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When you’ve lost a loved one or a beloved family pet, children cope with the loss in different ways, depending on how close they were to the person or animal that passed away, their age and the support they receive at the time. Here are some tips for helping your …

Why is it important to teach a child the importance of being kind from a young age? There are four main benefits associated with children that practice kindness. It’s never too early to start teaching your children vital principles and life lessons that can carry them throughout the different development …

From a young age my parents taught me how to practice gratitude. In these modern times I often see children that are not always appreciative toward their parents or peers and often demonstrate a lack of this valuable attribute. Why is it so important to practice gratitude? Teaching gratitude goes …

It may sound cliché, but children hold the future of the world in their tiny hands. The way they’re shaped today will determine what humanity’s state will be like in the next century. Reading is one way to open up their imagination and instill hope that they can be anyone …

Reading and the telling of stories to your children is not only great fun for your children and an amazing opportunity to bond with your children, it also comes with great benefits for your children and offers a wonderful way for your children to learn. Remember that children learn best …

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It is never too early to start reading. Reading books aloud to children from a young age exposes them to a wide range of words, it helps them to build vocabulary and stimulates their imagination plus improving their understanding of the world. It is a great way of teaching them …

My daughter and I have just reached an amazing milestone for a bookworm family. She is 6 years old and she is reading very well. I am buying her books and she is devouring them like any good bookworm should. I love reading and I have fond memories of going …

Books are very much loved in our household and part of every bedtime routine is reading a story.  I very much believe that children should be read to every single day. That is how my mother brought me and my sisters up and that is how I am bringing up …

Books are an important part of every kid’s childhood. You might even be able to remember some of your favorite characters from when you were little. Kids books help parents bond with their children at night as they tuck them in, they help them relate to fictional characters through creation, …

Mothers day is just around the corner and I’ve been searching for some lovely Mother Day gift ideas for my mom. We are a bookworm family so my mother loves reading and I’ve come across some stunning gift ideas for moms that love reading and thought I would share them …

Have you ever seen those infomercials from My Baby Can Read? Where there are 3 year olds reading novels and little babies reading words off of flashcards? Don’t be fooled. I’m one of the parents that dished out the $200 plus dollars to buy it. I’ve also bought about a …

Pregnancy, giving birth and taking care of a newborn baby is not easy. Some moms have it relatively easy and other moms really go through the wars. Another thing to take note of is that not every pregnancy, birth or baby will be the same. This is what happened to …

I’m pretty sure that when they say “The best things in life are free” they were referring to playing with your newborn. There is simply nothing better. Remembering back to when I was a new mom, I tear up at the thought of those precious first moments of interacting with …

My daughter loves her “I Want My Potty Book” and I’ve been asked by a mom on my Facebook page to recommend the best potty training book for kids. Not a book for her to learn how to potty train her daughter but a book that will help her daughter …

Reading Confessions of a Bad Mother by Stephanie Calman had me laughing out loud. An honest account of how it really is to be a mother. Yes I’ve read all the baby manuals and how to be a great parent and bring up my child in the best possible way… …