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Early Learning: Your Home Is Your Child’s First Classroom

Dec 15th, 2010

Early Learning: Your Home Is Your Child’s First Classroom

Parents want to enrol their children in schools that promise the best chance of success. In all this, the parent loses sight of one basic fact - it is not the school alone that molds your child. The learning process begins at home. The child’s first classroom is, in fact, right there in the house.

Green Christmas Gift Ideas And Eco-Tips For Holidays Savings

Dec 14th, 2010

Green Christmas Gift Ideas And Eco-Tips For Holidays Savings

Planning for a green Christmas is all about being environmentally active and aware while saving money as well. In times of economic uncertainty that must surely be a good thing. And of course, if the weather brings a little bit of white covering too, then that makes a green Christmas perfect!

Raising Children: How To Motivate The Unmotivated Student

Dec 14th, 2010

Raising Children: How To Motivate The Unmotivated Student

Getting into the school routine can be hard for everyone in the house. So how can you get your child to be more motivated? The important thing to remember is this: your child is motivated - they’re just motivated to resist you. Keep reading to find out how you can turn this negative motivation into a positive one.

Christmas Giving: The Five Best Gifts You Can Give Your Family

Dec 13th, 2010

Christmas Giving: The Five Best Gifts You Can Give Your Family

When we think of giving gifts, we usually think of things to buy for people. Yet if you think back on gifts you've been given, it might not be the material gifts you received that are foremost in your mind - it might be the kind of gifts that deeply touched your heart and soul.

Preschool Learning: The Importance Of Elementary Education

Dec 13th, 2010

Preschool Learning: The Importance Of Elementary Education

What your child absorbs in the six years of life is crucial in deciding what she makes of her life. Her interest in learning may also depend on what she is exposed to in her formative years. For this reason, it is crucial that your child gets quality preschool education.

Holiday Stress Relief: Tips To Reclaim Your Christmas Spirit

Dec 11th, 2010

Holiday Stress Relief: Tips To Reclaim Your Christmas Spirit

With all the activity surrounding the Christmas season, it's hard not to get stressed by the time Christmas Day comes around. What you need to remember is that are always things you can do to relieve the stress. Here are some holiday stress relief tips to help you reclaim your Christmas spirit.

Baby’s First Christmas: 10 Tips To Make It A Sensory Delight

Dec 10th, 2010

Baby’s First Christmas: 10 Tips To Make It A Sensory Delight

Christmas is a special time of the year for parents and an even more magical one for babies. The Christmas tree, presents, shiny decorations, colorful lights, smells, tastes and sounds make Christmas Day a complete sensory delight. Here are ten top tips to ensure that your baby enjoys the festivities.

Parenting Girls: TV, Body Image And Making Peace With Your Body

Dec 10th, 2010

Parenting Girls: TV, Body Image And Making Peace With Your Body

TV and other forms of media, like teen magazines, have a huge influence on the health of teen girls. What you watch on the tube affects your self-esteem, shopping decisions and how you feel about your body. Here’s how to love and embrace your body - and stop wishing you had someone else’s.

Separation Anxiety: Boosting Your Clingy Child’s Confidence

Dec 9th, 2010

Separation Anxiety: Boosting Your Clingy Child’s Confidence

Separation anxiety is a form of extreme stress experienced by a child if a caregiver or parent, with whom they interact on a daily basis, is not in sight. To ensure that your child grows up emotionally secure and well-adjusted, here's what you can do to relieve yourself and your child of unnecessary stress.