Parenting Articles
Friday, October 26th, 2007
From the moment pregnancy tests turn positive, would-be parents, particularly moms-to-be start thinking of all the adorable outfits available that they will eventually let their babies wear. Although baby clothes may all be adorable, baby girl clothing is even more attractive for most, these commonly include layettes, onesies, dresses, shirts, sweaters, skirts, pants, jumpers and frog suits in feminine pastel colors with dainty embellishments and accents. Further, most baby girl clothing come in matching sets or can be easily mixed and match for added cost-efficiency and flexibility.
There are also wide choices of clothes for to choose from that come in ... [
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Television Watching is popular throughout the whole world. At the early stage of television in 1931, the chairman of the Radio Corporation of American said “the potential audience of television in its ultimate development may reasonably be expected to be limited only by the population of the earth itself”. The numbers of television worldwide is estimated to stand at 1.5 billion, with many more viewers, love it or hate it; television plays a major i.e. in people’s life.
Television Watching can be a powerful teaching tool. By means of it, we learn about lands and people we may never visit, ... [
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Friday, March 16th, 2007
By Barbara Freedman-De Vito
The sudden appearance of a new baby can be rough on the other children in the family. Daily routines are disrupted and suddenly mom and dad are too busy to pay attention to older siblings. Worst of all, the new baby is the instant star of the family - the center of attention. The adorable baby is the big attraction for everyone from mom and dad, to visiting relatives, to casual acquaintances bumped into at the mall, right down to strangers on the street. Everyone is talking baby talk, cooing at the new baby, and making a ... [
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Friday, March 16th, 2007
By Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD
Are you shocked, sickened and dismayed by the Michael Jackson verdict? I am not shocked, but I am significantly sickened and dismayed that society is in denial about what constitutes sexual child abuse.
The truth is, we cannot have empathy toward abused children until we can honestly acknowledge the mistreatment from our own childhood experiences and examine the shortcomings of our own parents. To the extent we feel compelled to defend our parents and guard their secrets of abuse, we will do the same for others. We will look the other way. By continually insisting that we ... [
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Friday, March 16th, 2007
By Nell Taliercio
If you are wondering if your baby is teething here are a few surefire signs that your little one is about to get his first set of choppers:
·Increased fussiness.
·Nighttime crying.
·“Clingy" behavior.
·Excessive dribbling (drooling).
·Chewing on fingers, teething rings, and other objects.
·Swollen, red, inflamed gums.
·Increased demand in breast or bottle-feeding.
·Rejection of breast or bottle because sucking hurts the gums.
·Poor appetite.
·Interrupted sleep.
To help soothe your baby's teething discomfort there are some things you might want to try:
·Gently massage the swollen gums with one of your fingers (be sure to wash your hands thoroughly).
·Take a clean, soft washcloth and soak it in ... [
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Friday, March 2nd, 2007
By Joel Turtel
If you’re a single parent or a married couple on a tight budget so that both parents have to work, you may worry about finding the time and energy to homeschool your children, but it can be done. It comes down to planning and scheduling your time.
Most home-schooling parents teach their children about two to four hours a day and turn out well-educated kids. So the problem is how to squeeze in about ten to twenty hours a week for home-schooling. Here are some suggestions:
1. Can you change your work schedule so that you can work in the ... [
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