Giving birth, at home, without the drugs and medications that are commonly used in hospitals is known as natural childbirth. If you choose this route then you will not be using the manufactured pain relievers, such as epidurals, and will not have a cesarean or continuous monitoring of the baby.Giving birth naturally puts the ball in your court and allows you to take charge of the birthing process. Of course, you should have an assistant help you...more
Learning a language can be very difficult, particularly for an adult whose brain and thought patterns have already slid into the rut of daily routine and have forgotten how to stretch beyond those boundaries. Children, however, have no such difficulties. Their minds have the ability to retain amounts of information infinitely greater than those that can be retained by an adult. This makes childhood the perfect time to learn a second...more
I think it starts with infant-hood; you know, feeding your kids vegetables as baby food. Did we feed them baby food we thought we would like, or what was good for them? I'm an advocate of introducing vegetables as early as 2 months old.As finger food came along, we may have fed our kids Cheerios or other sweet dry cereal to keep them quiet instead of carrot sticks. We may have given them cookies and sugary snacks to appease them in public places instead of a slice of celery.Now they've been influenced by TV commercials geared at kids, fast food that we pick up for our own convenience, and just plain junk food offered at school and beyond. But bad habits began in the high chair.Somehow, as years slipped away, families stopped serving vegetables for the 3 meals per day?What do you do with a child who won't eat vegetables?Try disguising the veggies.1) A big pot of vegetable soup, with some fun noodle shapes may be an idea you'd like to try. Pasta comes in all shapes and sizes today, so you can undoubtedly find something fun to add to the pot. Play some games with alphabet letters. With a little luck your kids will be too busy spelling words, or identifying the shape to notice all the...more
Plan A Multi-Layered Gift For Your Child Sometimes special occasions come up when you really want to wow your child with a great gift. Instead of following a list they have created or going with the usual, consider blending a few things into one great, multi-layered gift. You can look to their favorite activities and interests and create a...more
Adopting a child can be complicated. Apart from an ocean of paperwork, waiting months for decisions, and the limited number of children available for adoption in the United States, adopting can also cost a great deal of money. If you choose to sponsor a child or children instead, that money could go toward helping many children.International...more
If you saw a child in the street, alone, crying and in obvious distress, would you turn away and ignore that child? Of course you wouldn't. You'd do everything you could to help a child in distress. You'd call the police, try and find the child's parents, or just comfort the child until help arrived. It's the natural thing to do - we care for those who are vulnerable and unable to look after themselves. But every day, around the world, children living in poverty are just as vulnerable, just as desperate for help, and struggling against almost impossible odds just to survive. But in the same way that you would instinctively help a child in front of you, there are ways that you can help these children, too.Child sponsorship - a practical and easy solutionOne of the most effective ways to help children in poverty is to sponsor a child. By simply donating a few dollars a month, you can make a real difference to the life of a child thousands of miles away. Your money helps provide schooling, medical care and real, practical assistance that not only benefits the child but the whole community. It can also help spread the Word of God's love for all His children to parts of the world that...more
For couples who are unable to have children of their own, adoption is often the only way they feel they can bring a child into their lives. However, there is an alternative, and it can help improve the quality of life not just for one child, but for...more
Hope is a strange, visceral concept. It is one of those words that, despite a clear dictionary definition, is often unquantifiable. Hope is the desire to see things change, to achieve something worthwhile, to have a better life. But by adding a few...more
Choose Kids Birthday Invitations Using a Theme Children's birthday parties are among the easiest types of parties to plan because there are so many choices when it comes to decorations and invitations. However, there are many themes available...more
If you are searching for the key to unlocking happiness in your life then you need to look no further than your own kids. Here are five secrets to being happy that you can learn from your kids: never take things for granted, be curious, spontaneous...more
Angeles Kids – Passionate about Child Care The child care industry is one of the most passionate industries around. A lot of people would tell you that it's right up there with the sports industry. This is because there is a lot at...more
Choosing Smart Toys for Kids Naturally, kids get attracted to new toys and when this really is the case, the curiosity can disappear as fast because it is sparked. It is for this reason that father and mother must note that just mainly because...more