You’re what you eat – and that stands true more than ever. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as 48 million people get sick each year, due to foodborne diseases. Food contamination, WHO recognizes, can happen in one place and affect an individual from another side of the planet. Read More
Category Archives: Parenting
6 Spot-on Reasons for Parents to Hire a Tutor
There are a number of reasons why a parent might decide to hire a tutor. Tutors can be professional teachers or upperclassmen, and sometimes even other students. It all depends on what the subject is and who can best fit the student’s needs. Children’s homework and class assignments steadily build each year. Family schedules can also be very busy. As a parent, you might be wondering whether it’s necessary to hire a tutor for your child. Some children do well with helpful teachers and active parents, but some need an extra boost of help. Here’s why you should consider hiring a tutor for your child: Read More
Parenting Puzzles: How Do You Make More Time For Fun?
The Safety Legacy
As parents, we have a lot of knowledge to pass on. The school takes care of education for the most part. But, in the early years, you are your children’s primary education source. And, there are always those things that school can’t teach them. When we look at how much it is for our kids to learn, it can seem overwhelming. Like with any big task, it helps to break it into manageable chunks.
The first thing our children learn from us is language. The may pick up certain things from the other people they come across. But, what they learn from you will have a huge impact on how they develop. Then, there are general things, like shape recognition and the ability to read. The amount of time you put into these pursuits will affect how much your child learns. The more they learn, the better off they’ll be once they reach school age.
Safety is, in many ways, the most important thing you can teach. As parents, you’ll want your child to know as much about staying safe as possible. The chances are, harm coming to them has been in your nightmares since their birth. Safety can be hard to teach because as adults we’ve had it drummed into us for so long. Many of the dangers to watch out for are second nature to us. The same won’t be true for your kids. Children have a fearlessness that is, in some ways, charming. But that fearlessness can also mean they get hurt. So, what do you have to consider when teaching them about safety? Read More
Perfect Gifts for the Kid Who’s Got It All
It can hard in this day and age to get things right for your kids. And by getting things right, it’s the presents and the gifts that need to be spot on. We’re living in a very materialistic world, but for some children, it’s not that what they want. Others, however, are all about the expense, and it can be hard to gauge them year on year – tastes and wants change so drastically that it’s almost a minefield. Something that you have bought a week ago can quickly fall out of favor when given, and the art of ‘looking cool’ is all to do with keeping up with the playground trends. So what exactly do we need to be looking for to keep in with the cool kids, and what can we invest in which won’t go out of style anytime soon? Read More