Many parents often believe that the order of birth for their children has an impact on how they grow up, things such as their personality and outcomes in life can be affected. In an effort to get a better answer on the topic, a survey of 10,000 mums was carried out to get their opinions on the subje
How do you create a sense of family togetherness in this hyper-convenience world of ours?The easiest path to creating a sense of belonging is around the dinner table.
Change isn't easy for most people and can be traumatic for children if they are left in the dark about what's going on. Children, like many adults, like their lives to be predictable and orderly, knowing what to expect. This makes them feel secure and safe. However, it is unrealistic to believe that
Every weekday, Monday through Friday, the About.com Parenting Special Needs blog offers a Parenting Tip of the Day. Here's an index of the parenting tips given in July 2009.
There are certain characteristics of a bully or Cyber-Bully that a parent should be aware of. If your child possess a number of these traits it certainly does not mean that they are definitely a bully but they are in a "high risk" group that may need counseling.
Over 35,000 fires in America are set by children each year, according to a fact sheet produced by the United States Fire Administration in 2006. In many cases, the child accidentally sets the fire because he is unaware of the inherent danger associated with playing with matches or a lighter. For the
Do you want your baby handed to you immediately after the birth or should he be cleaned first? In recent years most babies were wiped down with a towel immediately after birth before mum or dad got a chance to hold them. Nowadays choice is the keyword! It's your decision.
Teen bullying occurs when a teen or a group of teens pick on a peer repetitively. It's estimated that more than 30 percent of teens are involved in bullying in some form--either as the bully or the victim, according to Family First Aid. Relentless bullying can affect a teen's self-esteem, and in sev
Over the previous decade, the internet has gone from an obscure, unknown technology to a staple of the modern household. Given the new and heavy place of this new communication medium, parents need to be aware how to protect their children from the dangers it presents.
Safe baby skin care means that there should be not only protection from the elements but there should also be safety in the components of the formula as well. The elements that make up the your babies skin care formula are supposed to reduce sun exposure therefore reducing the possibility of skin ca
A home can be lots of things but in order for a family to be healthy and for children to learn how they should act as an adult, how they should treat a spouse and/or be treated by a spouse in return; dad needs to step up to the plate.
It is extremely important to always sterilize your baby's bottle and the teat every time you use the bottle. Baby's need their bottles to be absolutely sterile, as they are not as robust as older children. No parent wants to see their child suffer with colic or any other stomach upset, esp
Babies enjoy sleeping swaddled in baby blankets! I know this may seem hard to believe, but it's true. It reminds their mother's womb and about the times they spent being there. It offers them a ...