Facing Forward by ID OGUFERE The bible says ‘to everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven… a time to keep and a time to throw away…’ In the past, I had always thought that particular bit just meant that there was a time you held on to some personal property and […]
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This clever discipline method is less exhausting and more successful than ranting, raving, blaming, pleading, begging or threatening by Shana Schutte I once read a newspaper headline that made me chuckle: “Red Lipstick Empowers Women.” The caption, coupled with a photo of Marilyn Monroe wearing a white flowing dress and painted crimson lips, made me think
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Even the most germ-phobic moms are guilty of committing some of the grossest parenting sins. Sometimes, they don’t even know they’re committing them. Here are the nine grossest things parents commonly do, and the reasons they should reconsider doing them. Using bulb syringe aspirators. Ever cut one of these babies open? Chances are if you
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Many parents think that their child is gifted, maybe because he walked before the other babies in the playgroup or was an early talker. However, does this mean that your child is gifted or just really smart? What is the difference between a child who is gifted and one who is highly proficient? As a
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Breast-feeding remains undisputedly the best option for feeding your baby. Introducing breastfeeding to your baby within the first hour of birth is highly beneficial and the key to successful breastfeeding. WHAT IS COLOSTRUM? Colostrum can be referred to as the first immunisation In the first hours and days after childbirth a mother produces the first milk, called colostrum
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Caring for your newborn baby can seem rather intimidating at first, but soon you will settle into a routine and things will calm down. There is a lot of information available to you through many sources, including your doctor, friends and family, books, videos, and of course the internet. Take advantage of these resources, but
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Take the following quiz to see how much you know about choking in children. 1.) What is the most common cause of non-fatal choking incidents among young children? A) FoodB) ToysC) Household ItemsD) Office Supplies 2.) When serving hot dogs to young children, how should they be sliced to best prevent the possibility of choking?
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Teaching a young child to say please and thank you is one thing, but struggling to get your teenager to be polite to you is quite another. The truth is that most teens are more polite to other people than they are to their own parents. This is due to a number of things, including
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For new parents, they face a common dilemma of making that much needed transition. If you do have work, you also need to juggle that along with your priorities in the family. You can probably easily manage the time at the office but the real challenge lies in organizing your household such as sending or
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ThiThere are several hazards of permissive parenting as discussed in this interview with Susan Newman, PhD. Dr. Susan Newman, the author of The Book of NO, says today’s trend in parenting can lead to too much permissiveness. “For three years, I didn’t go to the bathroom by myself.” For example, the above quote was confessed by my
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