Okay so you have made your usual New Year’s resolutions but have you considered some ways you can improve your parenting and family-life over the next twelve months. We should as parenting is the most important job that we will ever do. Following are 15 resolutions that every parent can use!
5 Tips To Help New Parents Get Some Sleep
The joy of a new baby is certainly special and something that all new parents experience. However, a lack of sleep is also part of having a new baby and new parents notoriously get very little sleep, if any at all. Fortunately, there are some strategies and tips to help new parents get some sleep when the new baby comes. Of course, with a baby you will never get an over abundance of sleep, but these tips will help you at least get enough sleep to keep your sanity.
Tip #1 T…
Adoption – The Ultimate in Red Tape
An overview of what’s involved with adopting a child.
Are You Present With Your Children?
How often are you fully and completely present when you are with your children? One of the greatest gifts we can give to our children is to be fully present with them. This can often be a big challenge.
A Guide To Choosing The Right Toy For Your Childs Age
Choosing the right toy for your childs age is not just a matter of selecting a toy that will engage, entertain and educate them, it is also a matter of safety. If youve browsed the aisles of any toy store lately you probably know that selecting the right toy can be a difficult undertaking. Not only do you want a toy that you can rest assured will provide no danger to your child, but you also want to select a toy that will help your child develop their full potential.
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Baby Names It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time!
While the birth of a baby is a joyous occasion, there is little doubt that the introduction of a tiny person into a great big world necessitates an amount of work that can be seriously overwhelming
Birthing Pains Of Child Adoption
So youve met the person who you want to spend the rest of your life with. You get married, ride off into the sunset and live happily ever after. Right?
Well perhaps happily every after is subjective and means something different to different people. But whatever happens after you ride off into the sunset and disappear into the horizon, your married life will eventually have to make room for the little pitter patter of tiny feet. Right?
The next day
Well there are…
Childhood Obesity
Along with the increase of obesity in adult, childhood obesity is on the rise. Around 15.5 percent of adolescents in the United States, aged 12 to 19 are obese. Even more alarming, about 15.3 percent of children ages 6 to 11 are obese. These children are developing Type II Diabetes and high blood pressure at an early age. They are placing themselves at increased risk for heart disease and other obesity-related diseases. Their weight also makes them the target of bullies and c…
21 Reasons To Send A Child A Greeting Card
When was the last time you saw the face of a child light up and glow because they got a piece of mail with their name on it? Children love to get mail. My children, even at 10 years of age, run to the door and ask if they got any mail today. It doesnt even matter if it is junk mail. They just like to get anything with their names on it. Of course, it means that much more if there is a special reason for the mail.
Sending letters or greeting cards is a good way to foster …
5 Ways to Keep Your Kids From Getting Sick
Teachers are finding it more of a challenge than ever to keep their classrooms healthy and clean for students, according to a recent survey of teachers.
Adoption Agency Selection Checklist
It was March of 1996 that the first draft of this checklist was placed online. It has been used by thousands since then and, with the feedback received since 1996, it has been shortened and simplified. There are now 5 questions most easily answered by using the yellow pages, or other agency advertisements such as web pages, and then 11 questions that will probably require a phone call to the agency. There is no difference if you are placing a child you are expecting or if you…
Are You Ready To Be A Father?
Getting married and having children is the way of life fort all of us. The question is are we ready to get married and after that are we ready to become father?