Parenting
Every parent dreams to raise children who are happy and calm. Nobody wants a stressed-out baby. The stress makes everyone miserable.Children face long-term health issues when the stress is chronic.A bit of practice and a lot of love can help you raise a calm, contented child. Here are the seven tips on how to raise ...
Education is filled with jargon, and the early learning stage is no exception. The good news is in early childhood learning, knowing the difference between preschool and prekindergarten can lead to children’s readiness for early learning. What’s essential in an early learning setting is are your children getting enough opportunities throughout their day to play, ...
The subject of giving toy guns to children is either met with shocked gasps or excited enthusiasm. As shootings and gun violence are making headlines every other day, some parents refrain from buying toy guns. A study carried out by the London Metropolitan University in 2003 found that children who were reprimanded for playing with ...
Children having a body mass index (BMI) at the same level or higher than 95 percent of their peers come in the obese category. Kids have less weight-related health and medical problems than adults. However, obesity in children can elevate risk of becoming overweight adolescents and adults. It will place them at risk of developing ...
A child’s brain undergoes a remarkable development period from birth to three—producing more than a million neural connections each second. The young brain literally changes shape and size in response to everything encountered in the early years of life. Every minor change can affect the brain development in children be it new environment, life experiences, ...
A foundation of positive discipline is to be kind and firm at the same time. Some parents are thoughtful but not firm. Others are firm but not kind. Many parents vacillate between the two—being too kind until they can’t stand their kids (who develop an entitlement attitude) and then being too firm until they can’t ...
Parents want the best things for their children. If you have overweight children, chances are you want to introduce them to some healthy habits. But sometimes that means ignoring popular diet advice. Often, what works for adults may not be best for kids. Children have their own set of nutritional needs for healthy growth and ...
Anger is an emotion. It is also a form of self-expression and sometimes a child’s way of declaring independence. Many things can trigger a child’s anger, and sometimes the result is aggression. As is often the case, biting, fighting, and temper tantrums were just around the corner. As children reach kindergarten, anger doesn’t usually explode ...
Raising loud and excited kids is a tough challenge for the parents, especially in public. At that moment, it can make us anxious or irritable. Small Kids generally don’t really grasp the need for quiet time. If you are a parent looking for some options to keep your child calm and entertained for some time ...
Child development refers to the sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to the beginning of adulthood. In today’s digital era, where parents are busy with their office work, children spend their time on the internet, thus hardly getting any physical activity. Hence, they become lousy and a ...
Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. It requires to recognize different emotions and understand the differences between the senses for a young child. Empathy in kids helps to know what that emotion feels like themselves and then understand when someone else feels that same way. Empathy is not only ...
A family is the first line of protection for children. Parents and caregivers are responsible for teaching safety rules for kids at home, and every safety skill you teach your child can be carried with them throughout their childhood discovery. Schools and communities have a responsibility to protect, but it’s as part of their home ...
