Archive | December, 2008

The First Week Home With Your New Baby

Posted on 22 December 2008

Bringing your newborn home is both exciting and scary. Here are some tips for getting through that wonderful, exhausting first week and beyond.
Unbuckling the car seat for the first time it hits you – this precious baby is yours. Yours to love and yours to care for. Bringing your newborn into your home is exciting, [...]

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Breastfeeding Guide

Posted on 22 December 2008

The decision to breast-feed or bottle-feed is an important, personal one. Medical research indicates many advantages to breast-feeding, but no woman should feel pressured into making the choice. No one should make you feel guilty for formula feeding your child, or uncomfortable about breast-feeding your infant. A mom who is anxious with one method, but [...]

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10 Ways to Encourage your Teenager to Save Money

Posted on 19 December 2008

You can help your teenagers to acquire some basis for a sound future in their dealing with money by teaching them how to save. Most adults are hazy about this because they were never given any direction by their own parents. Encourage your teen to save by giving him real life examples. The tips that [...]

Parenting Style – Which one is for you?

Posted on 19 December 2008

There are a lot of theories on how you should bring up your children. You may be influenced by how your parents brought you up. Your well meaning neighbor or those in your social circle may come up with friendly advice. You can read a lot of literature that is available on the subject of [...]

The Importance of Routines in Bringing Up a Child

Posted on 19 December 2008

Routines and structures are a part of one’s daily life in every way. They assume a lot of importance when you are bringing up a child. Unless such a structure is established and a routine is set up, parenting becomes an onerous task. So set up your required structure and establish those routines as soon [...]

Help Your Child get over his Nightmares

Posted on 19 December 2008

Children are quite prone to nightmares. A child after the age of three has a very active imagination, which in turn brings in the emotion of fear. A child at that age is not able to separate imagination and reality and when they watch movies or TV programs that are scary they start developing a [...]

Therapy for Children with ADHD

Posted on 19 December 2008

Some college students take drugs like Ritalin and Adderall, which are psycho stimulant drugs. They expect the drug to help them do better in exams and help them get through college. This is quite a shocking state of affairs as these drugs are more meant for children who suffer from hyperactivity or ADHD (Attention Deficit [...]

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