What's fashionable in Kids Shoes This summer for the pre-school age, canvas pumps are proving the most popular and come in a range of designs with the floral theme extending to kids footwear. Sequins and other embellishments adorn these shoes which appeal to young girls. The canvas pumps also come with Velcro straps which are suitable for active young boys. For junior girls, splashes of colour are the key this summer. Sandals...more
Getting Teen Parenting Advice While parenting generally is a tough job, teen parenting poses new and often greater challenges. Remember that when you were a teen, you almost always disagreed with what your parents said. This may likely be the case with your own teenage children now.Teens will be harder to control and discipline because they are trying to become even more independent and are forming their own views. If you are struggling to...more
No Child Left Behind': What it Means for Parents The No Child Left Behind Act is a landmark education reform law that is already improving academic performance across the land. One of its chief aims is to close the troubling achievement gap that separates many disadvantaged, disabled and minority students from their peers. To do this, it measures student performance and focuses extra resources and attention on those most in danger of falling behind. But what about the schools themselves?Under No Child Left Behind, schools that receive federal funds to help teach and prepare educationally disadvantaged children must make what is called "Adequate Yearly Progress" in reading, language arts and mathematics. These clearly defined benchmark goals, which will be raised over time, have been put in place by each of the 50 states based upon what is appropriate for their local school districts.If a school does not reach its annual goals, it is given extra assistance and another chance. If it again does not succeed the following year, the school is deemed "in need of improvement." Extra resources are provided to the school, and new options and choices are provided to its students...more
Contact Lenses For Teenagers For many teenagers, particularly those who can barely remember a time before they wore glasses, getting the first set of contact lenses is an exciting rite of passage. With contact lenses comes responsibility. Depending on the type of contact lenses, teenagers may have to remember to clean contact lenses in a...more
Looking for a really awesome theme for your child's birthday party? Plain ole birthday parties are a thing of the past. "What are you doing your party in?" is the question your child will no doubt be asked when word gets out he or she is having a birthday. For a great party, you need a great theme.A theme is a central focus that makes the entire...more
Help Kids Practice Yoga with Spirit Voyage Yoga Books The 5000 years old Vedic art, yoga has benefited aspirants, irrespective of all ages. Likewise, chilren are also blessed with the numerous benefits that are derived from yoga practice. With the passing time, yoga has become an integral part of children's life. Kids of this age, don't have much leisure time to play aimlessly or to relax in their own ways. Yoga gives these little hearts a fresh air to relax and rejoice. By practicing modified forms of pranayama, meditations, Kundalini yoga and various physical postures, kids can develop physical fitness as well as self and social awareness.But, it is the responsibility of the parents to help kids love yoga and practice it on a regular basis. Not by imposing it on them, but through various ways a parent can induce the interest. Play a good kids yoga DVD at home and let your child watch it. Surely they will be keen on doing such activities infront of their peer group. Reading interesting yoga books to your kids is also another great way of guiding them as children tend to do what they read in books. Spirit Voyage, an online music company, has such a beautiful collection of...more
The Main Reason Why Your Child is Misbehaving Child misbehaviour can be due to many different reasons. The main reason why your child is misbehaving is most likely a cry for attention, respect or a way of communicating that they are unhappy....more
Kids Table Printable - Carpentry Has Never Been Easier ! In case you have an idea for something you'd like to build but first you have to locate kids table printables - you've come to the right place. The fact is, it's not an easy matter to...more
Everything in modern age seems to move at a pace that is far too fast, savouring each moment seems to become increasingly difficult. We are constantly bombarded with information from a massive variety of mediums including newspapers, television and...more
Providing safety for your children online The story of Ashleigh Hall touched me so much, as I look at her picture on the bbcnews website. This story of the pretty young girl who was raped and murdered by Mrs. Chapman the Inhumane Criminal, is...more
Philippines adoption and waiting child adoption Philippines adoption is a great opportunity for those who have patience dealing with different and special need children. Most of the children speak English and are from Philippines as well. The...more
Your Child's Safety and You Over our lifetimes we'll also have at least twenty 'close calls' whereby a little less luck could mean fatal injury. When we consider for a moment that hazards and risks are everywhere in life and that part...more