History and Cultures of Birthdays Surprisingly, birthdays are not celebrated everywhere in the world by every culture. Luckily for today’s children, this has changed a great deal. As far as can be researched, birthday parties began before current Western religions were established. People believed evil spirits visited any happy moments in humans’ lives. Parties, with bright
In recent years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has changed its guidelines on children and media. Instead of ‘zero’ exposure to media, children older than 2 may be exposed to 1-2 hours of media a day. A parent would watch along with a child in the best-case scenario. But why? According to the Child Mind
If you know kids, you know how distracted they can be. New toys have flashing lights and sounds. Distractions are everywhere; and if adults have difficulty managing it, how do children? The answer is, children need your help to improve concentration. It is not in a child’s nature to sit and concentrate on one idea,
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The Good Ol’ Days Back when our children were babies, everything they needed was up to us. All of the care and feeding they needed was on our shoulders; that included making sure their things were stored correctly and working properly. Milk or formula in the refrigerator? Check. New batteries in the favorite toy? Check.
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“There is only one thing more precious than our time, and that is who we spend it on,” writes author Leo Christopher. Where Does The Time Go? Do you ever feel like there just is not enough time? The kids, the job, the home, the meals…and something is always bound to come up, like an
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Tantrums are a really normal part of childhood but historically they have been seen as bad behavior that needs addressing. As a result, many parents worry about why their child is having tantrums and wonder what they should do to ‘stop’ the behavior. In this article, we will look at what tantrums are, why they
It is never too early to introduce your child to the Arts, and drama and theatre are especially useful learning tools for children of all ages. Many parents worry about taking their children to the theatre as they fear they may be disruptive or unable to sit through a whole play but children often surprise
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There is no getting away from the fact that we truly live in a ‘digital age’ advancement and innovation in science and tech means that we hardly have to leave our homes. In fact, the coronavirus pandemic proved that, if we really needed to, most of us could stay at home for months on end!
When it comes to parenting there’s no one-size-fits-all approach but there is a whole slew of different labels! Gentle parent, attachment parent, helicopter parent, tiger mum (are there not tiger dads!?) and so on. Labels aren’t always helpful, but some insight into what they represent might be, so what about ‘positive parenting’? What is it? Why is
We often think of stress or being “stressed out” as being an adult problem, but the truth is that kids experience stress too. So here we take a look at what stress is, how stress can be beneficial to children, and some of the ways that we can help kids to cope with stress. What
