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Parenting Tip: Does Your Child Say This? “I Hate You!”

May 31st, 2010

Parenting Tip: Does Your Child Say This? “I Hate You!”

Of all the weapons in your child’s arsenal, the words “I hate you” can have the power to reduce any parent to tears or anger. Children know that saying this can paralyze a parent during a fight, which is why they use this tactic to get what they want.

Child Safety: The Three Basic Levels Of Home Security

May 31st, 2010

Child Safety: The Three Basic Levels Of Home Security

Are you doing all that is possible to keep your children safe at home? It does not pay to be complacent about securing a home with children. A little forethought and some expense can secure your home and safeguard your family.

Surviving The Terrible Twos: Stop Temper Tantrums

May 30th, 2010

Surviving The Terrible Twos: Stop Temper Tantrums

Has your sweet little baby turned into the meltdown monster? Believe it or not there are ways to help reduce the frequency and intensity of their dreaded meltdowns. Here are three tips that can quickly help set you and your toddler up for success.

Avoiding Impulse Purchases At Malls: A Parents Guide

May 28th, 2010

Avoiding Impulse Purchases At Malls: A Parents Guide

Malls are mushrooming all over India, not only in metros but in towns too. If you have the money to regularly hit malls without a budget, you are fair game for the myriad tricks used to make parents and their children engage in impulse purchases. Here are some tips for parents to shop judiciously with your kids at malls.

How To Choose The Ideal School For Your Kids

May 28th, 2010

How To Choose The Ideal School For Your Kids

Choosing the right school is an enormous responsibility that impacts your child’s life as well as your own. It is a daunting task, but all it takes to find the right one is a little time and preparation.

Classic Children’s Stories: Heidi

May 27th, 2010

Classic Children’s Stories: Heidi

Set in the dreamy Swiss Alps, ‘Heidi’ is a simple but heart-warming tale of a five-year old orphan girl, her friends, her love for the mountains, her trials and tribulations with urban life and her own little set of personal values.

27 Valuable Life Skills For Children That They Never Learn In The Classroom

May 26th, 2010

27 Valuable Life Skills For Children That They Never Learn In The Classroom

Is your child isn’t learning the crucial things he or she needs to learn in life? Many of us screwed up our early adult lives because we didn’t know those skills — and we’re paying the consequences now. Here's a basic curriculum in life that a child should know before reaching adulthood.

Internet Safety: Prevent CyberBullying – Be a Part of Your Daughter’s Life

May 25th, 2010

Internet Safety: Prevent CyberBullying – Be a Part of Your Daughter’s Life

Girls are enamored with social communications as a way to make connections and keep in touch. But while the Internet can be a very private-seeming place when one sits alone in front of a computer screen in a bedroom, but in reality, it can be devastatingly public. In this age of MySpace, cell phones, and instant messaging, it has never been more important to ensure that you are a part of your daughter’s life: the real and the virtual.

Classic Children’s Books: Moby Dick

May 25th, 2010

Classic Children’s Books: Moby Dick

Moby Dick was released during a very important period in American literature, and it received widespread (but mixed) critical reviews. The novel was highly acclaimed for its use of poetic language, characterization and literary style.