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Mom, Bring Spot! - The Importance of Security Items for Children
Many babies choose blankets, stuffed animals, or dolls as their “lovey” or comfort item--the thing they need to snuggle up with to sleep or cling to in times of stress...
Heart Matters: Loving Your Family
February is a month that speaks of the heart! We pass aisles of valentines, cards, flowers, and gifts and may wonder where all the romance has gone in our lives especially if we have little ones tugging at our pants legs! As days of flowers and hearts gone by for many of us, we can reassess what we as families can do to nurture and celebrate this season of love!...
Sleepy Time: Helping Little Ones to Sleep
Most of us moms and dads have experienced one time or another a sleepless baby or child! I wish I would of had a bag of sleep solutions at my disposal that I now have. You learn a lot in twelve years!...
Talking About Safety
I just got to thinking today about the many kids who are never taught the basics. I was amazed to see how many young children are not in car seats, talking to strangers, and left alone...
Building Children’s Character
Character is: A belief in an absolute system of right and wrong, combined with the will to do what is right regardless of the cost...
A New Perspective on Child Safety
Did you know that each year, poison control centers report more than one million unintentional poisonings among children under six. Teaching children about poisons with a 'Mr. Yuk' sticker is one thing we can do. However, there is more as parents that we can do to insure that very few if any toxic chemicals are even in our homes!...
...You Never Told Me
As I sat with my Caesar salad, I wondered if my girlfriend noticed my close examination of her. While I lifted the fork to my mouth, my eyes searched for the visible signs of stress that the past year had bestowed upon me. Surely there was something there…something I hadn’t yet noticed...
My Diary: The Making of Me
It’s really quite complex, this making of me. So many parts to make, so many pieces to fit together. It’s a miracle I could keep it all straight! Let me tell you how it all happened...
Traveling Solo with Kids...And Surviving
As many people of my generation have discovered, sharing your growing children with extended family can be somewhat of a chore. Traveling cross-country to visit grandma can be extremely difficult, not to mention expensive. Regrettably, it’s a trip we don’t often take. So when the opportunity arose to take my children on a trip to visit my family, I seized the moment...
Ideas for Enjoying Summertime With Your Children
School’s out and summer’s here! The kids are home….ah, yes, the kids are home. But as many parents know, this “honeymoon” can end much too quickly - and before you know it, you may find yourself counting down the days till September!...
Germ Warfare!
Our first year of preschool has been everything they said it would be: full of fun, social interaction, and...colds. Now, after spending yet another week at home recovering from our most recent bout with a viral infection, Jenny was anxious to return to her classroom today...
Teaching your Preschooler Numbers & Concepts
It is important when teaching a child numbers that they not only are able to count, or recognize numbers, but that they understand the "concept" of numbers. If they do, math will come much easier to them...
Is My Child Spoiled?
A dilemma facing most parents today is how to give their children the love and attention that all children need without spoiling them so that other people think of the children as "brats." Just how do you do that?
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