Good Parenting Skills Can Be Learned

Good parenting skills come with experience, and also from learning from the mistakes that you will inevitably make. Here are four keys to being the best parent that you can be.

What Does a Newborn Need? – Baby Gift Registry Checker

Gift registries save time, money and provide parents with exactly what they need to set up for a new baby. Parents need to know what items to include on this list and make sure that they cover every possible need including sleeping items, play items, saftey items and bath items.

Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?

If it's spring in Maine, you'll need a snow shovel, a butterfly net and a good supply of cinnamon. A good sense of humor wouldn't hurt either.

Are Children More at Risk Than Now Through Parent Pressure?

The recent murder of children by their fathers in our high pressure world should be real cause for concern because of the trends in the life we are leading and the social values that are rapidly changing.

Are You Thinking About Adopting?

Adoption help, tips, and ideas.

Working from Home With a Newborn

Are you interested in becoming a work-at-home parent? If you are, are you the parent of a newborn or an infant? Although it is more than possible to work from home with kids, even newborn and infants, it can sometimes be difficult to do. With that in mind, however, there are a number of steps that you can take to make working from home with a newborn easier.

How Ambiguity Promotes Conflict in the Family

Good parents (and teachers too) strive to be consistent at all times in their interactions with their children. One implication of this is the need to avoid misunderstandings - which even if they don't lead to open conflict, can cause much confusion and doubt. And there's a lesson here for adult relationships as well.

Breast Feeding With a Breast Pump

An article about how to use a breast pump when breast feeding, and what breast pump will be right for you.

Helping your Child Cope - What to Do and Say Following a School Disaster

Even if it didn't happen at your child's school, a school disaster can be devastating to your child - especially with the news coverage often given to school shootings and bomb treats. Before you can figure out what to do to help your child, it’s important to know what might be common reactions to disasters and tragedies.

Parenting Food

Getting your child to eat healthy foods can be a challenge. The less struggle you can portray, the better. Being a positive role model is key. Balance your child's diet so he or she can choose the right foods and form good habits for a lifetime.

Special Needs - Special Love

During college, it was commonplace for me to enter into philosophical conversations about the nature of things. What is truth? What is beauty? What is love?

My Baby Kit Experience

This is for all of you parents out there who mite have some questions on your kids behavior. What should I do when...? How can I... if they...? Well no more!

Stay At Home Moms - Giving Up High-Paying Jobs Instead Of Using Day Care

The numbers of stay-at-home-moms continue to soar. Women with the so-called glamor, high-powered jobs are not returning to their jobs after becoming a mother. How are these women keeping their sanity?

Toys Are Not Just For Fun Anymore

Pretend toys such as play kitchens for children, not only make play time fun; it actually helps children imagine themselves in certain roles later in life. When pretend play is done with other children, they are practicing turn taking, social relations, and working out problems.