Parenting Advice

10 Reasons To Involve The Kids In The Kitchen

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Back To School – Fun Ways To Make It Easy For Kids

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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 […]

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

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!

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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

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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!

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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 […]

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Facts About TV and Kids

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A hot topic that needs to be addressed these days is about the relationship kids have with TV. Television in the 21st century has a completely different meaning than it did previously. People's go-to topics are usually about movies, TV shows, competitions on the screen or what's trending in the news. The question is no longer […]