Parenting Blog & Articles
Stop That Screaming – Dealing With Tantrums
It can happen to you. Your child will be lying on the floor in the middle of the supermarket having a full-blown meltdown. You will ...
So Easy a Toddler Can Do It: Chores Simple Enough for a Toddler
Life with a toddler can get messy. From finger paints to piles of laundry, it seems like chores may never get done. By involving your ...
Financial Skills Your Child Needs Before Heading Off to College
A child leaving for college is a stressful experience. After all, you watched your child enter the world, you held his hand as he took ...
Development Activities for 5-Year-Olds
Your son has started school and, though he’ll be learning about himself and the world around him in class, you still have a key role ...
How to Support Your Child’s Creative Side
For many children, art comes naturally. From painting and drawing to making music; the arts are not only a source of fun but also a ...
Moving Onwards – Your Four-Year-Old’s Development
Your child is four-years-old, and it’s likely you’ll be looking ahead to enrolling him in school soon. There is a nagging worry that can trouble ...
Benefits of Making Babyfood at Home
If you’re a new mom, you want what’s best for your baby. A healthy baby begins with good nutrition. Supermarket shelves are loaded with prepared ...
Keeping Your Teen Safe: Parties
When it comes to raising teenagers, parents can go through a difficult time in worrying about where they are and what they are doing. The ...
Tech Treats for New Parents
Are you an expectant mom preparing for the birth of your eagerly anticipated child? Or are you a protective partner stressing over the arrival of your ...
Raising Healthy Kids in an Unhealthy World — 10 Ways to Encourage Smart Snacking
Raising kids with healthy eating habits is becoming more difficult by the day. We live in a preprocessed and prepackaged world, and getting kids to ...
Play Date Out and About
For all the moms of small kiddos out there, you know that just finding ways to keep the little ones occupied can be an ongoing ...
The Pros and Cons of Giving a Mobile Phone to a Teenager
Most teenagers own a mobile phone. Some are able to buy their own phone from the money they earn from working part-time, but the more ...
Cool Education Resources for Parents to Discover
Are you the cool parent who discovers new tech treats before anyone else? Are you constantly on the hunt for educational tools that combine learning ...
Fun and Easy Summer Crafts for Kids
Children deserve a break from school during the summer months, but relaxation can quickly turn to boredom if you don’t find creative ways to keep ...
5 Child-Friendly Apps to Encourage a Love of Storytelling
Does your child have a vivid imagination? Do they love telling tales of curious creatures? Thanks to storytelling apps, your child can turn their imaginary ...
Make His First Father’s Day Extra Special With These Gift Ideas
Say “no” to gaudy ties and novelty office trinkets. A dad’s first Father’s Day is not just a day for cheesy cards and gifts; it’s ...
How to Handle Your Budding Picasso – Some Tips for Preserving Your Child’s Artwork
If you are like so many parents, the family refrigerator is overflowing with great works of art your son or daughter has created through the ...
Interactive Educational iOS Apps for Toddlers
Are you a busy parent who occasionally allows your child playtime on your smartphone in order to get work done? Do you feel guilty that you ...
Safe Water Play for Kids
Looking for ways to get your kids out into the fresh air and sunshine? Why not set up a sprinkler or get the pool ready ...
How to Teach Mindfulness Meditation to Children
Mindfulness meditation is practiced sitting with eyes closed, cross-legged on a cushion with your back straight. Attention is put on the movement of the abdomen when ...
Camping with Toddlers 101
Whether you’re an experienced camper or you’re looking for a new way to spend family time, camping with your toddler can be wonderful and exhausting. ...
Summer Reading: 6 New Books for Kids
Reading not only improves comprehension and cognition, but it can lure your kids away from endless hours of TV and video games. Here’s a list ...
Good News During Mental Health Month for Parents Looking for Psychosocial Help for ADHD Kids
Many parents are looking for psychological help for their kids who have ADHD but often have difficulty connecting with a child psychologist who specializes ...
5 Inexpensive Ways to Keep the Kids Entertained This Summer
It doesn’t take long for the excitement of summer vacation to give way to boredom. Soon enough, your kids will be sitting around the house, ...
How to Prepare Your Child for the Pediatrician
A trip to the doctor can be traumatic for young children. Adults often forget just how frightening sitting in a medical office can be, and ...
Why Early Intervention Programs Benefit Kids with Developmental Delays
Parents often have a vision of how the first few years of their child’s life will go – filled with the traditional milestones of rolling ...
Why Playing Hide-and-Seek is Good for Your Child
Children love to play hide-and-seek from their earliest days, but it’s not just a silly game. Playing peekaboo with your baby leads to searching for ...
10 Ways to Encourage Smart Snacking
Raising kids with healthy eating habits is getting more difficult by the day. We live in a preprocessed and prepackaged world, and getting kids to ...
How to Make Your Home Comfortable for Your Kids After a Divorce
Just because you’re divorced doesn’t mean your children can’t be part of two independent, happy homes. Creating your new home as a bachelor or bachelorette ...
4 Tips to Keep Your Baby Comfy During Spring’s Fickle Temps
The unpredictable nature of spring weather makes it necessary to be keenly aware of your baby’s body temperature day and night. When a baby is ...
What to Do When Your Child with ADHD Is Being Bullied
Bullying can be defined as unsolicited, aggressive behavior involving an imbalance of power. It can be physical (punching, kicking, etc.), and can also take the ...
The Value of Teaching Your Little Ones to Cook
From the time that your little one can stand and walk on her own, she’s ready to become mommy or daddy’s kitchen helper. Exactly what ...
5 Indoor Rainy-Day Family Activities
If there is one thing children cannot tolerate for long, it’s being stuck inside. Whether that long winter refuses to release its icy grip or ...
How to Protect Your Kids from Sports-Related Injuries
Team and individual sports are readily accessible in private and public schools as well as at community centers and through outdoor groups. Participation in a ...
How to Be a Better Sideline Parent
Each and every parent wants to see their child succeed in whatever sport or activity they take up. As a child, many American children decide ...
How Fathers Can Nurture a Special Bond with Their Daughters
Every father has undoubtedly heard the phrase “daddy’s little girl.” This popular saying speaks volumes about the importance of the relationship between a father and ...
