We may not give much thought beyond enrolling our kids in various activities such as basketball, softball, gymnastics, and others. We feel like we are doing a good job as parents getting our kids into the activity and the rest should be taken care of by the coach or instructor. But there is still a … Read more
So just what does your infant do all day? At day care, what your infant does will depend on the setup and situation of that particular day care. If your infant is at a home daycare situation where there are few children, what your infant does depends upon the primary caregiver. In this situation you … Read more
Fear-based parenting is supposedly becoming an outdated style of raising kids. In this style, parents manage their children primarily through intimidation, criticism, disapproval, and punishments. When people think of fear-based parenting, I think they primarily zero in on parenting tactics that are abusive, or borderline abusive. Spanking, slapping a child in the face, grabbing forcefully, … Read more
Let’s be clear from the get-go what we are talking about here. If you are searching for how to help a jealous child, it is important to be clear what the goal is. Do you want to keep the child from feeling jealousy? Or are you trying to help a child who is feeling jealous … Read more
A light breeze, the scent of the barbecue, warmer days. It only means one thing: summer is coming! Finally, winter is behind us. Time to shake loose the cabin fever and have fun in the sun. Those long, sun-filled days await. But before we head out to the pool or beach, it’s time to apply … Read more
Sometimes I wonder, could I do this alone? That is, raising my children. It’s hard enough with two of us, both working, to find the time. So often, the little things suffer. Cleaning, dinner prep, and laundry. Because of that, we find ourselves using the weekends to catch up on weekly chores that went unattended. … Read more
Castor oil? That’s a product I haven’t heard much about in a long time. When I think of castor oil, I think of old timey movies, where a child is made to swallow a spoonful of a dark and mysterious liquid for reasons only known to the mother. But is it safe for pregnant and/or … Read more
All right dads, this post is for you. And moms, you’re not getting a pass either! Sometimes I know some of the articles we post touch on heavy topics. I know being a dad is not a light topic either, but let’s lighten this one up a little. Because I know my dad would like … Read more
When you are pregnant for the first time, there are TONS of questions. So much of what happens to your body while pregnant and after you give birth is automatic and instinctual. There’s almost no way to adequately describe with words how things feel. But some things (like when to buy a breastpump) are questions … Read more
Before you had a baby you may have thought “a diaper is a diaper, there really is not much difference.” Now that you have your own little bundle of joy and you want only the best for them and realize there is much more to a diaper. Its more than just an absorbent piece of … Read more