‘Your Child’ Archives
Fatherhood and Sexism
By: Lome Arieux Aseron When my wife, Janine, got pregnant for the second time, we both agreed that we wanted a daughter. We loved our son, Joaquin, but we wanted balance and the opportunity to parent a child of each gender. At least that's what we jointly stated as our motivation. Secretly, I had my own reason. I wanted to have a daughter to [...]
Taking Photos of Your Newborn
By: Autumn Lockwood After forty lengthy weeks of carrying your bundle of joy, your baby has arrived and now you've brought him home. You are likely eager to fill those empty baby-themed picture frames that you've collected over the last nine months or so, or perhaps that your friends and your loved ones have given you as gifts. Actually, [...]
Get Ready for an Organized Summer With Kids!
By: Diana S. Allard Summer is the season for fun in the sun, flexible schedules and extra free time and opportunities for making memories as a family. Add a little organization to the mix, and you -- and your kids -- are more likely to enjoy all the opportunities summer can offer. Keep kids active at day camps. Sign-up for most camps has [...]
Parenting FAIL and REMINDER: Don’t Forget the Bed Rails!
This post is brought to you by my daughter's right elbow and bum cheek, both of which will undoubtedly be sporting some bruising in the morning. Sometimes, as parents, my husband and I miss the boat when it comes to very obvious safety-related things. Thankfully we remember things like bike helmets and booster seats, and we will probably still [...]
Fussy Eating and Malnutrition
By Dr. Randy Cale Toddlers and children who become fussy eaters create worries and fears for parents. Unfortunately, these worries have a very real basis in reality. Yet the solution is not to live in fear just because you have a fussy eater on your hands. Instead, it is important to understand the causes and the solutions to this [...]
End of the School Year – All That Stuff!
By: Sheri Bruneau The end of a school year typically has children bringing home garbage bags full of treasures. Extra school supplies, pencil cases, portfolios, indoor shoes, etc. What do you do with all of that stuff? Go through the bag that comes home with your kids. As you are going through the bag(s), sort into piles (extra [...]
Does Bullying In Schools Include Cyber-Bullying?
By: Louise Hanson The internet has revolutionized the way we work, play, learn and communicate with each other. What started as an experiment in a laboratory of Harvard University has expanded into one of the main ways in which people today do business, exchange information, and connect with others. In addition to its use as a research [...]
Let Them Be Little
From the moment we share the news of a pregnancy, the world is full of advice (and this post is FULL of it!). People you don’t even know in the grocery store start giving you unsolicited advice about your pregnancy, babies, teenagers, and everything in between. If you have more than 2 children, you’ve almost certainly heard, “Wow! You [...]
Being Prepared Helps Cure Summer Boredom
We can all hear it in our heads weeks before summer break even starts. "Mooooooom, Daaaaaaaaad.. I'm boooored!!!!" Whether you are an at home parent, or a working one, the long summer break poses some challenges. For children who are used to being at school with friends and a full schedule of activities to participate in, the long dog days [...]
Where Does Your Child’s Self Confidence Come From?
By Rhonda Uretzky Among parents and parenting professionals, there is a much heated debate about how to help children develop self confidence. Is it possible for children to have too much self confidence, or even appropriate for children to have confidence without earning it? Is confidence something you can teach your children, or is it [...]
