What makes a good parent? This is not a trick question, but just some food for thought. Parenting is a difficult and expensive task. Yet, parenting is the most joyous and rewarding part of life, in most cases. To be responsible for the future of an individual is challenging. Teaching high self-esteem and self confidence to our children does not go unfulfilled. I have 8 suggestions on how a person can be a good parent:1. I well remember reading to...more
The main parenting challenge remains throughout the history of mankind is finding ways on how to discipline a child without feeling guilty about it. Strong-willed children, in particular, seem specifically troublesome for many inexperienced parents. Unfortunately, older siblings more often than not provide the experimental grounds where parents learn what is effective and what is not. Any time a parent is presented with the task toward...more
With summer just about over and last minute family vacations being enjoyed, it is very possible that you are pulling your hair out trying to think of the best kids traveling toys and activities for your trips. There are always the old classics like I Spy and singing songs, but these can get old quickly and even when the children are excited to do these games at first, they probably will not want to do them for the duration of the trip. It is important that you put as much thought into kids travel activities as you do other aspect of the trip, like packing and making reservations. You do not want your vacation to start off bad with a terrible trip before you even arrive at your destination.You may or may not be into the whole electronic age, but the truth of the matter is that electronics entertain. There are so many different kids traveling toys and activities that are electronic, from the cheap little virtual pets to the more expensive portable hand held gaming systems. There are even electronic versions of classic games like Sorry!, Uno and Battleship. These are popular for trips because the games can be played without having to worry about losing cards or small pieces, and...more
Should the minimum age of drivers be raised from 16 to 18? In many states the legal age at which an individual can drive a car is 16, yet a few years ago there was some debate as to whether or not that age is appropriate for young people to be driving. Because the majority of accidents involving automobiles relates to drivers under the age of 20,...more
Movement is a universal, full-time, personal, childhood occupation, and its importance in children's early learning experiences cannot be overemphasized...Children develop movement in space to understand position, size, distance, and shape. Continuous activity... is essential for an optimal rather than a marginal level of motor performance." from...more
Your Baby's brain development is directly linked to movement. Research has established relationship between movement experiences and overall neural pathway building in the brain.To increase brain activity and thus brain development, your Baby needs to have consistent and repeated experiences, be it the finger play, or exercise, or when she is rocked and sung the lullaby. Here are some ideas for you to 'move' your Baby, so that she gains the stimulation for brain development.When holding baby, find different ways to hold her so that she gets different perspectives and experience different positions. This develops different neural connections in the brain as it adjusts to the different feeling of gravity and balance, and Baby gains different visual angles perspectives. Allow Baby to touch, feel and handle different objects, as long as these objects are clean and child-safe. She is likely to put it in her mouth. This is fine because many sensory nerves are centered around the mouth, and Baby explores things as much this way as they do with their hands.When Baby interacts with a sound making object like a egg shakers, he is beginning to understand the physical characteristics...more
Sensory Development is as important to your Baby's Development as Brain development. The sensory organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin etc) feed the brain with sensory experiences that underlines much of the stimulants required by the Brain to...more
Toddlers experience a sense of comforting self-control from being able to anticipate what will happen next. The adult provides daily rituals and routines which contribute to the stability of the child's emotional development. The adult also...more
If you have little kids, you realize that the Littlest Pet Shop provides a group of toys sold by Hasbro that has become an animated television show which is popular with the kids. The show is basically about the experiences of a group of miniature...more
Most common words associated with teens are like wild, unpredictable, rebellious, etc. As many of the persons now labeling the teens as such had once themselves behaved similarly when they were themselves teens, so it seems rather a little unfair...more
Eye experts once thought that the lowest acceptable age for wearing contact lenses should be eighteen. Today, more and more young people are wearing them to school and around the house. There is a larger teen market than ever before....more
Slumber party theme is definitely a great theme you can throw for your child's birthday. And this article will provide some lists of slumber party ideas you can select from. So what's actually a slumber party? Some will describe it as...more