Category: Parenting
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5 Ways to Keep Your Child Entertained While Sick
Yesterday I didn’t get the opportunity to write a new blog post. My baby normally goes to daycare during the day because it is hard for me to care for him by myself due to my current medical problems. Tuesday late afternoon I got the dreaded call from the daycare that my baby boy was…
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Do You Feel As If You Are Constantly Missing Work Because Your Baby is Sick?
Infants and toddlers seems as if they are constantly sick for the first years of their life, especially, if they attend daycare. When my son was younger and we put him in daycare, it seemed as if he was sick with something every few weeks. We have to alternate days off and one of us…
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Cavity Prevention Should Begin as an Infant – Baby’s Gum and Teeth Care
Taking care of your child’s teeth is very important and many parents don’t realize that you should begin taking care of them before they come in. When my son was an infant and we were at the doctor’s office for a well check, his doctor informed us that we should begin wiping my son’s gums…
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Parents Were You Afraid of Letting Your Teenager Get Behind the Wheel of the Car?
I can’t believe that my daughter is old enough to get her drivers license already, it seems like yesterday that I was bringing her home from the hospital. The time has flown by quickly and she is turning into a beautiful young lady. My daughter was born with a bilateral hearing loss and wears a…
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Teenage Sexting Can Lead to Legal Problems – Parents Learn The Dangers Involved with Sexting
Does you teenager have their own cell phone or have access to the computer? If so, parents you should be aware that your child may be sending or receiving inappropriate messages, texts, photos, or videos of themselves. In order to keep your child safe, you should randomly check their phone and monitor social media applications…
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A Parents Guide: Surviving Your Teenager’s First Crush
As your tween or teenager begins to mature and grow up, they will begin building relationships with the opposite sex. It is important for your child to have these relationships so that they can develop the communication and personal skills to develop healthy long term relationships for the future. As tempting as it is, parents…
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Coloring is a Great Way to Spend Time With Your Child
Spending time with your children, especially, one on one time is important and makes them feel loved. I have been trying to make sure that I spend time with my toddler because he is growing up way to fast. I have a hard time getting down on the floor to play with him (due to…
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What Is Nipple Confusion?
Breastfeeding was very important to me and even though I didn’t do a bunch of research when I was pregnant with my first child, I knew that many professionals try to discourage moms from introducing artificial nipples or pacifiers to your breastfed baby for a minimum of 6 to 8 weeks to avoid nipple confusion. If…
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Why Do Teenagers Steal? How Do I Handle My Teen if They Are Caught Stealing?
Continued From: “Help! My Teenager was Caught Stealing. How Should I Handle the Situation?” Parents have you ever received a call from mall security or the police department letting you know that they just caught your teenager stealing? If so, you aren’t alone and you aren’t the first parent who has had to deal with…
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Help! My Teenager was Caught Stealing. How Should I Handle the Situation?
Most teenagers enjoy hanging out at the mall for several hours on the weekends so that they can spend time with their friends and window shop, unless they have money to spend. In fact, I remember doing this when I was a teenager, I enjoyed roaming around the mall and catching up with my friends.…