PARENTING and CHILD CARE

How to Help A Child with Low Self Esteem |  9-TIPS TO BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE IN A CHILD Learning how to make a shy child more confident isn’t always easy, but being a positive role model, teaching your children self-love, embracing imperfection, and encouraging independence help lay the foundation in helping children overcome their fears and insecurities. To help build your child's positive self-image as he grows, consider these dos and don'ts. Do give children choices. Don't do everything for her. Do let him know no one is perfect. Don't gush or offer insincere praise. Do assign age-appropriate household chores. Don't draw comparisons between your children. On spending time talking to school going children, you’ll find a bit of a similar pattern in what goes on inside their minds. They are obsessed both with fitting in and wondering if they’ve got what it takes. Adolescence can be especially difficult for the child who has a timid and shy ...

You're busy, and also your other family members and children. The "to-do" list never seems to get completely checked off. If you're living to work instead of working to live, it's time to reset your priorities and focus on re-claiming quality family time. Here are a few strategies you should follow to make dinner time occasions for nourishing not only the body but the mind, heart, and soul as well. How to Reclaim Family Dinner Time? The shared family meal used to be a given. While breakfast and lunch might be taken according to individuals’ specific needs and schedules, supper time has for generations been a family’s chance to sit down and break bread together while catching up on the day.  The centrality to family life of a shared mealtime is reflected in its long history of being portrayed on film, running the gamut from the idealized . . . As the traditional family paradigm—with dad pulling a paycheck and mom staying home—has become less of a norm...

Do You Know That There Are Effective Natural Home Remedies To  Treat Cold In Children?       A cold is one of the most common childhood illnesses. Most children can expect to get four or five colds a year. Children of any age are affected, but daycare or school age children seem to be more susceptible. Symptoms of a common cold include congestion, cough , mild fever, runny nose and sore throat. Treating a common cold can be extremely difficult, especially if you have small children. Your family could spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year on doctor’s visits and cold medications, but the fact of the matter is there is no scientific cure for a common cold. Some experts believe that over-the-counter (OTC) medications can be dangerous when given to children, especially if they are under the age of two, and some popular commercial medications like Tylenol contain acetaminophen, which can cause liver damage or failure if taken in high doses. (I...