It is the belief of most parents that children are eating a relatively healthy diet, but if not, they throw up their hands and give up. Children are then plied with multivitamins. Though this is not a bad thing to do, many children think they are candy especially now that they come in gummi candy, gumballs, and cute animal and cartoon characters.This is extremely serious because if they are with a kids reach, they could be taking more than you...more
It's not often you find an online store thats gives children the resource to explore the world around them and help succeed in school, but thats just what "The Kids Window" online store has done. Their website is well known for featuring a wide variety of baby and childrens products, from clothes and swimwear to shoes and dressing up costumes, and they now offer a whole section of the site especially for the children themselves. These pages are...more
Parents are often completely left in the dark when it comes to the activities that their teenager may be engaging in. To many of us, it almost feels as if the lines of communication are completely shut off once our kids hit the teen years. The biggest problem with this is there are so many unacceptable and dangerous activities that can easily be...more
The belief of most parents is that children are eating a fairly healthy diet and if not they give up and throw their hand up in the air. Parents then provide multivitamins. Now that they come in gumballs, gummi candies, cute animals, and cartoon character shapes, children think they are candy and giving vitamins is not a bad thing.If they are...more
Adoption is a marvelous process. It may, in fact, be your answer to prayer if you want to have children but aren't able to conceive naturally. When you adopt a child, you get the full family experience, including first hand knowledge of the challenges involved in raising a child. But, the real challenge comes in knowing how and when to tell your child about her adoption.News of adoption can be very hard for a child to accept. You can imagine the numbers of questions a child would have upon getting that news. Who are my birth parents? What are my birth parents like? Why did my birth parents give me up for adoption? It can be very emotionally troubling for a child.If you are the parent of an adopted a child, or you plan to adopt a child, don't spend a lot of time worrying about when to tell her about the adoption. Instead, start talking to her as soon as possible. In fact, you should start talking to her about adoption from the very beginning.If your child hears from you that she came into your family by adoption from the very beginning of your relationship, she will generally not suffer severe psychological or emotional issues from the knowledge. Gradual knowledge helps your child...more
If you are a mom at home on a diet, you will probably related to a frequent situation I encounter as a weight loss consultant. Many of my clients with children are able to keep to a healthy eating plan through most circumstances except two. It all...more
One of the most common forms of communication today that is used among a majority of teenagers, is through text and SMS messages that can be sent over a cell phone. These devices can be very handy when it comes to checking in with their parents,...more
Almost every teenager in today's time begins to shut down at a specific time in their life where they no longer engage in much conversation with their parents. This can be an extremely trying time for any parent, as most all of us worry and stress...more
Follow these easy steps to quickly and accurately measure your child's reading ability. It is better to catch a potential reading disorder while your child is still young, and it can be corrected, than to wait until it becomes an insurmountable...more
Simply using the age-old parents creed, "do as I say, not as I do", simply will not work any more.Changing Teens Require Change in Parenting Skills By: Amanda Gordon About the Author Amanda Gordon went from an honor roll student...more
One of the most frustrating things for a woman is attempting to have a child and finding month after month that she is not getting pregnant.Not being able to have children is something that most women never think about until they attempt to conceive...more