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Ways to Cope with Feeding a Fussy Toddler

Most parents have troubles in feeding their fussy toddlers. Young children often go through stages where they refuse to eat certain foods, whether it is a food that they ate yesterday, or something that they haven’t tried before. Many parents worry that their children aren’t getting enough calories or nutrition. There is no need to worry, they will be fine. […]

Be a Good Caregiver

If you are one of the millions of the baby boomer generation who have made the transition from being a child to being a primary caregiver for an aging parent, there are some things that you will need to know. Understanding how to properly handle your caregiving responsibilities can make the entire process far less stressful. You want to be […]

Topics to Discuss with Your Daughter

Topics to Discuss with Your Daughter : Every parent dreams of the day that their little girl grows up, goes to college, meets the man of her dreams, gets married and has a family of her own someday. But what about all the scrapes, bruises, fights with her best friend and breakups we parents deal with in the meantime? How […]

Strategies for Homework Organization

By the time a child reaches middle school, they have already fallen into ahomework habit. Good students study, do their homework and turn it in. Many children start to fail school at this age. One main reason kids begin to do badly at this age and beyond is their organization skills. Lost homework assignments and zeros for missing work plague […]

Common Parenting Errors

Raising a child correctly is not an easy task. In fact raising kids appropriately is so challenging that it’s impossible to do a perfect job. You may think you know a flawless mother or a textbook dad, but appearances can be deceiving. Being aparent is difficult yet rewarding. If you think raising children is straightforward, then you are probably doing […]

Common Sense Parenting Tips for Every Parent and Guardian

Common Sense Parenting Tips for Every Parent and Guardian : Anybody who has raised children knows that parenting is not an easy job. That’s the reason why some people describe parenting as the most difficult job you will ever love. Parenting can be very challenging, and unfortunately there is no instruction manual to make things a little easier. What’s more, […]

Encouraging Children to Share

Encouraging Children to Share : Seeing your young child act like a little tyrant over one of his toys can be distressing. It’s easy to forget that young children don’t share until they are taught to do so. What’s more, toddlers haven’t yet learned to control their aggression, so they’re inclined to become physically violent when trying to keep control […]

Childless by Choice: Having Kids Isn’t for Everyone

As Hollywood stars show off their newborns on celebrity magazine covers and infertile couples spend thousands of dollars at reproductive clinics, you could get the impression that having children is a necessity. But for “childless by choice” couples, dirty diapers and late-night feedings may not sound like much fun. Neither do soccer-shuttle mini-vans, teenage temper tantrums or college tuition bills. […]

Easing the Symptoms of Menopause

Easing the Symptoms of Menopause : Menopause is the cessation of a woman’s menstrual period. Menopause usually happens gradually. If you have begun going through menopause, you may notice that you miss some menstrual periods. Thus you may begin to bleed once in two months instead of menstruating every twenty-eight days. In the US, the average age for a female […]

Get Your Child to Eat Healthy Foods

Get Your Child to Eat Healthy Foods : One of the greatest challenges of parenthood is getting your children to regularly consume and enjoy healthy foods. Indeed, children these days are literally bombarded with endless advertisements for cookies, candy, and other unhealthy foods that are strongly linked to childhood obesity; children are also subject to enormous amounts of peer pressure […]