My previous post Big Clean Up in Holiday Season brought up the awareness of keeping our houses free of dust for the sake of our household health. Cleaning is a tough and time consuming job. Sometimes we would get frustrated when stains or dirt will not go away regardless of how much your effort or [...]

From time to time our houses will turn messy. And we have to spend much time on looking for things we need, like looking through the kitchen cabinet to find any tomato sauce to cook with pasta. Getting our house organized not only to save time, but also make us happy. Just imagine a scenario [...]

Christmas is coming! Thinking about buying some toys for your little loved ones? As parents, we have to take cautious steps to prevent any hazards because many accidents happen to young children every year. The National Association of State Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) posted a List of Consumer Tips to help parents protect their [...]

“Most food and drink advertising to children promotes unhealthy choices and can lead to poor diets.” A report posted by Reuters recommends that the government should step in if the industry doesn’t act. “Children were a willing audience for the ads. Promotions led children ages 2 to 11 to ask for certain products, and kids [...]

Christmas holiday is a time for family gathering, and a good time for a big clean up as well ! House dust in our homes is the major asthma risk for children and even adults. Bedroom floors, bedding, family room floors, sofa surfaces and kitchen floors are the most seriously dusted areas. Peter S. Thorne, [...]

Facing with the fact that teenagers always complain that they are embarrassed of their parents with different reasons. Some reasons are valid and legitimate, like age differences or insensitive to their developmental needs while others are not. Many parents are driven by these reasons and try to be cool. Bryan talks about parents could try [...]

Your child is growing and changing at different stages. And different discipline methods and strategies should change and suit to the needs of your child at certain stages. As parents we should have a clear understanding: where your child is at what typical behavior issues you must face with what best discipline strategies you can [...]

Clean your room!"  It’s the battle cry of millions of parents. A new school year brings fresh impetus to the drive to get kids organized–and nowhere is the battleground more intense than in the children’s bedrooms.   How do you help children organize their rooms and their stuff? I found these strategies posted by Cynthia [...]

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is very common, according to research, affecting 4% to 12% of school-age children. It’s more common in boys than in girls. This is a group of behavior disorder which was renamed from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 1994. If your child feels difficulties in paying [...]

When your child acts up intentionally or unintentionally, there is a strategy called Time-out to help you get your child back on the track. The main idea is to keep your child isolated for a limited period of time so that he/she will be calm down. In doing so, the inappropriate behavior of your child [...]