When to wean is a question facing all breastfeeding mums. How does a new mum know when to introduce solid food into her baby’s diet and what sort of food can a baby eat?
At present the World Health Organisation recommends that all babies be breastfed exclusively for six months. A...
View from Another Planet: Learning to Talk to Our Children
Our goal in conscious communication is not to change the other person . . . Our goal is to establish connection.
Andrew LeCompte, author, Creating Harmonious Relationships
A parent of three attended a workshop I gave...
V-Chips Allow Parents To Control Children’s TV Programming At Home
While parents want to protect their children from offensive or inappropriate TV programming, many don’t know that the tools they need may already be right in their living room. Every TV 13-inches and larger...
Your childs school activity is falling behind other classmates, his/her grades arent high anymore, or your child is just not coping with teachers requirements. All these represent valid reasons for you to get a private tutor for the child. The private tutor will help your child with difficult...
Many children are being subjected to indoor air quality problems in their schools.
Oftentimes, these problems can be attributed to the materials used in constructing the schools, many of which provide a food source for mold.
Even with the best building design, moisture likely will...
As a parent today, you most likely understand the ratings on the movies that your children are watching. But, do you really know what the ratings on their video games mean? Are your children playing games on there video game systems or on the computer that are meant only for adults?
The...
Between surfing the Internet, visiting chat rooms and sending text messages, children spend a great deal of time in cyberspace-and it’s up to parents to make sure their kids spend that time safely. Consider the following statistics:
• Approximately 90 percent of children ages...
Do you know autism affects male children four times more than female children? The characteristic feature of autism in children includes non-verbal and impaired verbal communication. In addition to this the autism in children creates imaginative social interaction and activity. Infantile autism...
As a parent it is important that we understand what potential problems our child has. Most children have certain things that they worry about or even fear. In this article, I write about the types of fears that this might be and about how we can help our children to cope and to get through life...
Slings are becoming increasingly popular in all regions of the world. They are worn around the body and can be adjusted to be worn on the hip as well as in many other ways. The idea behind the baby modern baby sling dates back o before the middle ages. Many parents used and are still using...
For most of us, hearing about different types of addiction is a common occurrence. Even more difficult to bear is that most of us are close to someone affected by an addiction. When addictions are related to the abuse of a substance such as alcohol, our understanding that there is a problem may...
A new national study shows how television has become a central focus of many very young children’s lives. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? That depends on how parents approach it. The following questions and answers may help you decide:
Q: How much television do children watch?...