Whether you’ve been a parent for just a few weeks or a few years, it’s easy to lose track of everything going on. Work and other outside pressures all take away your attention… and children change so fast so quickly! It’s easy to get overwhelmed and feel as though keeping strongly connec
Being the best parent that we can be is hard work. Often, it’s easy to get stuck on the details and forget the big-picture stuff… like self-care. While it seems paradoxical at times, putting others first all the time can have negative effects on our own health. And when the family’s main c
Whether you tell stories straight from your memory or imagination, or you read them out of a book, story time is an important part of a child’s growth process. We learn a lot from hearing stories; more than you might originally think! Learning from example Children can learn some amazing lessons a
Last flu season was a nasty one, and reports out of the northern hemisphere predict that this year’s could be even worse. So what can you do to protect your family from being hit hard by influenza? Get vaccinated The flu vaccine this year is made up of the four influenza variants that experts thin
Christmas holiday activity ideas to entertain kids The holiday season is the time for the family to spend time together; lazy mornings, trips to the beach, kicking the ball, reading books. But then you have those days when all of you just need to get out of the house. We have compiled a list