Should I Encourage My Child to Join a Sports Club?

Should you consider having your child join a sports club? Here are some things to consider on the topic. What would you add?

Getting your children off their phones, out of the house and onto a sports pitch brings a huge array of benefits, particularly in terms of their physical, mental and social skills. These skills will help them throughout their younger years and even when they’re applying for universities and jobs. Of course, each child is different, … Read more

Leadership Skills to Teach Kids

There are several leadership skills to teach kids that will help them in the future. Which ones would you add to this list?

Have you heard talk about teaching kids leadership skills? Whether you are a teacher, parent, or other type of caregiver, you have probably heard about the importance of instilling leadership. But how? What skills? Following is a basic list of leadership skills you can teach kids. Independent Thinking Help your child break out of the … Read more

Five Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Be Physically Active

In the society we live in today, I don't see as many kids playing outside. Here are five ways to encourage your kids to be physically active.

It’s more important than ever for your children to be physically active and healthy. When your children engage in too many seated activities—like playing video games or watching television—it can stunt their physical and mental growth. Currently, obesity affects nearly 20% of all children in the United States.  When your children are physically active, they’ll … Read more

5 Simple Ways To Spend More Time With Your Kids

Spending time with our kids should be a priority when we are not working. Here are five simple ways to spend more time with your kids.

Parenting is a full-time job, regardless of your situation, you’re always thinking about what you need to do to be a good parent. Especially if you have been told your family has some signs of a dysfunctional family. But in this modern age, we have many responsibilities, work, commitments, and distractions that really take over … Read more

How to Successfully Prevent Your Children from Forming Bad Habits

As parents, we want to ensure our kids do well and are assets to society. Here are tips on how to successfully prevent children from forming bad habits.

Every parent wants their children to grow up to be successful, responsible, and well-adjusted adults. Childhood is a critical first step for making sure your little ones develop good and healthy habits and avoid harmful ones. To ensure they’ll be living and leading good lives, here are four practical ways you can reinforce positive habits … Read more

The Benefits of Playing with Construction Sets for your Children

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Construction sets and other forms of block play not only assist in the physical and social development of children but also on the cognitive aspects of human growth. Playing with blocks has been seen to help kids in developing cognitive abilities such as symbolization, directionality, divergent thinking, and logical reasoning. Children of all ages can … Read more

4 Considerations to Help You Plan a Safe Home Birth

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You’ve read Ina May Gaskin’s books and practically memorized all of the stats from “The Business of Being Born.” While you agree that there are some unavoidable situations in which a hospital birth is necessary, you hope that your baby’s birth doesn’t follow that path so you can have the planned home birth you’ve been … Read more

Are Co-Sleeper Cribs Safe?

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Ever since the SIDS and co-sleeping controversy arose over the last 30-or-so years, parents, medical experts, and researchers have been searching for the definitive answer of how to ensure that babies sleep safely. As parents increasingly feared to sleep in bed with their babies, they first began to lay their small babies to sleep and … Read more

Why You Should Never Co-Sleep

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Co-sleeping is when parents sleep in close proximity to their baby, often in the same bed. The debate surrounding co-sleeping is a sensitive one, with many believing that co-sleeping is unsafe. However, both arguments – for and against – make valid points regarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of baby and parents. Here, we unpick … Read more

If You Take Antidepressants During Pregnancy And Your Baby Is Born With A Birth Defect, Who Is To Blame?

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When you are pregnant, there are many things that you know you have to avoid – like illicit drugs and alcohol. But there are some things that you can still get a prescription for – which you may or may not need to take – which might be a category “C” drug. A category “C” … Read more

DIY Dog Advent Calendar

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This is a one of a kind dog advent calendar. My granddaughter has a little dog and she wanted a way to spoil him during the Advent season. I took some time to think of a way to make a unique dog advent calendar. Materials Needed Poster board Green, brown, and yellow felt Red Bows … Read more

5 Lessons Your Kids Are Never Too Young To Learn

There are some things kids can learn early in life. Be sure that you take full advantage of the younger years by teaching your kids these things.

There’s no parenting manual. Sure, there is entire rain forest’s worth of parenting books, terabytes of parenting websites and more free advice from sagely friends and family members than you can shake a teething ring at but here’s the thing… There’s no advice anywhere on how to parent your children. Every child is unique and … Read more

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