Category: Young Children
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Ankle Sprains: Parent’s Role in Treatment, Recovery and Return to Play
We all remember ankle sprain injury as a painful and a generally nasty one. What’s more, this nuisance renders us incapable to even so much as walk during the first couple of days, let alone be capable of running, something children do all the time when outside (or inside, for that matter). Seeing a bed-tied…
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9 Ways to Get your Kids Moving This Fall #TriplePlay10 #IC #ad
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Boys & Girls Club of America. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Do you kids spend time playing outside? My kids enjoy it but I am fairly picky when it comes to letting my child outside to play. I like…
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4 Books to Help Teach Children How to Clean Up Their Own Mess
I have always been a firm believer in teaching my kids at a young age to pitch in and help clean up around the house. I started when my daughter was younger, I would give her age appropriate chores and make her help clean up the mess she used to make. I had a tupperware…
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How to Help Your Kids With Homework
Children simply do not like to do their homework, a fact that cannot be changed. But, if you help them get right to doing their work immediately, you will help them study better and become more organized as well. On the other hand, they might be able to teach you something while doing homework as…
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10 Disney Princess Halloween Costumes for Girls
Does your daughter dream of being a princess? Which one is her favorite? I remember when my daughter was little she always wanted to dress up as her favorite Disney princess. Can you believe that we have a little over 3 weeks left until Halloween? It is crazy how quickly time is flying by. Halloween…
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Big Hero 6 Halloween Costumes for Kids
Does your child love Big Hero 6 movie? This is one of my youngest son’s favorite movies that he could watch over and over if we let him. Can you believe that in 30 days or less it will be Halloween? Do you know what your child is wearing to go Trick or Treating yet?…
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Health Insurance and Hearing Loss – Is Your Family Protected? #ListenHear #CoverYourEars #GenerationDeaf
I remember the day that my daughter was born. It was super exciting to be her mommy but during a routine hearing screening we discovered that she was having a hard time hearing. At this point the hospital wanted us to come back in two weeks for another hearing screening. The next two weeks went…
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How to Teach your Kids to Use a Computer
Using a computer should be something that we all know how to do today. However, children might learn it the wrong way, or they might not even like to use it at all. Furthermore, even though there are many handheld gadgets today, kids should first learn how to properly deal with a computer, and the…
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12 Homework Tips for Children with ADHD/ADD #FallBacktoSchool
My oldest son has struggled with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) since he was fairly young. We tried countless things until we found the right combination that worked for him. This took a long time for the doctors to figure out so if you are at the beginning of the process don’t give up. Continue…
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How to Stretch Young Readers’ Understanding and Motivate Them to Improve Their Reading Skills
Purposeful reading is vital to academic achievement, and books are an important source of knowledge and information. We’re currently becoming more aware of how fundamental leisurely reading can be. It can be a pleasure to cuddle up with a good book and just enjoy the actual story; however, it can be difficult for a parent…