Archive for November, 2005

Two Fun Games for Children

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

I accidently found a website that was created by a 13-year-old girl, named Ashley. She has got some fun stuffs, like Hand Shadows and String Games, that we can play with children. When my two children were young, I used to play these games with them as well. Sometimes I would make up a […]

Best Way to Use Car Safety Seats

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

Facing with the fact that a large number of young children are killed or seriously injured in car crashes, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families 2005 recommends some ways of using car safety seats and seat belts in order to prevent your child from these tragedies.
Remember […]

Discipline Techniques for Children at Different Stages

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

Parents often feel confused when they don’t know how to deal with the inappropriate behaviors of their children.

How do you keep a 1-year-old from heading toward the VCR? What should you do when your preschooler throws a fit? How can you get your adolescent to respect your authority?
Whatever the age […]

Choosing the Right Crib

Monday, November 7th, 2005

Many new parents would be so eager to get a good-looking crib for their baby-to-be. When I was pregnant with my first baby, who now is a handsome young man, I also had a “crush” on every beautiful crib in all the baby shops I went for. No matter how expensive they would be, […]

35 Baby Symptoms You should Not Ignore

Sunday, November 6th, 2005

When your child is crying for no normal reason or displays some signals of discomfort, you may feel overwhelmed with some scary thoughts. You don’t need to panic and wonder what’s wrong with your child. Here are some basic guidelines for you to identify what kind of problems your child might have. Of course, you […]

Seven Ways to Deal With A Spoiled Child

Saturday, November 5th, 2005

As parents, we all know the bad effects on our kids if we spoil them. Sometime we simply don’t know where to draw a line between whether our kid being spoiled or loved. From observing the behavior of our child and reflection on the reaction of ourselves might throw lights on what situation we are […]

How to make Your Kid Do What You Ask

Friday, November 4th, 2005

Very often you ask your child to do something, (s)he just says NO. Feel frustrated? But if you make it fun by adding some silly extras, you’ll get your child to do what you want.
Instead of saying “Eat Your Vitamin!”, say “I need you to hold your ear, wiggle your feet and eat this vitamin”.
Don’t […]

9 Easy Ways to Make Musical Instruments for Kids

Friday, November 4th, 2005

Kids love making things and have more fun playing with things they made. These 9 Easy to Make Musical Instruments for Kids included
tambourne, drum, chimes, horn, cymbals, xylophone, comb buzzer, guitar, and hand bells are very creative and not expensive at all. What you have to do is to find some recycle things, […]

How to Train Teens to Manage Money

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

Teens love to spend money on their favorite items but without any concepts of money management. Denise Witmer shares how parents can train their teens conserve money and how to spend money properly with a step-by-step plan.
“Teens need to learn how to crawl before they learn how to walk. A steady climb in how much […]

Recipes for Kids at Different Ages

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

Cooking for kids sometimes is a headache if you don’t have any idea of what to cook. But if you’ve got a library of tasty recipes, then cooking would be turned into an easy and exciting job. I found a very good library on the internet as such, ParentCenter’s Recipe Connection providing with heaps […]