Drug use amongst young people is an increasing trend, yet the public perception of the suitability / effectiveness of random drugs testing at school is relatively uncertain. Such testing takes place quite rarely in the UK, in spite of it being a more common practice in the USA.
The...
Raising Your Baby: Informational Resources On The World Wide Web
When a parent brings a new baby home, that parent can oftentimes feel downright overwhelmed. Facing the prospect of caring for and raising a baby can seem like the most challenging of tasks. As a result, parents are always...
From her highchair, she gazes at me with admiration. Enchanting brown eyes follow me as I bustle about cleaning the handful of Honey Nut Os shes tossed on the floor.
Shes a year old, gorgeous and her daddys joy, and shes smiling so sweetly; at her tender age shes already taking in tidbits...
Many parents today have discovered an enjoyable way to help their daughters develop self-confidence and learn to express themselves freely-two proven traits that help kids resist peer pressure. Young girls can learn these and other important characteristics through movies, DVDs and games, as...
I speak Swedish and my husbands native language is English. When we had our two children, we had no doubt that we wanted to raise them with equal access to both languages. Now, years later, when Ive made promoting multilingual child-raising not just my avocation, but my vocation as well, people...
Doesnt she speak English? Oh, I see — both Swedish and English. Doesnt that get awfully confusing? Swedish, you said — when will she use that? Get used to hearing these kinds of things. Youll get opinions from the barista at Starbucks, your mother-in-law, even your neighbors and...
Raising Bilingual Children: Is It Too Late To Start Now?
After we talked, Ive spoken nothing but French to my one year old for close to seven weeks now. All of his new words are French, and from what I can tell he understands me completely. Not even two months into her campaign to raise...
Raising Bilingual Children: 10 Tips for Boosting the Minority Language
Your toddler may think that he or shes a complete superhero — and when it comes to language acquisition, its actually true! In particular, compared to adult language learners. Lena Sandvik in Boston says Im...
Have you ever read those reports on the cost of raising a child?
The last time I checked, I was told that it would cost the astronomical figure of $430,470 to raise my baby… and that didn’t include college tuition!
The people who come up with these figures must not be...
Its alarming to read the headlines of the newspaper and think parents today might be outliving their children. The rise in childhood obesity has increased the incidence and prevalence of medical conditions in children, in the past that had been rare. More frequently, cases of obesity related...
Every day, children face mental and emotional challenges that require patience, understanding and good judgment. How can parents teach their children to cope with this complex world?
Oikos Global has created games designed to do just that. Oikos Games 1, 2 and 3, each aimed at a different...
OK, so that title sounds like a pipe dream for a lot of parents. You’re probably busy taking care of your children all day, and if they’re too small for school you don’t get that break. But there are still ways to get some quiet time.
One way is to have your spouse take...