With summer in full swing it can seem daunting to even want to exercise. The temperatures are sweltering outside, the kids have swim lessons, summer camps, and birthday parties while making you feel like you are going from one barbecue to the next. Here are 4 ways to make the chore of fitting fitness into your lifestyle the fun and easy way wherever you may be while still including your kids throughout the process. At the pool: Kids love the pool...more
Anything that you want to learn is easier to do when you're young rather than waiting until growing up. This is simply because of the way the brain is designed to process and assimilate new information. This is also true for anyone who wants to learn Spanish. Here are a few ways that you can help your children learn Spanish while they're young.1. Read Spanish storiesWhen you read to your children, you will provide them several benefits. ...more
An infant or toddler's brain is constantly growing and expanding. For this reason, the early years of child development are the best time for parents to provide their kids with helpful aids to stimulate and facilitate mental development. So what is a parent to do?Infants and toddlers learn primarily from hands-on activities, exploring and playing. They are not quite ready for reading books or surfing the Internet, but it won't be long before they get to that so enjoy this phase while it lasts! Parents can spend a lot of money on fancy electronic toys and battery-powered gadgets but they will have a hard time finding anything more effective than one of the simplest, oldest and lowest cost toys available, building blocks.Building blocks toys will do as much and possibly more than any other toy to encourage a child's growth and development. More than other toys blocks engage children in what psychologists call "creative play." Blocks do not specify the "story" of playtime, so a child can create whatever he or she imagines. Creative play helps a child develop socially, emotionally, and physically - all skills that will benefit a child later in life.As babies, wood building blocks help...more
Taking care of your children's teeth involves few simple steps, which are as follows: intake of proper nutrition, encourage regular brushing of teeth, follow-up with dental floss, and visit dentist on a regular basis.Oral hygiene should start as early as during the infancy stage. Although teeth are absent during these years, hygienic practices must...more
I don't want to lay a guilt trip on anyone, but for me, one of the saddest things I see going about my day in modern America is an obviously obese child whose parents haven't even seemed to accepted the fact their child has a problem. Still eating whatever they want and being lazy—I can only wonder what type of future a child like this has...more
The playtime your kids get, whether it be with you, their friends, or alone, is one of the most important components of their life, for many reasons, which we'll touch on. But many parents have some big misconceptions about imagination-based play and how it should be controlled or limited. This can have a severe effect on your child's development, so let's have a look at a few of the misunderstandings that some parents have.1. Play is a Waste of TimeThe first is this idea that play doesn't really accomplish anything. Indeed, in a modern world such as ours, where we tend to want solid, tangible results for every endeavor we take on, it can be hard to see how a child's fooling around does anything constructive for them. For that reason, some parents take on an attitude of simply making room for play but not making it a priority. In other words, they allow it and possibly see it as a way to keep the children out of their hair when there are "more important" things to do, but that is about the extent as far as it goes.The truth is that playtime plays a huge role in cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development. What seems like a child messing around and wasting time is...more
4 Myths About Play That May Be Affecting Your Children The playtime your kids get, whether it be with you, their friends, or alone, is one of the most important components of their life, for many reasons, which we'll touch on. But many parents...more
4 Learning Experiences to Prepare Your Child for a Better Future We all want our children to have a better future—for themselves but also so they have a good impact on the world and do something we can be proud of. Many parents,...more
4 John Deere Kids Toys for Your Pre-Schooler For those of you who are in the market for pre-school age appropriate toys, you may want to look into John Deere kids toys. Made by Ertl Preschool in conjunction with John Deere, these toys...more
4 Interactive Features In Bigfoot Toys Bigfoot toys is now best seller gadgets on black friday 2010. Bigfoot the monster toy become extremely popular due to the fact it's fun attributes, so the children can have fun with it for long time and...more
When making a personalized keepsake apron for your child, here are some things to do: a find a piece of fabric, choose a design, ask others for an opinion, and start styling.Children are creative by nature. They love to explore many things,...more
Grab a tape recorder and blank cassette, find a story you love, and make your own storybook tape! Each child can play the part of a particular character, or take turns reading. It's a great way to get kids interested in books and an effective...more