There may be few better ways to spend a hot day than at the beach, lake, water park or swimming pool but amid all the fun and games it is important to put safety first.
Learning to swim and be safe in and around the water are important survival skills. Accidents only take a few seconds to...
If it was cool when you were a kid, its cool for your kids!
Baby clothing is quite a bit different today than it was when you were an infant. From the designer styles of Baby Dior and Baby Phat to the bizarre offerings of the alternative baby clothing market, theres now something for...
Every day, more than 14 million children in the U.S. are left unsupervised after school. According to experts, that leaves them in danger of becoming victims or perpetrators of crime or delinquent behavior.
In fact, a recently released survey supports the need for quality after-school...
Redefining The Notion Of ” Super Mom”-All You Need Is Love
Every day as I watch my three children grow, I reflect on my most important career choice-the day I became a mom. Like other women, I’ve struggled to balance work, life, home and family, but the good news is...
We all know that in order to prevent serious illnesses from affecting our children we must take them to the doctor at predetermined periods for vaccination. Parents need to know when it is the most indicated moment for such a shot and against which disease is their child protected.
In...
Its true, the number one milestone most parents seek look forward to is the day (or night) their newborn starts sleeping through the night.
You dont have to suffer endless night after night without sleep however, even with a newborn.
Babys actually follow certain sleep patterns,...
Recently, the results of the Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey (SCVS) 2006 were released, along with the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) 2006, giving an insight into the prevalence of drug abuse in Scotland in all age groups. Of course, these...
It’s never too soon to start your child on the path to reading. Simply talking to your infant and toddler helps her develop the vocabulary she will need as she enters school and begins to read. As you point and name objects, she will begin to understand the meaning of words, and will...
Ready, Set, Read: Specific activities to make your child a reader!
Providing positive, enjoyable literacy experiences give young children opportunities to gain the knowledge, awareness, skills, and love of learning that they need to later learn to read independently. Here are 8 ways you...
If you can read every word on a page, are you really reading? Well, maybe and maybe not!
One definition of ‘read’ is “to utter aloud written matter;” if using this definition alone, of course you are reading. There is another definition, though, which says...
It’s one of the hardest things to do in this day and age of hyper-active kids and super busy, multi-tasking parents… but spending good quality time with your children doesn’t have to be a painful torture tactic.
One of the best, most enjoyable things you can do with your...
A school break can be an ideal time to read more books and watch more movies-and if you coordinate this kind of fun into a family activity, there may be far more benefits for your children than what first meets the eye.
“Watching a movie gives children and adults an opportunity to...