Archive for January, 2011

Raising Respectful Children

Teaching your kids respect is one of the most important values you can impart to them. When they learn to respect, they also learn to obey and treat other people kindly. In the process they also gain respect from their peers. Respectful children are responsible not only about other people’s feelings, but also with things [...]

Achieving Successful Potty Training

One of the frustrations I’ve come across as a first time parent some million years ago was in potty training my son at about 2 1/2 years old. As with most parents, I tried doing every trick in the book. The first few weeks of it were really challenging to the point that my husband [...]

Remedies for Flu & Colds

Tis the season for bad colds and uncomfortable flu. Even if you have had your kids vaccinated it’s always best to give them loads of vitamins and make sure that they don’t catch anything. And in case they do, in spite all of your efforts caring for them, you can do these following natural remedies [...]

Baby Safe Cribs

I raised our son using a drop side crib and meant no untoward incident with it. It’s actually a pretty convenient invention since you can put down one side of the crib and reach out to your baby without straining your back, stomach or muscle. Some decades after it has been invented and this product [...]

Kids and Social Networking

Today, even children as young as five years old have their own Facebook account. I know of a couple of friends whose kids are so active here because they want to play games such as Farmville and Mafia Wars. While it is not for us to say whether this is right or wrong for parents [...]