Category: Family & Parenting

Choosing a name is one of a parent’s most significant decisions. A child’s name is an integral part of his identity, and parents must strike a balance between heritage, pronunciation, tempo, and spelling. Selecting a unique name for your little boy can be challenging, but by examining different factors, you can choose a name your […]

So you’re having a baby girl. Congratulations! You have probably already thought of everything at this point in the baby’s development. You’ve already painted the baby’s room, put the crib together, and started planning the baby shower. Did you remember to get the ever-important changing table? Oh, and what about a name? You say you […]

Having a second child is a new and challenging experience not only for the parents but for the older sibling. For the older sibling, jealousy usually kicks in at some point because of the attention the newborn gets. Here are 5 ways for parents to deal with the jealousy of an older sibling. 1.) Get […]

It’s an age-old problem – children who refuse point-blank to eat vegetables. You as the parent want to pull out your hair with frustration. You know how important it is for your child to eat vegetables, but no matter what you say, the green beans, carrots, broccoli are always left uneaten. You can try to […]

All of us are born with at least one special talent, singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument, humor, stage performance, artistic abilities, intelligence, or athleticism. You may or may not already know some of your child’s own unique talents. Here are some things that you, as the parent can do with and for your child, […]

I love to write. I love to read what other people write. Journals have been part of my life forever. Of course I wanted my children to write their own journals, even before they could hold a pencil. When they were very young, the children told me or their grandmother their day’s story to write […]

When you notice your child is having complications pronouncing his/her letter sounds at school and/or at home, there are some immediate actions that can be put in place. As a parent/guardian it is up to you to supplement your child with additional help in listening, pronouncing, and recognition of letters and their sounds. Here are […]

For some people regarding discipline and their children, it feels like they just wake up one day and things are out of control, but that is usually not the case. There is a process involved that leads us to that point, and we get there much more quickly than we care to admit. Our children […]

The word infertility can bring devastation to couples, desiring a child. The dream of marriage, home, and family is instilled in all of us. A diagnosis of infertility may present itself as a final barrier, when in fact, it could give direction to an opportunity. I can personally assure you, adoption can fulfill your dream. […]

Children are unable to live with their parents for a variety of reasons. These are children of all ages and races with one thing in common: they are in need of a foster family. Foster parents can be any race or religion, young parents, old parents, and single parents. As long as you can provide […]