Parents and their children establish their relationship and love in a variety of ways, and one of the first ways to begin that process is bonding with baby. Bonding establishes trust between parent and child, and it prepares the child for learning what the world is all about. Starting the…
You’ve got the reading and ‘riting down – but what about that last R, ‘rithmetic? Math has changed since those days when future moms completed worksheet after worksheet and worked out addition, subtraction, multiplication and division tables – without the aid of a calculator. Math, thankfully, has become more hands-on…
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare — you’re at a family gathering or birthday party when your young child drops the “S” bomb, or even worse, the “F” bomb. Your face is on fire, and you’re absolutely mortified. Surely everybody knows that they heard the expletive from you, which means you’re…
Just when you thought it was safe for your child to go into cyberspace. It’s bad enough that children have to deal with being pushed around face to face in school, but apparently the intimidation doesn’t stop there. A growing trend of cyberbullying has parents, students, education professionals and lawmakers…
When it comes to table manners, is your child more caveman than cute? Teaching your child the proper expectations at mealtime is one of those things you’ll want to get an early start on. Your child is never too young to start learning. In fact, taking the time to teach…
You try to feed your kids healthful food most of the time, but are there a few tweaks you could make to get just a little more nutrition into them? If they’re already making OK choices, then it’s pretty painless to sneak in few more vitamins and minerals. Here are…
Buying those little jars of food at the grocery store may seem like a rite of passage as your baby grows, but it doesn’t have to be. You can save money and be sure of the nutrients your baby is getting by making your own baby food at home. Even…
Whoever said parenting is easy never had children. Like anything else in life, expertise comes with experience, and raising kids is no different. Proper parenting takes practice, and our skills develop with time. Of course, there are steps you can take to improve your technique. The first step is to…
Children express emotions in a range of ways, and they may not always seem like appropriate reactions. Being scolded might turn a child into a wailing, hysterical mess, but the death of a close family member might be met with stoicism. This is because children model their behavior after what…
We’re going to help you get every little girl’s favorite pastime down to a tea. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we often forget it’s the little things that mean so much to our children. Count tea parties among those memories that last a lifetime. While some moms…