As a parent you have to make a lot of decisions as you raise your children – everything from what shoes they wear to how they act when meeting others. One of the most important is what school your child will attend. As one wise preschool teacher once said, "make sure you find the school…
Obesity in teenagers is a growing problem that has become worse in recent times, and the rates are growing every year. The America is a top leader in obesity in teenagers. Some report indicated that as many 33% of teenagers are now obese. It is believed that more than 25% of schools are overweight and…
Doulas are well-trained professionals and experienced in childbirth. They provide a great service for the family and make the mother have good knowledge and awareness about the birthing process but they don’t support in the medical role. There are many types of doula services offered according to the family needs. Antepartum Doula Many of the…
A common advice given to a parent by counselors is to read to your child from a keen age. Reading is synonymous with bonding. As you speak to your child in your mother tongue, make sure to read to the child in the English language. The universal language helps the child to build his knowledge…
We have all had our “stories” to tell about our lives growing up. Some have had fun loving childhoods in which they had a stay-at-home mom, who had home baked cookies ready for them as soon as they walked in from school, clean clothes ready for the next day, and dinner simmering on the stove.…
Being a middle child really sucks. I am not generalizing this statement, because middle child syndrome is very real. It is an unavoidable condition that continues to affect millions of children around the world, that includes me. Hatred is a word that is unable to express the way I feel toward my parents. Sure they…
It's a well-known fact that kids love their Grandpa or Grandma and love spending time with them. Unfortunately, if there is a divorce, separation or death in the family, this causes some very real problems for the grandparents. They often find themselves without a legal leg to stand on when it comes to seeing and…
Whatever your parents think, teen dating is normal. Over the past few years, internet dating has become more accepted. You are practising to find the right guy or the right girl. Accept that your first online date is not going to necessarily turn into marriage. Many people think that online dating is even better than…
Speech therapy sessions can be an extremely useful tool to help facilitate parents of children who are either suffering from a speech impediment or which expressive language is lagging behind where theyought to be with respect to their peers. It is not enough to simply send your child to see a licensed speech pathologist once…
Depression is one serious illness that needs to be addressed as early as possible. Depression anxiety symptoms vary and may include one or a combination of the following: sadness or disinterest and displeasure in the simplest of activities or undertakings, weight loss or gain gain, insomnia or sometimes oversleeping, lack of energy and enthusiasm, feelings…
