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Motherhood is said to be the toughest job for which we receive the least training. We're compiling practical and expert advice and articles to help you deal with demanding situations, giving you the confidence and structure to enjoy life with your kids.
We naturally want to help our children, as loving parents, feel better when the inevitable fevers, flu’s, colds and various illnesses arise in childhood. Many will reach for popular over-the-counter remedies to suppress fever and alleviate symptoms in the belief that these products are reli...
The Food Guide Pyramid was the model for healthy eating. Maybe you had to memorize its rainbow stripes in school. But the USDA, the agency in charge of nutrition, has switched to a new symbol: a colorful plate —called MyPlate — with some of the same messages:
"Eat a variety of f...
The other day we went to a birthday party, my son loves the birthday parties but this one was different to him. He played the chairs game and he lost! He was very sad for losing and was bursting into tears on the way back that he decided not to go to any birthday party again…
My react...
The "Cry it out" method has been around since at least the 1880s when the field of medicine was all stressed out about germs and transmitting infection and so took to the notion that babies should rarely be touched. Babies where considered “objects” and “dumb”, t...
Research show that most people think strict parenting produces better-behaved kids. However, research studies on discipline consistently show that strict, or authoritarian, child-raising actually produces kids with lower self esteem who behave worse than other kids -- and therefore get puni...
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