Archive for the 'Parenting' Category

Preschool Printable Calendars - An Easy Way to Preserve Your Child’s Memories

If you have a little guy or gal at home you know how valuable simple tools like preschool printable calendars can be. You can use these convenient and widely available resources to help your preschooler learn about the passage of time, the flow of the seasons, numbers, the alphabet and so much more. A decorated preschool calendar is a very fun and easy teaching device for a parent to incorporate into every day life. However, with a little creativ... Read More


Toy Kitchens - Making Your Child Independent

In one point of every person’s life, he will soon leave the comforts of home and live on his own. He studies in reputable schools to get into good companies after graduation. Nevertheless, there are still some individuals who would rather live a life as a bum and rely on their parents. This is not advisable because people need to feed and work for themselves because you cannot rely and live with your parents forever. One way to teach them t... Read More


Throwing A Couple’s Baby Shower Idea

Baby shower party is probably one of the most fun and exciting event for the mom-to-be. In most cases, a lot of women gets too excited to host the said event rather than men. It is a lot true especially if the baby is a girl, where there will be lots of pink galore, and you will most certainly see it on everything from decorations, cakes to gifts. However, have you ever imagine what it would be look like when the event is a couple’s baby sh... Read More


10 Parenting Tips For Elementary-Age Children

Do you have a child between the ages of 5 and 9? That special season is a time of enormous growth and development and can be a whirlwind to observe. I am privileged to be parenting my fourth elementary-age child. Here are some of my favorite 10 parenting tips for early school-age kids. 1. It’s a big world. The first few years of school are exciting and stressful. Learning how to listen to adults besides mom and dad and being on their own fo... Read More


Soccer Moms and Raising Money

There are times when the soccer team needs new uniforms and the sponsors can not afford to pay for the entire cost of these new uniforms. This is where the team depends on the soccer moms and their knowledge of fundraising come in. Soccer moms can band together and come up with some really good ideas on raising money for new uniforms and equipment when needed by the soccer teams. Fundraising events can be for the adults only such as a trivia nigh... Read More


Prepare to Bring Home the Newborn Child

At last, the wait is over and you are now officially a mother. You can now laugh at those morning sickness, pain and anxiety you have experienced for the past few months. You have been very brave that you overcome those times, and finally it’s over. While you have now your baby in your arms, you might never thought you could love a little one so much. You are in such awe and amazement of how adorable and precious your little bundle of joy i... Read More


Parenting: What Praise Helps and What Praise Harms?

“…telling children they’re smart…made them feel dumber and act dumber.” –Mindset, by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., p.74 In her extraordinary book, Mindset, Dr. Carol S. Dweck presents research that, hopefully, will change the course of parenting and education. In one of her research studies, conducted with hundreds of mostly early adolescent students, she: “…gave each student a set of ten fairly difficu... Read More


10 Parenting Tips For Preschoolers

Preschoolers are amazing little creatures. They can go, go, go all day, absorbing huge amounts of information on the fly. Having helped four children of my own navigate this precious season of life, here are my 10 parenting tips for preschoolers. 1. Use your imagination. Preschoolers do. Everyday, all day long. Their developing imaginations help them to make sense of their world and since they have limited experience, imaginations help them to fi... Read More


Protecting Children on the Net

Today kids love getting on the web. They meet new people, find interesting information, enjoy great games, and more. However, most kids don’t really realize how dangerous the web can be. As parents, it’s important that we protect our kids. So, here’s a look at dangers on the net, some steps to protecting kids online, and why software can be a top protective method to use in your home. The Dangers on the Net for Kids You’ll... Read More


Nursing Mother: Easy Cover-Up Solution

Are you a nursing mother? Does having to cover up while nursing frustrate you and/or your baby? Do you get looks from people who are obviously offended by your not-so-discreet nursing in public? Are you wearing out the glider in your baby’s nursery and tired the staring at the same wall d ... Read More