Get Your Child Ready for School
Mom, Dad, play with your child. Take out some paints, some paper and help your child discover colors. Mix colors as you name them. Paint shapes, paint animals with the shapes. Take your child to the park. Talk about what you see. Show them boats in the bay or on the river, lake or creek. Go feed the ducks. Go visit a farm and introduce your child to the cows, pigs, horses,kitties...whatever. Buy some farm produce and go home and make a salad or cook some...
Getting to Know Your Baby: Baby's Second Month Guide
Time has flown. Your little bundle of joy has been a partof your home for more than four weeks now. The new dad andmum are now more relaxed, confident, and really enjoy theirnew responsibilities (at least most of the time). Here are afew pointers on what to expect in baby's second month.isthe perfect time. Breast may be best. But if you have milksupply issues or have to go back to work, bottle-feedingmight be necessary. A combination of...
Getting your Husband Involved in Caring for Your Baby
* 10 ways to encourage your husband to be more involved in your baby?s care. *You know he loves you and your little one, but some husbands are a little hesitant to really get into the baby care trenches. They may not have any experience with babies or children. Unfortunately little boys are still not given as many opportunities to take care of dolls or practice nurturing. Luckily, most fathers today expect to be involved with their...
Gifted Children
There has been much discussion on the difficult child. Let?s look at the gifted child. Not to imply that gifted children aren't difficult ... as a matter of fact, I hold the belief that most difficult children are probably gifted and therein lies a part of their social problem. For clarity, let's refer to the gifted child in this article as the one who excels at academics and extra curricular activities of an extraordinary nature. My older daughter has a friend, Megan, who...
Give Your Child the Gift of Self-Esteemas often as possible.
Are you having problems finding good behaviors to praise? If so, give your child a task to do that you know he is capable of. Children love earning their parents' approval. Also remember to praise your child for trying, on those occasions that he is not successful.
Set a good example; talk about your goals and successes, and teach your child by example to accept compliments gracefully. Resist the temptation to put yourself down when...
Give Your Child the Gift of Self-Esteemas often as possible.
Are you having problems finding good behaviors to praise? If so, give your child a task to do that you know he is capable of. Children love earning their parents' approval. Also remember to praise your child for trying, on those occasions that he is not successful.
Set a good example; talk about your goals and successes, and teach your child by example to accept compliments gracefully. Resist the temptation to put yourself down when...
Giving Up Too Soonget back up again. The longer you sit there, the further behind schedule you'll be and the more you'll have to do to catch up with where you were when you quit. You know how it is when you take a week off for vacation. You have to work two or three weeks to catch up with everything that fell behind. You have got to take your mental health breaks, but don't make it a permanent vacation.
What if you have financial problems or family obligations that are seriously nagging...
Global Mamas - Baby Clothes With A Conscience"enhance the international marketplace with unique, high quality, handmade apparel, and at the same time provides sustainable livelihoods for women and girls in Africa."
Global Mamas is a member of an organization known as the Fair Trade Federation (FTF), a US non-profit organization that works to ensure a "fair trade partnership" between North American marketers and distributors and the African women who create the items marketed by Global Mamas....
Global Mamas - Baby Clothes With A Conscience"enhance the international marketplace with unique, high quality, handmade apparel, and at the same time provides sustainable livelihoods for women and girls in Africa."
Global Mamas is a member of an organization known as the Fair Trade Federation (FTF), a US non-profit organization that works to ensure a "fair trade partnership" between North American marketers and distributors and the African women who create the items marketed by Global Mamas....
Glowing Goblins
Word Count: 163 Project: Glowing GoblinsThis project is perfect for the artistically challenged or those who prefer instant gratification. My young sons completed theirs in just 15 minutes.SuppliesGlass Votive (any size or shape)Solid Black Halloween Stickers (bats, witches, ghosts, etc.) -OR-Stencils, Stamps, and Black Acrylic PaintOrange Tissue Paper, Torn Into Pieces2 TBSP White Glue2 TBSP WaterCraft BrushDirections1. Adhere stickers onto the outside of the votive ?OR-...
