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Are Your Children Growing Up Too Fast?
Author: Kimberly Chastain
Each time our children graduate from one stage to another (i.e. crawling - walking, preschool - school, highschool - graduation) we as parents are excited and a little sad as well. We want our children to grow up, but we reminisce about the good old

Clean Slates and Fresh Starts
Author: Patricia Gatto
Hope, excitement and anxiety all wrapped up in fresh haircuts and new clothes. Pens, pencils and notebooks, the smell of a new box of crayons and a brand new book; it all speaks of such promise. It's the first week of school and everyone starts with

A Parent's Instruction Manual
Author: Carol Welsh
Just when we seem to have parenting techniques that work with the first child we discover that they don't work with the next. Wouldn't it be great if children were born with instructions? When you understand your children's perceptual styles, you'll

Special Baby Clothes For Those Special Days
Author: Kirsten Hawkins
Baby clothes are a necessity more than anything else, but there are a couple of special occasions that make the baby the center of attention. It is moments like this that the mother's keen sense of fashion gets to shine. Here, the fact that the baby will

Watch Out For Allergies With Baby Laundry!
Author: Kirsten Hawkins
So you're having a baby. You think you've thought of everything, but at the same time you're terrified that you've missed something. Here's one thing you may or may not have thought of: laundry. Yes, you know that you will have more, but have you

Asperger Syndrome Children and Tantrums
Author: Nelle Frances
Children with Asperger's Syndrome the world over share a common trait - meltdown - otherwise known as a tantrum, a birko, a go-off or spack-attack. The visible symptoms of meltdown are as varied as the Asperger children themselves, but every

How To Avoid Post Partum Depression
Author: Moss Greene
New mothers sometimes experience postpartum blues. This is understandable. Pregnancy and birth are very dramatic events for your body - both physically and emotionally. So, it's common to feel a little weepy, irritable or moody in the first few days

More Water, Not Less, Will Help End Bedwetting
Author: Graham Jones
Children are notoriously bad at drinking enough liquids. They are so busy playing they sometimes 'forget' to drink. Sometimes, children seem like camels - able to go for ages without having a drink. Obviously, when they are thirsty they will rush indoors

5 Ways To Help Your Kids Do Math
Author: Murdo Macleod
Uh oh. Your kids arrive home with their school reports and it's poor marks from the math department. Now what do you do? You may not be a math teacher, but thankfully there are ways you can help your kids improve their grades. Studies have

Am I Really A Stroller-Monger?
Author: David Leonhardt
I was reading A Modern Infant Armada, a humor column in Maclean's Magazine written by a fellow humor columnist. Writing about it now is a bit like a painter painting another painter or a singer singing about another singer (but it not like a cook

A Parent's Guide to Online Gaming, Part 2
Author: Steve Hall
In part one we talked about online gaming and your children, including FPS games and exposure to violent content. We wrap up this series by talking about RTS games, MMORPGs and the additional threats of addiction and social predators. RTS stands for

Bath Time Magic For Kids
Author: Lindsay Small
Bath time is the perfect opportunity for parents and children to really get to know each other and spend quality time together. How you view bath time is up to you. Many parents choose to treat it as a chore and dread the evenings - as do their

Extra-Cute Baby Outfits
Author: Kirsten Hawkins
Parents live vicariously through their children and play dress-up. One of the joys of being the parent of an infant comes in the form of choosing cute outfits for the baby to wear. Over the years, parents have narrowed this down to an art, finding and

Getting My Child The Additional Help In School He Or She Needs
Author: Noel Swanson
The British government promised that a child with special educational needs should have their needs met (sec. 1.3, SEN Code of Practice, 2001). Even though it's printed for all to see, they won't be able to keep the promise, as they don't have the

Keeping Your Breast Milk Healthy
Author: Michelle Higgins
Expecting a baby? You must be in a state of bliss, yet confounded by multiple choices. One of the toughest decisions you will have to make: Bottle feeding or Breastfeeding? Despite all the information available on the pros and cons, the final decision is

Making Your Baby's Clothes Last!
Author: Kirsten Hawkins
As any mother with a young child will tell you, babies grow very quickly. So for new mothers, making the most out of baby clothes is of the utmost importance. So what do you do when those onesies just don't quite snap anymore? How do you get an extra

Raising Baby On The Cheap
Author: Carrie Lauth
Have you ever read those reports on the cost of raising a child? The last time I checked, I was told that it would cost the astronomical figure of $430,470 to raise my baby... and that didn't include college tuition! The people who come up with

Ready Your Child For Reading
Author: Brent Sitton
It's never too soon to start your child on the path to reading. Simply talking to your infant and toddler helps her develop the vocabulary she will need as she enters school and begins to read. As you point and name objects, she will begin to understand

Wearing Your Baby
Author: Kirsten Hawkins
If you're looking for the perfect gift for the parents-to-be, nothing comes close to the gift of a wearable baby. Years ago, the only way to take your baby along was in a stroller or pram, or to carry her in your arms. All that changed with the

Baby Clothes For All Seasons
Author: Kirsten Hawkins
Few things seem more important at a baby shower than duckies, monkeys and theme colors. Once you get the baby home though, the most important thing about baby clothes is how well they protect your baby.Depending on the time of year that your baby is