Carolyn Robertson 
Looking for ways to keep your kids entertained during the summer break? Look no further! We’ve rounded up some of the coolest and most creative ideas to keep your little ones busy while staying cool in the heat. Say goodbye to screen time and hello to outdoor games, gadgets, and DIY activities that will capture … Read more about Summer Fun for Kids: 21 Amazing Ways to Beat the Boredom!
My boys were 7, 5, and 3 when my daughter was born a micro preemie in 2012. Joy weighed just 1 pound, 4 ounces and was not even the length of a ruler. While I knew that her birth would change our lives forever, I couldn’t have predicted all the ways she would teach my … Read more about 5 Reasons My Sons Are Better for Having a Preemie Sister
“Go” Before You Go If you have a recently potty trained child, you can probably relate to the following scenario: You have your three-year-old use the potty twice before you leave the house. You get to the grocery store. Your cart is loaded. Suddenly your daughter looks at you, grabbing at her pants uncomfortably before … Read more about 5 Public Potty Pointers: How to help kids overcome public toilet phobias
It used to be that you grabbed your bag, jumped into your car, and went on your merry way to wherever you needed to go. But now that you have a baby? Getting out of the house requires the production and coordination of staging a Broadway show. Sigh if the following checklist sounds familiar:
What to expect in the first 12 months. Our family recently celebrated the first birthday of our second child. At her party, I reflected on how much she has grown and learned since her birth. She is no longer the helpless infant I held at delivery. Although still a baby, she has blossomed into a bright-eyed, interactive, mobile, … Read more about Enriching Your Baby’s First Year: Development and Growth
As a parent, you are your baby’s first teacher. Swiss philosopher, Dr. Jean Piaget, upon whose theories many of the foundations of Early Childhood education have been built, once said, “Young children are explorers and it is the job of the adults around them to provide the experiences and materials to stimulate their development.” Parents … Read more about 7 Homemade Toys for Baby
Communication Skills Between the magic of a child’s first words—received by a parent’s enraptured attention—and the time when the child grows, real communication sometimes gets lost. It is not uncommon for frustrated parents to feel like their toddler or preschool has selective hearing and isn’t listening to a word they say. What happened between that moment of … Read more about Baby Language Development: Ways to get your baby talking
Pregnancy is an exciting and transformative time in a woman’s life, but it’s not without its challenges. One of the biggest challenges for women who choose to have children later in life is the increased risk of complications associated with what is commonly known as geriatric pregnancy. In this article, we’ll explore what geriatric pregnancy … Read more about Breaking Down Geriatric Pregnancy: Risks, Challenges, and Success Stories
Reading Time As I read to my son over the first two years of his life, I often wondered how he interpreted the words, the pictures, and my tone of voice. When he lay on my lap at eight weeks, gazing at a bathrobe and a sandbox in Lucy Cousins’ Maisy’s Colors, how did he process these … Read more about Read Your Children a Story—and Boost Their Brainpower
It usually happens at the most inopportune times. I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and it will start. Or I’ll be sitting in a meeting and find myself doing it. I’ll be humming “The Itsy Bitsy Spider or“The Bear Went Over the Mountain. And as any parent knows, this can be a … Read more about An Offbeat Guide to Kids’ Music
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