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•Boosting Your Childs Development
As your child's first and most important teacher, you will lay the foundation for all of his or her future learning. The things you can do to improve your child's chances of being happy, smart, and successful are simple and enjoyable-and many parents have always done them instinctively. For example, just talking to your child can increase his or her intelligence and improve his or her ability to learn language, to think, and, eventually, to do well in school. The most important things you can...
•Your Child And Sibling Relationships
The arrival of a new baby can be difficult for an older sibling who now has to share his or her parents with another child. You can minimize your child's insecurity by encouraging him or her to help you care for the baby. A child who is 5 or 6 years old can learn to hold, feed, comfort, and play with an infant. As the baby grows and develops, he or she will look to the older child as a model.
Whenever a new child enters the family, he or she changes the dynamics of the family and the...
•Educational Toys By Age Group
Childhood is almost synonymous with toys. We grew up with them and now our children find joy and even education in the plethora of toys available in the market. Today, toys are customized for different age groups. Amongst them, educational toys stand out as a beacon. Apart from being a fun way to make your child learn, these toys are configured to teach a particular subject or skill. Educational toys are a creative way to encourage and promote learning through innovation!
Beating the...
•Parent Tips For An Infant Ready To Walk
A child will begin to walk typically as soon as he's developmentally able to. For some children this will be at nine months; for others, eighteen months. The age at which a healthy child walks has no effect on or connection with his intelligence, yet parents often feel pressure if their child is a late walker. Friends and relatives may ask, Are you sure he's all right? Why isn't he walking yet? or say, My daughter was walking when she as ten months old and your child's already seventeen...
•Great Toy Gift Ideas For Kids
Buying gifts is tricky business. When you couple that with buying gifts for kids, it only gets more complicated. But this article should give you a couple of tricks to ease the process.
There is a wide range of toys available in the market. That's a fact. However, you cannot pull the first toy that you see on the shelf as it may not be age specific nor of any interest or value to the child. Therefore there are a couple of factors to be kept in mind before you make your choice.
When looking...
•Guiding Your Child Through Teenage Years
Preteens and teens face numerous choices and decisions as they learn to become independent and express their individuality-often by exploring different clothes, hairstyles, friends, music, hobbies, religions, political issues, and social causes. They have an innate need to find things out for themselves-to test their feelings and ideas about life. They may reject their parents' values and challenge their rules, often pushing the limits placed on them by adults and society.
Teenagers change...
•Children And Step Families
When a dating relationship turns serious and you make plans for marriage, you also face the prospect of forming a stepfamily. You may also be moving from single parenthood into step parenthood as well if your new spouse has his or her own children. A step- or blended family has its own set of unique advantages and problems and a stepparent enters into a new relationship with a child that is similar to yet greatly different from that of a parent. And, even though blended families are becoming...
•Helping Your Child Resist Cigarettes Alcohol And Other Drugs
Drug use occurs among children of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. American children are bombarded by messages that subtly and often not-so-subtly encourage the use of cigarettes, alcohol, and other drugs. The most effective way to reduce your child's risk of using drugs is to be a good role model. Children get confused when they are presented with anti drug education and prevention programs in school but witness use of these substances at home. Children whose parents use alcohol...
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