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Why Your Baby should Sleep on his Back

Becoming a parent is a big responsibility. It brings new aspirations in the parent’s life, but also demands a change of lifestyle on their part. Parents must become accustomed to various changes and do what is in the best interest of their baby. Parents are often given numerous advice which deal with taking care of the baby. One such advice is to make the baby sleep on their back and the primary cause behind this advice is to avoid SIDS. More

What is the Second Child Syndrome

Now a friend of mine was relating to me her situation with having to do one of those DNA tests to show that the father of her second child is actually the father. While she was at the lab about to do the test she overheard a conversation on what was called the second child syndrome. Now since I had never heard of this before I went ahead and looked it up. Here is want I learnt. More

Punish & Teach, Not Kill Spirit

We all dote on our children and want to see them grow up to be responsible, mature and contributing individuals in the society. We all strive in that direction as parents and sometimes when the child reacts in a violent or disobedient manner our hearts immediately fear the worst. So why does a child react in a strong negative manner while always being surrounded by loving humans?

Children learn the fine art of smiling More

Child The Father Of Man

Read as many books as one may about parenting and the correct ways of it, one can never really master the art. Ask your parents and they will tell you that there is no XYZ theory about nurturing children. Though loving the job is a pre-requisite!

One important to-do that I have learnt is for parents to train and develop the child’s own thinking power. There are various games and stimulants that are available for this kind of personality building. More

Parenting the Parents

Being a parent is never easy. I had never felt that way about my parents until I became a parent myself. Only then did it strike me about the tortures that I had put my old folks through. But surprisingly and quite thankfully, they never gave up on me.

Nurturing children to becoming mature, sane and most importantly the kinds who spread the good spirit amongst all people is a demanding job for a parent. And in this quest both More

How to Handle Tantrums

Is your child throwing tantrums on a regular basis? Do check with the pediatrician to rule out any medical causes. If there are no medical problems, it is important to study the motivation behind these tantrums. It could be because he or she wants your attention or simply to get out of a situation. Once you have identified the reasons, it’s important that he doesn’t get what he wants when he throws the tantrum. It could be something as small More

Handling “back- to- school” time

The first day of school after a vacation is stressful not only for children but also parents as it brings mixed emotions. This is especially true for working mothers as summer vacation time provides a mental relaxation period. Parents and children get busy buying school supplies, school clothes and re arranging their busy schedules. With proper planning by parents and students alike, the beginning of the school year can be smooth sailing for both.

The first day at kindergarten isn’t More

Family Time

No matter how busy you are in your professional and personal lives, even if your occupation is related to something hectic like a medical or a pharmacy job, it’s important that you set aside some part of the day as family time. These days not only parents but children too have their own busy schedules as they spend time on school activities, sports, music lessons and other stuff. Family life has become chaotic today, but make sure you put More

Learning through play

There are loads of educational toys out there, but the problem is that pretty soon smart kids will see them for what they are and dump them in favour of their computer console! There has to be a way to sneak some knowledge into your little ones while they play – without them even realising it…

The best way I’ve found is at museums and other tourist attractions. Most museums these days are very family-friendly and have free treasure hunts More

Parents and sibling rivalry

Are some parents better or are some kids just easier to handle, I wonder at times. This is a question that a lot of parents might ask themselves out of frustration. Some parents might even find it surprising to see their kids so energetic and naughty, a level they might have not personally seen in their own life. While having a child is the greatest joy on the planet, it also is certainly one of the biggest responsibilities that you More