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Before giving your child any teething remedies, first make sure they are in fact suffering from baby teething pain. It’s not always easy to distinguish teething pain from other aches, but these obvious signs of teething can be helpful: • A lot of drooling, more than usual • Chewing or …

Many parents make the mistake of assuming that a reward system involves extravagant items. There are rewards that are effective and will cost you nothing. There are various low-cost and free tactics that you can use to reward your kids. Privileges can include activities that your child already enjoys doing. …

Being a parent can be overwhelming at the best of times, especially if it is your first baby. A lot of us are quite independent and like to do everything for ourselves, so we often struggle to reach out and ask someone for help. You may have many different reasons …

The fact that I am a drug addict and an alcoholic makes my life a little more complicated than it would have been if I was “normal”. Going to rehab for addiction was challenging, but at the same an amazing experience that not only saved my life but gave me …

Parenting is a journey filled with excitement, joy, emotions and lots of surprises. You get to learn a great deal of stuff and discover new secrets each day; it’s like you grow and develop with your children. It would be an understatement to stay that the responsibilities parents bear on …

Everyone knows that is just isn’t possible to be the perfect mother. Being a mother doesn’t come with an instruction manual, every baby is different and so is every mother. All that we can do is strive to be the best possible mother that we can be. While is no …

Let’s face it, toddlers are a handful and parenting a toddler requires buckets of patience. Toddlers are notoriously difficult, but when you think about it then it really makes sense. For the first time in their lives they are able to voice their unhappiness (yes those tantrums) and they want …

When autism is diagnosed early the long term outcome is almost always better since you can start behavioral therapy early on. Being a parent is a demanding task that requires a lot of effort. If you have a special needs child then you will find parenting even more challenging. No parent …

Giving birth for the first time, being a new mom and bringing home a tiny little newborn baby is one of the scariest things I have ever done. Now being pregnant with my 2nd child I can look back at some things and have a really good giggle. The first …