As parents, we are the child’s primary teachers about healthy living. It’s best to address healthy weight as a family, not by singling out those who are overweight. If you eliminate desserts from evening meals, for example, eliminate it for everyone. Good nutrition and physical activity benefits everyone. Ideally a weight loss or exercise program [...] [...more]
Well, I didn’t think I was ever going to get back to my blog. We have had a run of viral upper respiratory junk run through our family that has kept me busy tending to my children, my husband, and myself. I hate giving medicine to my kids or taking medicine for that matter, but [...] [...more]
I just posted about the Baby Signs Potty Training Program yesterday and was surprised to see a story about them on Good Morning America. The University of Chicago has released new research showing that using signs and gestures with babies helps boost language development. Today, Diane Sawyer talked about this new research and mentioned the [...] [...more]
POTTY TRAIN YOUR BABY BEFORE 2! Potty training is a challenge that all parents face. In their search for advice on how to potty train their children and live to tell the tale, more and more parents are turning to the internet for advice. Unfortunately, however, typing “How to Potty Train” into a search engine [...] [...more]
50 Ways to Praise Your Child: Have you praised your child today? Parents are faced with the task of disciplining their children when behavior gets out of control. That’s the not so fun part of being a parent. However, my favorite part of being a parent is pointing out to my children each and every [...] [...more]