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An Important Warning To All Parents! As a child, I remember my favorite bedtime stories were not the ones read from books but the ones my father invented. He would pick some familiar object, like a neglected stuffed animal in my room or even a charact...
Children love to be alone because alone is where they know themselves, and where they dream." -Roger Rosenblatt, The Man in the Water, 1994 Allowing a child's imagination to blossom is as simple as letting them express...
Parents, you are your children's first - and lifelong - teacher. By instilling a love for reading in them, you will be opening up their world to a lifetime of adventure, information, and so much more. What a special gift! Here, then, are ways to help moti...
You, the proud parent, are finally ready to take junior out and introduce him to the whole wide world. Family, friends, colleagues, are all eager to see your baby, and you certainly cannot resist showing off the miracle you helped create! When going over ...
We all know that not all parents are created equal. Some are good parents and some are bad parents. But good and bad parenting are results of both conscious and unconscious choices. Why so? That's because good parents made it their choice to learn benefic...
Walk into any Wal-Mart, Target or Babies 'R Us in the United States and you will see cheap breast pumps. Seeing them everywhere lends certain credence. Many of the companies that market these cheap breast pumps have long-standing reputations in the manufa...
Having a baby is one of the most beautiful events in your lifetime. Cradling this little person in your arms, a creation between you and your significant other is truly a gift. Having a baby is only half the battle, the other half is raising the little on...
I don't know if you noticed but Tuesday was hot. By 4.30 I was slumped on the sofa while Jane chose the floor. Between us Tom shuttled, grinning at his entrepreneurial skills, as he tasted first Jane's and then my lollypop. We loved this although Jane los...
During the last ten and a half months Jane and I have stumbled along a brutal learning curve. As we wind down for a few weeks here's a far from exhaustive list of some of our more striking lessons. 1. Don't think that just because your child couldn't d...
It is a little known fact that all managers, technicians, workmen, site supervisors and planners for every A road in England and Wales are childless. Not one of them has any progeny whatsoever, and only five of them have nephews or nieces. Three of these ...
A good crib mattress not only makes bedtime cozier for your baby, it also supports his growing bones. But what makes a mattress good is a matter of preference. Consider cost, comfort, and longevity as your child will probably sleep in his crib for up to t...
Expecting a baby and looking for one of those cool baby names?. How about the name Emily? If sheer popularity is anything to go by, then Emily is pretty darn cool. In fact, it's been number one for an amazing ten years. But before you settle on Emily (if ...
If you have a car seat for a baby, you may need a car seat cushion. These cushions that cover the inside of your baby's car seat are great for protecting the car seat and the baby. You can protect the car seat, and cushion the baby as well prop the baby's...
One of the first steps in becoming a successful reader is to learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet. The alphabetic principle teaches that spoken language is represented by written words that are made up of varying combinations of letters, and tha...
Phonological awareness skills are key to reading success Phonological awareness is an important foundation for learning to read. Scientific research has documented that phonological awareness is a better predictor of reading success than IQ, vocabulary...