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Safety Tips for Children in the Kitchen
Cooking with your kids can be a fun educational activity, but it requires constant vigilance. Younger children don’t yet know the dangers of the kitchen, while older kids can forget. The hazards lurking in your kitchen might surprise you—not just the risk of fire and poisoning and sharp objects, but some unexpected hazards, too. Safety consists of making sure your kitchen is kid-friendly, adopting safe cooking and preparation habits and closely monitoring your children’s behavior in the kitchen.
Child Bed Safety
When a child makes the move from a crib to a bed, there are a number of safety issues to consider. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends moving your child to a toddler bed once he has grown to be 35 inches tall. Your child should be sleeping well in a toddler bed before making the next move to a twin, bunk or full-size bed.
Learning To Be The Mom My Son Needs, Not The One I Am
I have a boy. He is 8 months old and extremely active. He can’t stop moving. He is very physical and tactile reaching for everything - books, toys, crinkly materials and anything that protrudes, noses in particular. He is aware of his body and in control of his movements. He can spend hours lifting himself…
How to Help Your Child Learn Sight Words
Sight words play an important role in helping children learn to read. These words are often short and irregularly spelled, which means that knowing how to recognize them by sight can help a child to increase their reading fluency. Since children must recognize these words through memory, using repetition and positive feedback are the best…
Boys Will Be Boys
I have one adolescent girl and four young boys under the age of 13. I had (only) one girl for ten years and compared to the four boys, that was a cake walk. I think moms of multiple boys should be handed some sort of survival guide. I don’t think anyone can be prepared for…