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Drugs: A Parent’s Dilemma of Whom To Save
This is a guest post by Lynda Harlos. Please check our her blog I Was The Perfect Parent Then I Had Kids. I would stand with arms crossed in my superior way and think, “my children will never do drugs.” I was totally under the delusion that because I didn’t do drugs and because I was an…
Supplements That Help Obesity in Kids
An obese child is an unhappy child — and an unhealthy child. Obese children are at risk for the same health problems as obese adults, such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. However, using dietary supplements for your child’s weight problem may not only be ineffective; these over-the-counter “weight loss pills” can have dangerous side effects.
Working the Night Shift While Pregnant
Working the night shift can be a challenge for anyone, but it becomes even more difficult when you are pregnant. You are going against the natural rhythm of your body. Unfortunately, some types of jobs require shift work, and you just have to get around it. Take care of your body, and it will take care of your baby.
Children’s Car Activities
Time crawls by slowly on a road trip for most kids, who are confined for hours in the back seat. However, you can actually put that time to great advantage by using it to do some communicating with your captive audience. Play some activities together, let the conversation flow, and you may find that the trip will go quickly for everyone.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR ONLY CHILDREN: How Pressure to be Perfect Can Backfire
Families are getting smaller, and have been since the early 1960s, giving parents more time to devote to each child. As a result, parents today all seem to be pushing for star progeny. Children would benefit if parents could temper their dreams. With parents of only children, the tendency …