As a parent, you’ve probably already heard a lot about the Montessori approach. To parents, trying to lead this type of lifestyle can seem quite challenging. If you consider the fact that people spend many years learning about the Montessori method and ways in which they can use it practically, it may appear next to…
There are heaps of things mums just do. We worry about whether our child has eaten enough vegetables today. We multitask our way through laundry, dinner preparations and homework assistance. We probe for splinters and then administer bandages followed by kisses and hugs. And, more often than not, we encourage our kids to go to…
If you’re trying to use your noggin’ and come up with cool craft ideas for your kids, it’s hard to be unique. Almost every original craft activity has been used and advertised to excess, although you don’t see rope craft ideas used all too often. There are tons of cool ways that rope can be…
We truly live in amazing times. Technology has given us the gift of being able to access information and learn new things at just a click of a button, and this has proved to help our children grow and become knowledgeable in ways that are much more convenient than what we had access to in…
Reading time can be boring for some kids, especially if they have to do it all alone. But, when they have to read a story with their buddies, it easily becomes an exciting moment for them. They couldn’t help but be interested as well about the book as they hear their friends also rave about…
Remember all the things we were told as kids that weed will kill us or that it’s a gateway drug? Well, we grew up, and realized that the things we were told about weed weren’t necessarily true. And guess what? Kids nowadays know that too. Drug use is increasingly getting more screen time through entertainment…
Preparing for your child’s birthday party is always stressful. You must think of a million things all at once since no parent would want to allow anything to go wrong. Thinking about the guest lists, adequate food, drinks, and snacks along with the appropriate birthday cake can be overwhelming, but that’s just the start. To…
Here’s our Window Safety Interview with Carolyn Ziegler, Co-founder of Dreambaby® the child safety brand and international child safety expert and advocate. I have worked a long time in child safety – over 35 years and during that time I have been exposed to many unfortunate accidents involving babies and toddlers around the home and…
Young mothers have a greater chance of having a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) according to new research from the University of South Australia. Published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, the research explored the genetic relationship between female reproductive traits and key psychiatric disorders, finding that the genetic risk of ADHD in children was strongly associated with early…
Forty-one percent of drowning deaths among children under five in Australia occur in one-year-old toddlers, according to data published by Royal Life Saving Society – Australia. Research figures show that, over the past 17 years, 496 children aged 0 to four years drowned. Of these, 202 (41%) children aged one year drowned – within the…
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