Archive for the ‘Parenting Tips’ Category


Sanity-Saving Apps for Anxious Parents

Sanity-Saving Apps for Anxious Parents

Raising children is a joyous part of life. Children often bring out the inner child in everyone, causing adults to find joy in all of the little things that often go ignored. Along with a newfound sense of energy and zest for life, children also cause a whole new set of concerns for parents.

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4 Convincing Ways To Get Your Kids To Exercise

There’s plenty of information online about how you can get your kids to exercise.  It’s a lot of the same information about getting them outside or taking them swimming.  Not all of these ideas are extremely appealing to my kids.  I prefer to propose activities that sell themselves.  In my experience, here are a few ideas that are almost automatic and why.

Playgrounds

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Safety in the Home: 5 Practical Tips

The home is a sanctuary, somewhere a person can feel safe from the vagaries of the outside world. However, it may surprise you to discover that the majority of accidents happen inside the home. Furthermore, most of these accidents are of the preventable variety, giving credence to the notion that the comforts of home can sometimes make us neglect even the most rudimentary precautions. This is why it is important to keep a checklist of potential dangers and preach the importance of safety to your children. Here are 5 practical tips for promoting safety in the home:

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Tips for choosing safe toys for your children

safe_toyMost injuries from toys are usually minor. But sometimes toys have been proven dangerous enough to cause severe injuries or even death. Here are 10 simple tips to avoid choosing the wrong toy for your child.

  • Read the label before buying any toy. It contains useful information for the use of the toy, the age of the children that can safely play with it, and it also recommends if it needs supervision by an adult.
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Children, Summer and the Risks

summer_risksSwimming, bicycling, walking, playing ! Summer is definitely the most wonderful season for all children, but it is also at this period of the year when they are the most exposed to risks. Sun burnings, insects or animals bites are the most common.

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