Pregnancy - Birth - Childcare

Depressed children demonstrate many similar characteristics as adults who are depressed. Not everybody accepts that children can suffer from depression, especially if the youngster appears to have a happy and stable home life. However, it is a fact that the childhood years are a time in everybodys life when depression can take hold and affect […]

If you have a baby in a moving motor vehicle, it is required by law that the child be safely and securely fastened tight in a baby car seat for their protection. Yes, baby car seats protect your child from potential harm. However, baby car seats may leave your child feeling very confined […]

I have noticed that the times that I am busiest at work seem to be when my kids muck up the most. It can be very annoying because I am a working mum and sometimes I just need to keep working at home as well.
What I have decided is that at times when my […]

There are 5 secrets we have learned that truly make kids safe. These Secrets set the foundation of real safety for a lifetime in children, and can do the same for your child. These secrets will also surprise you. They work quietly and effectively beneath the surface of your child’s brain. If you […]

Q: Recently, I lost my job where I was employed for the past 12 years. It was unexpected, and we do not have a lot of savings. I am concerned about my teenage son and daughter. We live in what I guess you could call a typical “suburban” area where most […]

There have been many things seen and recorded through history that take your breath away, from the pulling down of the Berlin wall to the release of the concentration camp victims. However, there is nothing in life that will show you the miracle of life such as childbirth. It will fill you with wonder, it […]

Like many parents, you may be considering a hidden or covert camera to record the interaction and behavior of your babysitter and your children while you’re away. As you can see these so-called nanny cams or spy cams can be hidden in a variety of household objects and record activity without even a glimmer […]

Kids love their fun and break periods. In fact, most kids look forward to their playtime and are very happy and excited when the bell for playtime goes off. Most of the time, these kids spend a lot of their time in playground which is where they often get to have fun. These periods are […]

One of the most effective means via which kids can get some relaxation is by the use of the playground. Parents are now finding out that it is better for them to build their own playgrounds in their own backyards or in their neighborhoods.
In fact community efforts towards building of these playgrounds have become […]

I tried something and it worked really well. So I thought I would share it with parents out there in cyberspace.
First of all I wrote a list of everything that I wished for my nine year old daughter, writing everything in the present as if she was already doing all the things that I […]

Did you know that most self confidence problems as an adult originate from childhood? For this reason, it is particularly important to that you pay maximum attention to other or your own children’s self confidence - in other words, help them to develop self confidence as much as possible. They will thank you for it […]

There many different ways to go about this and unfortunately there is not one correct way to do this. Each child is an individual and as such will present different challenges, especially since family dynamics will be different in every family due to the unique ages, sexes and number of kids in each family.
My family […]

Children enjoy using the playground to have fun and just relax. However, the chances of a child getting injuries from the playground are seemingly high. This is because most parents do not think about doing some form of consulting before setting out to build playground facilities for their kids.
Recent statistics have shown that parents […]

How can I get my child to listen to me? I hear you say. This is an ongoing problem for many parents. I can sympathise with you as it isn’t easy. Sometimes as parents we need ot have the wisdom of Solomon.
I have a 12 year old son finds it terribly difficult to listen to […]

Your baby may be crying quite often, and may seem to be irritable for long periods of time, even after they have been fed and changed. But how do you know if they are experiencing colic symptoms? Here are some tips on recognising and soothing the symptoms of colic in your little one.
One of […]

Everyone’s gone through the troubled teen years, when everything seems out of place and you just want to get away from it all.
Well, this tendency is displayed in a number of ways, from severe conditions like bulimia and obsessive-compulsive disorders, to staying up all night in your room with the music turned up […]

Summer is a great time to finally squeeze in all of those activities that you don’t have a chance to do during the school year. Here are 25 fun, cheap, and easy ideas for keeping your kids busy until the school bell rings again in the fall.
1. Map out all of the different parks […]

How to wash cloth diapers.? This is the question everyone new to cloth diapering asks. Do you have to soak them in water? Do you have to use special soap. It can be kind of confusing and you may find a lot of contradictory advice online. Your cloth diaper wash routine will ultimately hinge on […]

Did you know that there used to be a Crayola crayon that was called ‘flesh’? They changed the name in 1962 to ‘peach’ in recognition of the fact that not everybody’s skin color is the same. This was quite probably a fairly reasonable step to take, but there are occasions when, looking at toys that […]

Children love to learn new things. Learning how to tell time can be really fun for a child who has their own watch. It is even more fun if you give them a new watch with one of their favorite characters from Disney or their favorite cartoon. Here is how you can teach your child […]

Breast milk is the best source of nutrition for your baby. In addition to being more affordable than buying enriched milk formula, breast milk is also easier for babies to digest. It is so full of nutrients that some doctors even recommend providing breast milk to children for several years. On the other hand, breast […]

At some stage every child will have the upset of a loss of a friend, loved one or pet. For my kids, it happened just last week.
We were dog sitting for friends and somehow the dog got inside (I’m not quite sure how it happened, no-one has owned up to it yet). But the […]

There are five secrets to keeping your child safer today immediately. The first two secrets, confidence and empowerment, set the foundation for kids that can keep themselves safe when Mom and Dad are not around.
The third secret to keeping your child safe for an entire lifetime of safety is, “Catch Them Being […]

The roll of Vitamin C has been recognised as an essential part of normal fertility in men and women and as such is hardly one of nature’s fertility secrets. The effects are due to Vitamin C’s roll as antioxidant as well as playing part in certain biochemical reactions resulting in normal sperm function.
It is […]

If you are pregnant, there is no reason to change your dietary values if you are a vegetarian. You received your appropriate nutrition through dairy and vegetable produce before your pregnancy, you can now follow a vegetarian pregnancy diet.
A vegetarian pregnancy diet will assure your receive the necessary vitamins and minerals essential […]

Empowering your child to take care of themselves is one of the most powerful Safety Secret we can offer you.
Empowerment means you teach them to make choices, good choices, for themselves. When you mentor them as a parent you actually guide them into learning to make good, positive choices for themselves on their own. When […]

A train set is often bought for a little boy by his father, not always because the father genuinely believes his little boy really wanted a train set, but because the father really wanted a train set. However, there are many occasions when children, not just boys, are interested in train sets, and have a […]

Confidence and a positive self image are crucial in good child safety. Confident kids are less of a target for sexual predators. Not only do they stand taller and keep their heads up higher, they represent a problem, a less than easy victim for sexual predators.
Confident kids project “struggle” for any predator trolling for kids […]

Your baby’s cries for milk can come at any time and specialy designed breastfeeding clothes can make the whole experience a lot easier.
Breastfeeding clothes are designed to be convenient and comfortable. The clothes make your breasts quick and easy to access. Whether you choose a specially designed shirt or breastfeeding bra, these clothes can make […]

Do you remember back in the day when we used to have summers? Those blisteringly hot days with nothing to do except enjoy cool drink after cool drink, and of course, get each other absolutely soaked with our water pistols?
Today, children need not be so kind. With what seems like shorter summers, but hotter ones, […]

They were once to be found only in the occasional pub on a Friday night, but today karaoke machines have invaded the home, much to the delight of the parents whose children are given them by adoring friends and relatives, and by the neighbours who have to put up with daily renditions of the current […]

There was once a time when all young children would have a farm set of one type or another. Some were elaborate sets with buildings and barns, fences and countryside furniture, others were simply a big box of wooden or plastic animals, with the box becoming the farm house and the patterns on the carpet […]

You are a really lucky parent, if your kids eat whatever you give them. But not everyone can include themselves in that league because the fussy eater of the world vast outnumbers those who eat anything that’s edible. As kids grow, their food habits also change, but to manage their eating habits is a huge […]

Some toys have their ups and downs, but none more so than the trampoline. It used to be the case that trampolines were limited to schools, gymnasiums and the seaside theme parks, but in recent years there have been miniature trampolines available for children, and even more recently much larger trampolines which have been almost […]

When you think of children’s toys it is easy to imagine the fairly small collection of characters and gadgets lined up along the shelves in various toy shops and department stores. However, toys can be significantly larger, and in particular, those toys which can be used in the garden. If you are fortunate enough to […]

If you are at all green fingered, then the chances are that your little one has joined you outside, and wanted to join in with whatever you’re doing. Fortunately there are plenty of alternatives to letting them use your electric hedge trimmer or ride on lawnmower, and children’s garden sets tend to come in three […]

There is a surprisingly wide range of puppets available in children’s toy shops today, and the theatrical representation is not limited merely to characters, but to accompany the puppets it is now possible to purchase a full theatre, complete with curtains and scenery in which to play out a life upon the stage.
The smallest, cheapest […]

Children are not generally the cleanest of people, what with all the falling over in the mud, rolling about in the garden, shinning up trees, and crawling about the floor into dusty corners. It is therefore a necessary fact that they need regular baths. Unfortunately, they don’t always agree, and so trying to make bath […]

Children love exploring at the beach - the combination of dry powdery sand, wet squidgy sand that can be moulded, and water is intriguing, and allows for endless experimentation, building, modelling and finding out about how things work and feel. Very often children also like building roads, towns, forts, castles and other constructions, and then […]

There are a huge number of craft sets on the market today, and it is very good to see that this market is thriving. All too often it is easy to see toys which are ready made, and require no assembly, and no effort. But children love to stick and glue and make things, whether […]