Choosing a name is one of the most essential things you will have to decide during your pregnancy. Pick a name that your child is going to love, not something he/she will hate or be made fun of. You can pick from rare baby names--whether it is from baby boy names list or from unique baby girl...
Baby strollers provide a parent an excellent amount of mobility with his or her baby. Because of this mobility, strollers have become one of the most important accessories a parent should have. However, strollers come in all shapes and sizes, with varying quality standards and price. A parent...
Communicating with our children can be a hard task at times. We feel like they are not listening to us; they feel like we are not listening to them. Good listening and communications are essential parenting skills to achieve success. Your child's feelings, views and standpoints have worth, and...
With our busy lives, we sometimes find it difficult to take time away from work to spend time with our babies. Play yards are one great way of taking a baby to work with us, giving the baby a safe and secure place to play while we do the jobs that help support our lifestyles. What are some other...
It's summer. Time to sign the kids up for a bunch of activities so that they won't get bored, right?
Maybe. To an extent, perhaps.
Or maybe it's better to give them some time to be kids. For having fun on their own terms. And yes, to be bored.
I'm not entirely against signing kids up for...
Interviewing a Nanny to work for you personally is time-consuming and often quite disappointing. Here are some tips on how to go about this process diligently:
1) If you are planning to meet a nanny that you have found through Craigslist, word-of-mouth, an advertisement response, or an...
As a mother you learn you can no longer expect certain things from life.
You cannot expect to sleep in. You cannot expect to be on time every place you go. You cannot expect it to take less than an hour to get ready to go anywhere... even if you can hope.
Fortunately you can expect certain...
Parents and educators who come to me for coaching feel unclear how to handle repetitive troubling behaviors and challenges with their child. They don't know how to effectively respond to these situations in order to best help their child. They feel confused about how to evaluate their child's...
At first I debated about even writing this piece. I will tell you why, I think that as moms, we are to hard on ourselves. It is to easy for us to overlook all the good that we do, the things that we accomplish and the impact that we have on the people around us, especially our new baby. So, the...
Are there areas in your relationship with the children in your life where you feel powerless to change the situation? Times when "the kids" seem out of control and no matter what you've done to get them to change, they keep being uncooperative.
For whatever comfort this is--you are not alone....
