Table manners— tips for your kids
Having bad-mannered guests at your dinner table can leave a bad taste in your mouth. Simple ideas to teach your child table manners are what’s needed.
Early intervention is key to helping children who stutter
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Stuttering Foundation are working together to raise awareness with parents and other caregivers about the warning signs of stuttering and the need for early intervention for a child who stutters.
Safer cribs
U.S. Product Safety Commission has issued five new Federal requirements for cribs. Click here and download the PDF with the requirements.
Babyfirst.com offers instant mobile access to critical information for preemie parents and NICU staff
Babyfirst.com, a single destination for the care giving team and parents of premature babies to exchange information and experiences online, is now optimized for quick and easy access on mobile phones and tablets.
Sticky hands to writing hands
Enhance fine-motor and visual-motor development. With some God-given patience, a structured handwriting curriculum that includes consistent demonstration, and a lot of fun fine-motor and visual-motor activities, enhancing handwriting skills is nothing more than child’s play!
BBB warns: children continue to be heavily targeted by identity thieves
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania –According to a study published by Carnegie Mellon University CyLab, a cyber security research center, children are targeted by identity thieves 51 times more frequently than adults. Your Better Business Bureau encourages parents to regularly monitor their children’s credit report to prevent devastating damage to their future.
Building baby's confidence through sign language
When children at an early age experience disappointment in communicating over and over again it significantly affects their confidence. By using baby sign language I was able to bypass some major developmental issues that my son was having.
Tips to save on bringing home baby
The USDA estimates the cost of raising a child from birth to age 17 is a staggering $287,000. This represents a 25 percent increase over the past decade, thanks to the rising cost of groceries and medical care. The kicker? This amount doesn't include the expenses associated with pregnancy and delivery.
Advice for parents of young children in the Digital Age
Fast‐paced changes in today’s digital world have parents grappling with an unprecedented challenge—how best to integrate media and technology into their children’s lives.
Indoor tanning is NOT pretty
As a nurse who specializes in skin care, I have become increasingly alarmed by the rise in skin cancers, especially melanoma, among young people. I believe a major contributor to this phenomenon is the practice of indoor tanning.
