Parenting and Family

Carol was Linda’s pride and joy. Carol loved her mother and obeyed her every request without being told twice. She was the sweetest child on the block always willing to share her toys and inviting new kids to play. Carol was the happy, loving child Linda dreamed of having until she turned 12. Overnight Carol …

Parenting teens is a mammoth task. You cant classify them as kids nor can you tag them as adults. This is a tricky developmental stage and your sweet little child can turn into a nightmare – overnight! How do you control your emotions when they test you every single moment? Their grades are plummeting and …

This article is not exactly on parenting but more about the relationship you and your significant other will have after the baby has arrived. Your partner’s support can often be mistaken for interference and you may want to step back and give them an opportunity to explore their choices. Allow them to step up and …

Jane knew her son Mark would not like his little brother Matt to play with his toys. Mark was still adjusting to being the older son instead of being the only child. Jane was afraid Mark would throw a tantrum or snatch the toy from Matt. But Mark surprised her when he started playing with …

Let’s face it, giving birth is one thing, but raising a child is completely different. There are hundreds of rule books on what you should or shouldn’t do but there is no one way of doing this right. We may pride ourselves in giving our child the best nutrition, toys, clothes and sending them to …

As parents, you are now starting to understand your little one. You are barely able to master their sleeping and nursing routines, able to bathe and change them. Before you know it, they have started crawling and are bored with the same silly faces you make which would earlier make them laugh for hours on …

No matter how many books you read, how many bloggers you subscribed to or how many courses you attended on parenting, there are some things only your mom can guide you on. You may consult your partner on several critical (and at times silly) decisions but at the end of the day, it’s your mother’s …

Hey there new moms, are you feeling puzzled with so many pills and vitamins you need to have now that you have welcomed your little one? Did your friends swear by that new diet for weight loss but your relatives warned you it will harm your child? Are you having a hard time deciding what’s …

Whether you like it or not, pregnancy makes changes for the better. Giving birth means thinking of someone other than yourself. Here nutrition plays an important role in the development of not only the fetus but also the nourishment of your body. If you are one of those moms who swear by a new diet …