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The day that you send your child off to preschool is a landmark. Even if you are not mentally prepared for the ’separation’, it is important to not let the anxiety and reluctance reach your child. Heading off to preschool is your child’s first step in the outside world, and should be marked by enthusiasm and excitement. Children closely follow cues from adults, whether it is excitement or anxiety. So, you need to give your child a sense of pride and joy when preparing for his big day. In … Continue Reading

The mother’s womb is not an isolated place smothered in absolute silence. The womb presents a constant symphony of primal sounds to the baby. In the backdrop of this prenatal history, soft music indeed helps babies fall asleep quicker. Perhaps it is because gentle sounds create an ambience that the baby is more familiar with, than a quiet room. The degree or type of noise that disturbs sleep is different for each individual, evident in the fact that while some have no trouble sleeping through an alarm siren, … Continue Reading

There are several different ways of teaching your children the magic of colors. Teaching children about the different colors in nature can be an absorbing exercise. You can also read out books meant for children, emphasizing on colors. Children are usually able to recognize different colors by the age of 18 months. Read on for simple, basic ideas on teaching preschoolers about colors.

Teach them with Books – Books are one of the best ways of teaching kids about colors. They rank as one of the best ways of … Continue Reading

Reading habit is perhaps the most invaluable legacies you can leave for your child very early in life. A child habituated to reading will transcend to a much different level of intellect from other children of their age.

Once initiated into it, reading becomes a highly enjoyable pursuit for your child. But, you need to develop the skill of imparting this habit to the child. It is important to do this in a very natural environment in a matter-of-factly fashion. There are many ways in which you can inculcate the reading habit in your kid. Discussed here are about … Continue Reading

It is common experience to see kids becoming cumbersome when it comes to eating. Their likes and dislikes with food keeps changing rapidly; almost every day. The job of making them eat requires a lot of patience. Apart from their budding tastes, another natural reason is that your little toddler goes through a new experience eating different kinds of solid food. You need to allow him time enough to accept the smell, taste, color, texture etc of the food that you are introducing him to.

If you want to train … Continue Reading

You know how exciting it is for your husband to share with you the happiness about your being pregnant. While the news of pregnancy is exciting, making  the announcement is enthusing. It need not sound like the drab television news.

From the time you plan to have a baby your anticipation sprouts and keeps growing. When your gynecologist confirms your pregnancy, it becomes a moment of inexplicable joy to you, your husband and everyone else who have care and concern for you. That moment you will transcend into an … Continue Reading

One of the survey results reveals that about three out of every four teenagers in UK use caffeine in the form of drinks or tablets believing that it helps them study better for their examinations.

Another recent study effort has brought out an uncomfortable fact that about 80% of the teenagers are habituated to consuming more snacks and junk food at the time of preparing for examinations. Yet another study done by the UK School Food Trust gathered that one in every four youth in the age group of 13 … Continue Reading

Bringing up children is a satisfying as well as challenging responsibility. All parents know how important it is for their children to develop good habits. These habits help them grow up in to responsive, respectable and responsible mature adults. This can be achieved when children are given the right measure of love, care and direction during the days of their development.

 It is a misplaced notion that children can be taught good habits in a strict regime. This is an illusory notion that can be even counter-productive. When … Continue Reading

Almost all mothers feel that time travels the fastest in the mornings. Starting with getting the kids out of their beds until they are dropped off at the daycare, school or whatever, mothers find themselves doing all these in a single breath. All the non-stop activities and running around will lead to extremely high time stress in the mornings. This is true whether one is a working mother or a housewife.

Such stressed mothers need whatever help they can get from wherever possible. This article attempts to provide a few … Continue Reading

Grocery shopping is an every time challenge, although it appears simple. It is mystifying that no matter how efficiently you organize your shopping trip, you will return home, quite often forgetting something that you wanted to buy. How do you get over this enigma? Here are a few ideas that you may want to try.

Tip 1: Draw up Weekly Menu

Draw up a weekly menu which will be the basis for your grocery shopping. The idea is to help an efficient grocery shopping rather than planning rigid meal regime in a … Continue Reading

Parenting a little kid is highly demanding, innovative and challenging. It is kind of perplexing to notice that children look up to their dads for guidance, friendship, love and company.

For your little child you are the hero. Every attribute and action of yours fascinates your child. He will enthusiastically emulate you. This is a very strong position from where you can influence, control and groom your child. As a father, you can make a huge contribution in shaping up your kid.

Ideally, the commandments listed below can … Continue Reading

One novel way to spend ‘quality time’ with your kids is to engage them in your kitchen. Of course, you can only expect a lot of mess and the bit of risk in letting the kids experiment with your kitchen. Yet, it’s well worth the effort. Both you and your kids can learn a lot from this experience. What’s more, the team activity of cooking together helps strengthen the bond between you and your kids. Here are a few things that your kids can learn with you in the … Continue Reading

The recent outbreak of swine flu shook the whole world as one of the most disturbing endemic, upsetting the personal and business lives of millions world over. Also known as H1N1, it has especially disturbed parents across the globe.

In the middle of all this chaos about the virus, medical experts have reassured that swine flu is a well known and treatable disease. The present chaos is only because it has appeared off season and is spreading faster than usual. In this situation, parents need to focus on these 10 things … Continue Reading

The day your baby starts to be more dynamic in a new way, he has found a new freedom for himself. When he first takes his first crawl, he experiences a new joy. After this, he will not look back – in every sense. He embarks on a new, risky and most essential exploratory journey. All his sensory organs become extremely active and his learning happens in a phenomenal way. At this stage, he will need a lot of attention and help as he initiates himself into … Continue Reading

If you are a first-time parent, how to engage your baby is a very difficult question, especially when it is too young. Yet, you need to give your infant your time that is due to him or her. Playing with your child will not only facilitate a healthy growth for the child but it will also strengthen the bond between you and your offspring.

Stage 1: The Baby is younger than 3 months

Music – Play a lot of music. Even better, you can sing yourself. Clap your hands … Continue Reading

Valentine’s Day, celebrated in commemoration of St Valentine’s martyrdom in favor of love, is known world over. It is a time for sharing gifts among the loved ones; an occasion for reassuring the feelings of love, care and concern.

Gifts have a lot of sentimental value. They represent a person who loves and is loved. It is an important exercise to choose the best suitable gift. One cannot forget that often your relationship with a person gets to be linked to the kind of gift you … Continue Reading

Usually when the baby cries the first thing that a mother tries to do is to stick a pacifier in the baby’s mouth to calm him down. But, the question is how correct it is to do so? Is a pacifier always good? In fact, is a pacifier necessary at all?

Like everything else, pacifiers are both good and bad. Kids Curacao, a Day Care Center, with a mission focused on kids, has looked into the issue. Here are some plusses and minuses of a pacifier.

As a … Continue Reading

It’s a common complaint that today’s kids watch too much TV. While the time spent on watching television is definitely a concern, an equally important issue is the television content and programs that today’s children are exposed to. The question is, are they watching the right programs?

Parents Need to Take Charge of Television

With most households owning at least one television set, and the commercial cable system offering a large number of channels broadcasting content of all genres and ratings, it isn’t always easy to control what your kids watch. … Continue Reading

The first five years are among the most dynamic and intriguing phases of human life. The baby normally triples her weight and progresses from total dependence to full mobility. Well before the baby learns to talk, she is making constant observations and connections about her environment.

Between birth to 4 months the child

The baby turns her head, looking in the direction of sounds. She follows moving objects with her eyes, begins to recognize members of the family and is able to make behavioral associations such as crying leading … Continue Reading

They say it is 1700 years ago that St Valentine was punished with death by the Roman Emperor Claudius because he supported love. It is also said that Valentine’s Day is an occasion to remember the saint who believed that love would rule the world.

Understand the Occasion and Promote

Today, there is an impression in many places that the love message that makes rounds on Valentine’s Day is limited to the kind of love between man and woman. It is an aberration … Continue Reading

With your kids growing up, their needs as well as responsibilities expand. This is when it becomes important for parents to instill a sense of responsibility in their children about the value of money. As a parent, you have one of two choices – you can either buy all that your child asks for, or you can take it as an opportunity to talk about money and teach your child. Read on about the importance of imparting lessons in money management – a skill that will make things easier … Continue Reading

The most undesirable feature of modern life is its speed. This mindless rapidity does not allow time for anyone to pause and think. The impact of this can be seen in the way the intrinsic quality of life has degenerated creating a plethora of problems to individual families.

As your child graduates from class to higher class, you need to pay more and more attention and keenly watch his daily learning. When he grows into junior high, he will have greater exposure to a lot of good and bad … Continue Reading

Changing the disposal napkin on your little wonder may seem to be simple. On the face of it, changing a diaper is a petty job, but there are a few things that need specific attention. Read through this basic primer to find out how you can make it the simple, fuss-free little chore that it is.
Set-up
Just before you begin changing a nappy, ensure that you have laid out everything you might need within arm’s reach. Make sure you have baby cream, baby wipes, washcloth, some water and of course, … Continue Reading

As a parent concerned about the safety of your baby, you naturally feel your home is the safest place for the little one. Often, you will be shocked to know the potential points where your baby can get badly hurt. Here are a few aspects that will need your immediate attention in order to make your home baby proof.

Safety against suffocation: Provide a healthy environment for your baby to sleep. Take precaution against suffocation. Tightly tuck the sheets in the crib without leaving loose end hanging out. Allow no … Continue Reading

Now you have many applicants on hand to be your nanny. The challenge is to choose the best one. How do you do it? Clearly, pick the most experienced one. Look to know how good she is in child safety and early childhood development issues. Try her services for a trial tenure so you can evaluate her. How do you rate her? Here are some pointers.

Your child is the window to her. If she is a good enough nanny, your child becomes livelier in her presence. If your child … Continue Reading

A professional oil massage from time to time ensures a all-round healthy development of your baby. In the absence of professional service, you can do it by yourself at home – at least at the basic level. In fact, the magic of your hand will work far better, if you know the right techniques. Here are a few tips on how to do the basic massage-at-home.

First, give the massage when the baby is relaxed and active. Massage after 30 minutes of feeding. Create a sedate dimly lit, warm atmosphere in … Continue Reading