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 […]
It’s not only adults that experience stress; kids experience it, too. And although a certain amount of stress is good, being too stressed can be devastating. When kids are not taught how to manage and overcome stress, some of them find solace in drugs and alcohol. Therefore, as a parent, you need to take stress […]
Raising a bilingual child comes with lots of benefits. The child is likely to become a critical thinker and a better problem solver. If the two languages that the child understands are lingua franca of countries, he or she is also positioned to get international jobs. Whether you want your child to understand two official […]
Even if your child decides not to start a business, understanding the principles behind running a successful business would be useful to him or her. Besides, employers value candidates with strong business acumen – just as they value candidates with high emotional intelligence. This post discusses top business games for kids that will help them […]
In 2007, a research was carried out to see how grit affects the academic success of students. As it turned out, the research shows that students who were gritty, had self-control and ambitious, are likely to do better in school than those who are intelligent but lack these other traits. Since then, more research and […]
