain foods while breastfeeding. There are also websit
416: What s in Your Mattress
Sone of the chemicals added to your conventional baby mattress are to reduce the chance of a fire? These chemicals are called fire retardants which only reduce the chance, not eliminate the possibility of your mattresses bursting into flames.
These toxic industrial strength chemicals are added to met the minimum standards set by government ag
417: What To Do When Your Children Ask About The Facts of Life
Rather than fear this question, the best way to face this inevitability is to prepare for it. In fact, prepare for it well in advance so that you won't be as flustered when they ask. Remember, your child will learn from what you say, as much as from how you say it.
Look around you. Sexual influences are everywhere: TV, billboards, magazines
418: When A Parent Struggles With Fear And Anxiety
What do you do when you struggle with fear and anxiety and you have to maintain the family and kids? It can be tough but there are ways to manage your fears and take care of your family at the same time. Here are some techniques a parent can use to manage his or her anxiety.
The first thing you should do is to get professional help. You owe it t
419: Who s Winning the Mom Wars
"Mom Wars." You have no idea how much I hate that term. It sounds like we moms have nothing better to do than to fight about who's doing it right, stay at home or work outside the home moms.
I've never felt one was inherently superior to the other. There are advantages to each, and what's right for your family may not be right for mine. But a lo
420: Why Is My Teenager Angry
"Caleb it's time to take out the trash." The fight following that simple request was like a tornado ramming into the house and taking off the roof. Screams erupted and before I could back out of his room we were in a shouting match over a chore that would have taken less than two minutes if he had just paused his game long enough to get it done.
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