How You can Help Your Child with Their Homework

Home work is part of a student’s life. The sooner you get that into your head, the better for your child. Often, you see parents complaining about their kids having too much home work. While this is true sometimes, most of the time, the complaining is done out of frustration because they can’t devote that big a time helping their kids with their homework. This is unfortunate because parents play a large role in helping their kids...

Tip-Top Treatment For Baby Bottoms

Until recently, mothers have had to rely on adult over-the-counter antifungal creams to treat their babies' cases of diaper rash complicated by yeast infections. For the first time, a prescription product-Vusion™ (0.25% miconazole nitrate, 15% zinc oxide and 81.35% white petrolatum) Ointment-is available and is indicated and specifically formulated for the treatment of this condition, called diaper dermatitis complicated by candidiasis...

Deficiency of milk

Deficiency of milk may exist even at a very early period after delivery, and yet be removed. This, however, is not to be accomplished by the means too frequently resorted to; for it is the custom with many, two or three weeks after their confinement, if the supply of nourishment for the infant is scanty, to partake largely of malt liquor for its increase. Sooner or later this will be found injurious to the constitution of the...

Finding The Right Child Care For Your Baby

If you’re planning to go back to work after your baby is born, child care is a major concern. Your childcare provider will be spending a lot of time with your child, so it is critical that you be comfortable with the environment and the style of care your child will be receiving. There are several alternatives, each with pros and cons. Spend some time evaluating each option, so that you can make the choice that best suits your...

The Truth about Lying

Honesty and dishonesty are learned in the home. Parents are often concerned when their child or adolescent lies.Young children often make up stories and tell tall tales. This is normal activity because they enjoy hearing stories and making up stories for fun. These young children may blur the distinction between reality and fantasy. This is probably more a result of an active imagination than an attempt to deliberately lie about...

Tutoring Your Own children

Some parents find hiring a tutor for their kids would be the best since they are doubtful of their own qualifications as a tutor. While some parents think that tutoring their own children would be a rewarding experience, since they would have to spend the time together. As mentioned, there are really some parents who think that they are not qualified to teach their own children. But some experts would say that teaching your...

Encouraging Play Encourages a Child's Development

Encouraging Play Encourages a Child's Development We've all heard the term, "Oh, that's child's play." It implies something is easy, frivolous and unimportant in the overall scheme of things. But to a child, child's play is essential to their mental, social, emotional, and physical development. We all know that children like to play. But what we may not know is the importance of play in a child's life. Play is essential to every...

Chores Can Help your Child Learn about Teamwork

Chores Can Help your Child Learn about Teamwork and a Strong Work EthicChores can help develop a sense of responsibility and self worth in your child. It should be understood by all family members they are expected and necessary to a household running successfully and efficiently. They can help create a sense of unity and family and is a great place for your child to learn about teamwork. Parents should take special care to...

Celebrate your Child's Uniqueness

Just like a snowflake or a fingerprint, every child is unique in their own special way. Every child has a unique way of feeling, thinking, and interacting with others. Some children are shy, while others are outgoing; some are active, while others are calm; some are fretful, while others are easy-going. As a loving and nurturing parent, it's your job to encourage them to embrace their uniqueness and celebrate their individual...