Parenthood HQ

Finding A Pediatrician For Your Newborn
 by: Jacqueline Courtiol, M.A. Ed.

Congratulations, you’re pregnant. As the count-down to the birth of your new child approaches, you should consider finding a pediatrician who will work the best with your soon to be expanding family. Having a pediatrician on-hand though the formative weeks and years of your child’s life is in the best interests of both you and your child. Waiting until your child gets sick or needs a check-up is absolutely not the time to be going through the selection process, which can be stressful even when everything is going according to plan.

School Bullying Stopped: 5 Ways to Have a Pupil Services Meeting that Works!
 by: Paula McCoach

You have had so many meetings on these bullies, but none of them ever seem to be effective.

You waste time and energy, and the bullies keep bullying.

Follow these 5 steps and have a meeting that produces results.

1. Be sure you have the decision makers at the meeting. It is fine to meet with the team of teachers, psychologists, social workers in attendance. But, in order to get anything accomplished, you need the staff members present that can make the decisions.

Top-Ten Boy Books - How To Get Our Boys Reading Again
 by: David Skuy

Boys don’t read - hundreds of reports and newspaper articles have made that clear.

The mantra of the literary community is to just get boys to read anything, even the back of a cereal box.

This message ignores the fact that literacy is not the real problem. Boys can read - they just choose not to. The dumbing-down of literature will not solve the problem of boys not reading. We need to inculcate a love or reading. Let’s not lower the bar and endorse mediocrity. Let’s raise it. Are you happy when your kid is reading a comic book? Or would you prefer he bury his nose in Tom Sawyer?

Parenting Tip: The 7 Step Guide to Child Development Using Teaching Material with Child Stories
 by: Paul Arinaga

Child stories are an excellent way to promote child development. You can use teaching material along with children’s stories to teach moral lessons, factual knowledge or emotional intelligence.

The beauty of using child stories in this way is that children learn without feeling like they’re “learning”; they learn by osmosis.

Using stories to teach also gets children to really think about things. They can actively get involved in the story rather than just passively listening to it or reading it.

LIFE AFTER BIRTH: THE FIRST 6 WEEKS

Life after birth can be chaotic, especially if this is your first baby. Taking care of your newborn is hard work and won’t be much fun until he or she develops a personality. In case you didn’t know, a newborn doesn’t laugh or smile, it can’t play or even hold its own head up without a supporting hand. All it can do is eat, sleep, dirty diapers, pass gas, throw up and cry. Despite all of this, you will ? believe it or not ? love your little tot more than anything else in the world. Moreover, you will learn a lot about yourself and your partner as you both navigate through these initial days of parenthood.

How Will I Cope? How Relaxing helps you and your Baby - from Pregnancy onwards
 by: Daphne Nancholas

Pregnancy

You’re in the final trimester of your pregnancy. Up until now you hadn’t felt so bad. Now, though, you feel enormous and there seems no end to it. Baby has started kicking on a regular basis and is so active at bedtime that you rarely get a good night’s sleep. You start to worry how you will cope once the baby is born if you feel so tired now. Your digestion is dreadful, you seem to have permanent heartburn - and when you try to bend down!

Having a baby can be one the most life-changing experiences there are. And not all those changes will be easy to cope with. Here are some tips for a first-time Mom, to help you get through the rougher times.

The vast majority of women today, are working when they become pregnant. That means making a decision whether to stay home with the baby, or return to work. This is something you can consider during your pregnancy, weighing the pros and cons of your income, versus the benefits to this child, and any others to come in the future. If you decide to return to work, finding childcare ahead of time, will relieve you of the worries when your maternity leave is at an end.

Ten Books Every Boy’s Gotta Read
 by: David Skuy

Boys don’t read - hundreds of reports and newspaper articles have made that clear.

The mantra of the literary community is to just get boys to read anything, even the back of a cereal box.

This message ignores the fact that literacy is not the real problem. Boys can read - they just choose not to. The dumbing-down of literature will not solve the problem of boys not reading. We need to inculcate a love or reading. Let’s not lower the bar and endorse mediocrity. Let’s raise it. Are you happy when your kid is reading a comic book? Or would you prefer he bury his nose in Tom Sawyer?

The Shocking Secret Behind Your Math Blocks
 by: Kenneth Williams

You’re smart, witty and intelligent.

You’ve overcome many challenges in your life.

And yet, you can’t do simple math sums in your

head.

Ever wonder why not?

In this short article, you’re going to discover

the ONE reason you struggle with mental math.

And I promise you, it’s NOT the reason you think

it is.

You see, it’s NOT your natural math ability, or

the way you were born, or any of the other lame

explanations you’ve been conditioned to believe.

Breastfeeding - Helpful Tips
 by: Daphne Nancholas

Benefits

Breastfeeding has many benefits for your baby. If your baby can be breast-fed for at least 6 months then the risk of allergies, such as eczema, are reduced, ear infections and stomach upsets are also reduced. Mother’s milk seems to boost your baby’s immune system generally.

How does breast milk do this?

Well breast-milk, unlike formula milk, contains antibodies designed to prevent an immature immune system from becoming overwhelmed with the foreign proteins that challenge it. Research has shown that exclusive breastfeeding for six months is associated with a reduced incidence of allergy and reduced risk of gastro-intestinal illness, respiratory illness, ear infections, diabetes, obesity and respiratory wheeze. So there are lots of benefits for your baby if you breast-feed.