How to accept the truth when you child wants to do same-sex marriage
Accepting the truth about your gay child's marriage with a same sex person can be quite a big problem initially. The shock and perhaps some anger can make you feel miserable as you had notions about your son. You had a...

A journey through infant development: the tenth month
Curiosity is something that is developed very early in life and becomes very evident once a child starts to move. Although it can be very annoying to pull babies out of cupboards, dishwashers, refrigerators and toilets,...

Give fair trade for the holidays
How worrisome to be shopping this holiday season! Toy recalls, lead and carcinogens found in lipstick and other cosmetics, reports of sweatshops and slave labor operations all can cause a shopper to lose confidence with...

Did you see it before the wedding?
Most of us grew up with parents. During our growing up years, we formed a lot of ideas of what a perfect relationship would be like by watching what our parents did, and in particular, what our parents did not do that...

Don't go into debt for baby's layette!
Here's a message for first-time moms. Any seasoned mother will tell you - the newborn stage flies by like a cheetah on caffeine, so remember these two things: Cherish those precious, middle-of-the-night moments when it's...

Family time: instant protection against dangerous influences
Family time is a necessity for those wishing to build happy and healthy families. Parents that take time out to eat as a family, play, read, and talk together, teach children that they matter, that relationships are worth...

Autistic child care
Autistic child care should start as early as possible. Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears before age three and in some cases as early as 18 months. It is a neurological disorder that affects...

The importance of play
For children, play is naturally enjoyable. And since it is their active engagement in things that interest them, play should be child-led, or at least child-inspired, for it to remain relevant and meaningful to them. Children...

Toddler pillows tips for a perfect little fit
A toddler pillow is a pillow that is just the right size for a child of two years or more. Prior to age two, use of a pillow of any type is considered dangerous and is not recommended. Babies should sleep without...

Grocery shopping list power -- Step 1 in saving grocery money
A grocery shopping list can be the front line tool you use in saving money on your grocery budget each month. There are several more sophisticated ways to save grocery money, but none is easier or faster to implement...