Children are born with a clean slate mind. At the early stage of children’s life, they are unable to discern between right and wrong. However, as they grow up, they start to fill their minds with information perceived from their environment, and this contributes majorly to the kind of adult they become. Hence, the best […]
Poor handwriting doesn’t only negatively affect students’ academic performance; a study has shown that it has a link with low self-esteem. Hence, as a parent of a child whose handwriting needs improvement, this article on how to improve handwriting for kids would be valuable to you. Before You Get Worried It is important you understand […]
During infancy, parents often use music to soothe and pet children when they cry. Music also does great wonder as a lullaby, because babies enjoy the melody when they are about to sleep. It is also quite easy to engage and interact with kids through songs. Have you ever wondered why children easily learn songs […]
No one is above mistakes — even parents are not exempted. Many parents have raised grown-up children with one regret or the other before realizing the gravity of their actions. In this blog post, we’ve collated 10 common parental mistakes you shouldn’t make in 2021. It is easier to retrace a step in the wrong […]
Staying indoors for too long can get tiring and boring; it can even affect a person’s mental health. Based on a report by the National Academies of Sciences, social isolation has been associated with a 50% increased risk of developing dementia. Also, a 2019 study showed that kids who spend the least amount of time […]
There are countless reasons for you not to spend quality time with your family. You are always busy with work; you work on weekends, you spend hours in traffic and by the time you get home, you are already tired. While these reasons are legitimate, research shows that families in which the members do things […]
The need for love, affection and belonging is now considered to be among our basic needs. This means that aside from food, clothing and shelter, people now expect others to show how much they love them. Kids are not an exception in this feeling of wanting to be loved, but many parents struggle to find […]
We all want our children to grow to full independence; be able to cater for themselves and participate in essential life skills as soon as possible. Once this happens, there is a relief for the parent as well as a boost in self-esteem for the child. Life skills such as using cutlery, tying shoelaces, drawing, […]
No parent wants his or her child to look underfed or too skinny, as the media depicts a healthy child as one who looks well-fed and chubby. This means that a child could be heading towards obesity without the parents being aware. As a result, cases of childhood obesity are very common, particularly in children […]
When people talk about yoga, what usually comes to our mind is the image of a young woman doing some strange poses on a mat. We hardly think of men and kids when it comes to yoga. However, as stated in a publication on SeattleYogaNews, yoga is a gift to humanity, and the magical age […]
