FAMILY ARTICLES
How can parents care for and protect your baby's skin year-round?
Meena Chauhan.
The elements-from cold winter winds to strong summer sun-can take their toll on baby's delicate skin in many different ways, not the least of which is dry skin. In fact, a recent clinical study revealed that babies' skin is drier than most parents would...
Guide to Buying Baby Toys
Trevor Ginn
Guide to Buying Baby Toys (0-12 months) This guide is designed to help parents make toy choices and to assist friends in buying the most appropriate toy for your baby. It is organised by baby age as this provides the best overall guide. Remember also...
Other Children and their Parents
David Riklan
The saying, “other people’s children” usually brings to mind how misbehaving other people’s children can be. “Other children’s parents” is a new saying that refers to how other people parent their children. Parents all have different expectations of their...
Reverse Cell Phone Lookup – Every Parent’s Best Friend
Melinda Cayetano
There aren’t many parents for whom anything takes precedence over the safety and happiness of their children. Deep inside, we are all scared: are they in the best of hands when out of our sight? Are the nannies kind and nurturing to the little ones? Are the...
Know where your children sleep – use Reverse Cell Phone Lookup
Melinda Cayetano
How well do we really know the families of our children’s friends? Not very well, I’m afraid. And these are the people at whose homes our kids sometimes spend more time than at their own, especially as they grow older. They start having sleepovers a couple...
Helping Your Teenager with Self Esteem
ian Williamson
Adolescence is one of the most difficult times of life for both teenagers and their parents. As teenagers go out into the world, they are confronted with mixed messages about their looks, their behavior, and their attitude. Teenagers are particularly susceptible...
An Open Letter To The American Granny
Mike Patrick Jr, MD
Copyright 2006 Mike Patrick Jr, MD Dear Granny, We know you mean well. Really, we do. And we acknowledge that your well-meaning often translates into wonderful actions. You support America's first-time moms with your experienced advice, you...
The Decision to Put Your Baby Up for Adoption is Difficult , Be Sure You Do it Right
Timothy Rea
If you are pregnant and contemplating the idea of putting your baby up for adoption, be sure you protect your rights and your baby's rights and plan a smooth adoption process. Putting your baby up for adoption is an emotional decision and one that...
Teaching Children in Love Part 4
Katheryn Hoban
If you want a child to listen to you, you have to listen to her ideas as well. Stand up for children when they are being mistreated or bullied. That action will really make an impact in their psyche. It tells them that they are worthy. Believe them when they...
Teaching Children In Love Part 3
Katheryn Hoban
A friend and her daughter were visiting me at my apartment. In the front entrance of the building there is a high stoop, about one foot high in an area. The little girl assessed the place, and decided to jump. The way she had jumped caused her to fall forward...
Be a potter ,mold your child to be an achiever
Sapna Ganeshan
Parenting is not about just providing; it is much deeper than that. As a parent you will be worried about your child's well being as well as his future. The aim of most parents is to raise a happy, intelligent, and fulfilled child - a child that is secure,...
Raising Kids The Green Way
Jane Simpson
Vegans exempt animal products from their lifestyle. This is easy enough for committed older vegans, but how to raise a kid with no milk, ice cream, chocolate, or candy? In today's, predominantly meat-dependent and animal fashion crazed world, it is certainly...
6 Ways to Teach your Children Respect
Valentina Ibeachum
I watched the film Nanny McPhee the other day with my children. This is not an advert for the film, but it did get me thinking. I had been mulling over some thoughts in my head about this issue of respect and good manners. But watching made me think about...
Five Steps to Become an At-Home Parent
Leslie Truex
American two-income families earn 75 percent more than their single-income counterparts of a generation ago, but actually have less discretionary income according to Elizabeth Warren and Amelai Tyagi in their book The Two Income Trap. The idea that...
Birthday Party DOs and DON'Ts - a Parents' Guide
Stephen Turner
You'd love to throw a birthday party for your child, but such events are not without their headaches. Kids expectations, the clown that did not turn up, and the treasure hunt with permanently hidden treasure. All parents have party stories to tell, and I...