Teach Your Kids How To Wash Their Hands
With the swine flu scare going around, people are more interested than ever in learning how to protect themselves from infectious diseases. As we natural health believers have known all along, the basics remain important.
A simple but vital way of protecting ourselves from infectious diseases is hand washing. But it’s important not just to wash our hands frequently, but also properly. I made a short video below of how I teach my toddler the proper hand washing technique.
I urge you to teach this important skill to all your children too.
Stay healthy!
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Why Read To Your Baby?
April 9, 2009 by Tricia · Leave a Comment
I’m sure you’ve read all about the benefits of reading to your baby. Babies enjoy hearing the sound of your voice, and reading to your baby a lot helps them become readers too. But what if your baby or toddler doesn’t seem to enjoy reading? This article has some great tips for how to read to your baby. Why read to your baby?
How To Read To Your Baby
by Rachel Paxton
When my twin boys were born, I was very excited to read to them. They had received a lot of neat books as gifts, and I was looking forward to sharing their books with them.
What I wasn’t expecting was them not focusing on a book for more than a second or two so I could read to them! Reading to babies can be challenging when there are so many things in the world to explore, but here are some tips that have worked for me.
Simple Key to Dissolving Parent-Child Power Struggles
April 8, 2009 by Tricia · Leave a Comment
by Nicole MacKenzie
Who is really “in-charge” in today’s family? Do kids have too much power? Many parents today’s are overwhelmed when it comes to parenting. They find themselves constantly explaining, arguing and negotiating with their children. Parenting becomes frustrating and not much fun. The “quality time” is often spent in a power-struggle.
Parents know they don’t want to raise their children in an authoritarian, diminishing, character-crushing style. Yet, the “laissez faire” approach doesn’t work either –- it results in spoiled self-centered kids. The more kids get to “run the show”, the harder it actually is for them to be happy and satisfied. The harder it is for them to grow up to be productive responsible adults.
Is there a middle ground? A way that works for both the parent and child? Yes, happily there is. But to understand how to effectively balance freedom and discipline requires a look at the roots of kids’ power struggles.
