CREATIVE SUMMER POTTY TRAINING IDEAS
For many families, summer is the optimal time to potty train. For one thing, the family tends to be home more. The older siblings are not in school and most activities have come to an end, so there is...
View ArticleThe Children’s Wish Foundation – philanthropy at it’s best!
Meet The Girl Who Stole Kate’s Heart What started with a handwritten note to Princess Kate, penned from her hospital bed, culminated on July 7, with the meeting of a lifetime for six-year-old wish...
View ArticleEncourage Your Nanny to Host/Attend Play Dates
Play dates can be a hot-button issue for parents and their nannies, with both parties often falling on opposite sides of the fence. As a nanny employer, you may want to think twice before you forbid...
View ArticleWhat Really Matters? – Leave a comment…and change a life!
Blogust is a month-long digital dialogue bringing 31 of the most influential online writers together to help change the world through their words. The 31 Blogust bloggers will participate in a blog...
View ArticlePROTECT YOUNG CHILDREN’S HEARING
Just like the rest of your infant or toddler’s body, her ears are sensitive to sounds and environmental noise in a way that yours may not be. Loud sounds that you’re able to process without much...
View ArticleToddler to Take a Nap
7 Tips for Getting Your Toddler to Take a Nap Half the battle of early parenthood is just getting your child to go to sleep. And it’s not just the overnight rest that’s a challenge: the magical nap...
View ArticleMaking Bathtime Fun Again, Dr. Tanya Altman
Many parents agree that bath time is the hardest part of the day. Even the sweetest of kids can turn into a raging screamer after seeing a tub filled with water, and most parents don’t understand why...
View ArticleHow to Get Your Child to Sleep
How to Get Your Child to Sleep Without Lying with Him/Her Have you become a regular in your child’s bed? While the practice of lying with your child to help him get to sleep can be stressful, it’s...
View ArticlePregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day, OCT 15
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes but is not limited to miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, or the death of a newborn. It...
View Article70 Time Saving Secrets for Working Moms
Managing work, the home and family is no easy feat, and trying to find the perfect balance can feel next to impossible at times. Savvy working moms know that every minute counts, and any time they can...
View ArticleUniversal Children’s Day celebrated Nov 20
On Universal Children’s Day, UN says violence against young hobbles development 20 November 2013 – Drawing a direct link between violence against children and poverty, United Nations officials marked...
View ArticleChildhood Bucket List, 100 Things All Kids Should Try
A bucket list for childhood? Sure thing. Check out these 100 things all kids should try during their childhood, and be sure to cross a few off the list before your kids grow up. Childhood passes in...
View ArticleCreate A Healthy Spine For Your Pregnancy
Ever wish you could wear a sign throughout your pregnancy that reads, “thanks, but no thanks, for the unsolicited advice.” With advice pouring in around every corner, sometimes it’s hard to know who...
View ArticleBreast Feeding in Public, to Be or not to Be?
Breastfeeding in public is forbidden in some jurisdictions, not addressed by law in others, and a granted legal right in public and the workplace in yet others. Where it is a legal right, some mothers...
View Article2014 Partners’ Forum – Johannesburg, (June 30/July1)
Violence against Women Intimate partner and sexual violence against women Introduction The United Nations defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is...
View ArticleGlobal Breast Feeding Week ~ celebrating AUG 1-7
This year’s WABA World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) theme asserts the importance of increasing and sustaining the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding – in the Millennium Development Goals...
View ArticleNational Infertility Awareness Week, April 19-26
National Infertility Awareness Week® (NIAW) is a movement that began in 1989. The goal of NIAW is to raise awareness about the disease of infertility and encourage the public to understand their...
View ArticleThe Extent of Fatherlessness
More than 20 million children live in a home without the physical presence of a father. Millions more have dads who are physically present, but emotionally absent. If it were classified as a disease,...
View ArticleFive Reasons Egg Freezing May Benefit Your Present and Your Future
Many people question whether egg freezing is the right option for them. It’s not a question that can be answered objectively, since each individual’s situation is different. But here are some things...
View Article9 Ways of Staying Healthy While Having a Young Baby
Many women want to go back to their pre-baby body after they give birth. Now, a woman’s body may never be quite the same again, but that doesn’t mean that she can’t stay healthy and get close to her...
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