One of the nicest things you can do for your children is to help them develop an interest in music. It can be a delight for them all of their lives. First, expose your children to music of all kinds, right from infancy. Experts today tell us that even unborn babies can hear and often […]
Learning to use the library is a true lifetime skill. Do start early. Get your child his or her own library card to be responsible for; it’s a very adult thing to do. • Help your child become acquainted with the librarian and the services offered by the library, such as reserving books, using computers,
The tooth fairy’s arrival is an important part of the magic of the school age years. Let your child know early on that the tooth fairy pays more for a perfect than for a decayed one. Have the tooth fairy leave a tiny note with tiny little writing praising good dental habits or suggesting better
All mothers are working mothers of course. We can remind ourselves that all we can do is the best we can do. We can be our own worst enemies. The “Supermom” is a standard that can only cause guilt and frustration. If you are going back to work, it is important to discuss with your
Kids in the middle years are great game players, and games help to develop many kinds of social and intellectual skills. Allow the kids to be flexible about rules; there’s no reason they can’t make up their own as long as all of the players agree on them. ⢠Keep a deck of cards on
The degree to which you interfere in kid’s squabbles depends a great deal on their ages. The younger they are the more likely you’ll probably find yourself soothing and separating. Little kids need help in learning how to take turns and make compromises. As they get older they’re better able to take care of themselves,
One of the hardest things about giving medicine to small children is getting it all down. Don’t try putting it into a bottle or a glass of juice. You won’t know how much a child has taken if all the liquid is not drunk. ⢠You can use an eye dropper or vitamin dropper, or
One of the hardest things about giving medicine to babies is getting it all down. Don’t try putting it in a bottle of juice or formula. You won’t know how much the baby has received if all the liquid is not taken. ⢠Give a baby liquid medicine in a nipple; it will be sucked
If you asked child experts what’s the ideal family spacing between children, you will probably hear most frequently about three years. But if you ask parents, it’s going to be very hard to find a consensus. Susan Gates, a mother from Maine, says, “child expert Burton White doesn’t agree with us, but our children are
We all know that children need verbal strokes or words for reward and encouragement, and for the most part we feel that we usually give it. What we fail to remember is that what we say is not always what is heard. To compensate for this, try to get in the habit of saying good
