Help Your Baby Trust the World

By On May 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Child Development, Parenting

A healthy attachment between parent and child begins at birth. A healthy attachment or sense of trust and closeness is the foundation for healthy child development in all areas – intellectual, social and physical. If a child doesn’t develop a strong attachment to an adult, a child’s physical growth, social skills and intellectual potential are [...]

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Developmental Writing

By On February 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Child Development, Parenting

When you look at a child’s first scribbles on a paper, they may just look like that. To your child though, it is much more meaningful. Those first scribbles are your child’s first attempt at writing or communicating their thoughts in a way that is meaningful to them.

As your child begins to [...]

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Free Educational Websites for First Grade Students

By On February 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Child Development, Parenting

My first grader really had a hard time with math and reading, so Isearched the web for anything that I could find that I thought wouldhelp him at home and was free. Some of these sites have games andworksheets for kids of all ages, but some are only geared for first grade. These sites were [...]

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Boosting Confidence in Children

By On January 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Child Development, Parenting

Being aware of your child’s confidence level should be as second nature as being aware of the state of their (generally mucky) hands! However, it often gets forgotten until you find yourself in a situation where their lack of confidence is all too apparent. Here are tips to boost your child’s confidence.

The key [...]

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Benefits of Reading with Children

By On January 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Child Development, Parenting

Once upon a time, parents read to their children before bedtime…beforethe regular intervention by television, computers and telephones. Thechildren benefited from close contact with their families, they honedthe ability to sit still and follow a story, their imaginations wereboosted by all the creative input, and reading skills were put in placebefore schooling even started. And [...]

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Type-A Parent Conference

Type-A Parent Conference, in its fourth year, it is designed to help social media/blogging parents and the companies who want to connect with them take it to the next level.
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