As your little one begins to grow up and gains a little independence you can give him or her a little responsibility too. Making clean up time a family affair teaches children many valuable lessons like cleaning is something that is done by men and women, household chores get done faster when everyone helps [Read the rest]

It seems that every child goes through a phase where they are afraid of the dark. Some children have only a mild fear while others progress into full blown night terrors. How you deal with your child’s fear of the dark will depend a lot on your child, your parenting style, and the [Read the rest]

Many adults don’t have good table manners (I know surprising isn’t it!).  Teaching your child good table manners can help ensure he or she doesn’t become one of those dreadful adults.  It is a good idea to begin introducing table manners to your child at a young age.  Even toddlers can be taught some table [Read the rest]

There are the big milestones that often get talked about, written down in baby books, and bragged about to other parents.  Things like the first smile, sitting up, walking, talking, etc.  But our children reach many milestones throughout their early life that go unsung.  There are so many changes taking place and so many things [Read the rest]

If you have a toddler you probably know all about bedtime battles.  It seems to come with the territory.  Every toddler just needs to go through a stage of fighting sleep and battling over bedtime.  I have a bit to go before my daughter is a toddler but I remember what my little brothers were [Read the rest]

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