Sat 17 Feb 2007
Posted by Lisa Mitchell under
Baby ,
Baby Equipment
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The world of music for babies is changing. Gone are the days when your only option was your typical (somewhat annoying) CD of lullabies sung by artists you didn’t know and songs that you had no desire to listen to. Well all that is changing.
There is a new collection of children and baby CDs called [Read the rest]
Wed 14 Feb 2007
UNICEF released the results of a study conducted to determine the well-being of children in 21 economically advanced industrialized countries. The study looked at 6 dimensions of child well-being, these areas included:
Material well-being: measuring relative income poverty, households without jobs, and reported deprivation.
Health and safety: measuring health at age 0-1, preventative health services, [Read the rest]
Mon 12 Feb 2007
Posted by Lisa Mitchell under
Adoption ,
Parenting
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Many families are opting for international adoptions. They are becoming more and more common with international adoptions accounting for approximately 13% of all adoptions in the United States.
When a family is adopting a child from another country in most cases they must travel to that country to pick up the child. Traveling to [Read the rest]
Sat 10 Feb 2007
It doesn’t seem to matter how well behaved your child is, or how hard you try to build a schedule, many children fight and struggle when it comes to bedtime. Children become smarter as they grow up. At some point they will begin to recognize the correlation between putting on their pajamas, brushing [Read the rest]
Wed 7 Feb 2007
Posted by Lisa Mitchell under
Family Meal Time ,
Parenting
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Something that I think is important to all of us is a healthy family. Everything becomes much easier when everyone is fit and healthy. The challenge is figuring out what you can do to help your family become and stay fit and healthy.
This week I was chosen to participate in The Healthy & [Read the rest]