All toys you select for your baby or toddler should meet safety standards. The tips below can help you find safe toys for your little one. At home, check them often for loose or broken parts. What to look for: Always follow all manufacturers’ age recommendations. Some toys have small...
For ages three years and above,provided they can walk and run Have children balance themselves by extending their hands out from the sides of their body. Invite them to spin as fast as possible, in a standing position, for 15 seconds. Say: “We are helicopters flying to the airport.” Play...
What would childhood be without time to play? Play, it turns out, is essential to growing up healthy. Research shows that active, creative play benefits just about every aspect of child development. Play can help lay a foundation for learning the skills we need for socialinteractions. Kids don’t need expensive...
Like everyone else, children sometimes need to save face when they make a mistake or don’t behave well. Be sensitive to children’s needs in these situations.
It is OK to let children know when you disapprove of their behaviour. Approval and disapproval are compelling tools for shaping children’s behaviour.
Make co-operation fun Children are more likely to co-operate and behave well if it is fun to do so. Help children start and finish things Let’s see how much of this you can do before I get back. Use singing, rhymes and rhythm Use tunes you know or make up...
You can make things worse by focusing on unwanted behavior. Too much attention to unwanted behavior teaches children that misbehaving is one way of getting the attention they want and need
Distraction It is normal for a toddler to refuse to do what adults want – it’s a normal part of their development. Getting angry with young children doesn’t work – in fact, it can reinforce unwanted behaviour and lead to tantrums. Both you and your child will end up feeling...
Rewarding children for good behaviour works better than criticising and punishing children for unacceptable behaviour. Positive attention and praise are the best rewards parents can give to a child of any age. Even small children really want to please their parents.
I recommend that you read this article before you deliver or while you are still in the hospital to gain some knowledge of what to expect over the next few weeks
Rules for Staying Sane Contented parents make for contented kids. we certainly found out when we were growing up that stressed parents don’t make their kids relaxed and at ease. So it stands to reason that you need to make sure you’re as happy and relaxed as you can be....
There are some principles or guidelines which, if applied consistently, encourage children (and adults) to behave well. • Give positive attention to Praising children with appreciation and hugs for good behaviour is far more effective than criticising and punishing them for things they do wrong. • Ignore little things Intervene...
Rules for Staying Sane Have you ever thought about what it would be like to have perfect parents? Well, think about it now. Imagine your parents had been faultless when you were growing up (I’m betting they weren’t).* Suppose they were textbook parents—that your mother was always right. Sound like...
Rules for Staying Sane REALLY GOOD PARENTS EXPECT THEIR CHILDREN TO BE NOISY, MESSY, BOUNCY, SQUABBLY, AND COVERED IN MUD Relax So who are the best parents you know? The ones who have a seemingly instinctive ability to say and do the things that will result in happy, confident, well-balanced...
Pregnancy is a time of changes within the body. It is normal to gain some weight during pregnancy due to the growth of the baby, placenta and fluid around the baby (amniotic fluid).
Small, frequent meals, drinks separately from meals, eating bread or crackers, avoid fatty and spicy foods, drinking plenty of water, cold or plain foods like sandwich or salads will help to reduce and avoid morning sickness during pregnancy.
From refrigerators plastered with A+ papers to cars bearing “honour student” bumper stickers, there are many ways parents like to show off how whip-smart their kids are. But while Mom and Dad mean well, some types of praise could be doing their children a disservice. Science says that praising your...
To be human is to have regrets. There will always be things we wish we hadn’t done, events we wish we could undo, words we wish we’d said a little more often. But how can we go about turning those regrets into something positive and productive? If we can’t go...
You probably know that books are important for a child’s education. What you probably don’t realize is exactly how important they are. A massive two-decade study found that just having a book in the home can have as big of an impact on your kid’s academic future as your own...
