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Surely you all can remember how your mother always managed to keep everything under her control. Now that you’re a mother, it is no wonder you want to follow hers successful steps. But surely you have realized that is not as easy as your mother made it look. You just have too much to do and too little time to do it. All working mothers would agree that everything would be easier if the day has more than 24 hours. Unfortunately, this is not yet possible. You will have to find a way to manage with as many hours in the day as we currently...

There are so many scary news stories in the press about children being abused and hurt when they are out of the safety of the family home. You can be forgiven for wanting to keep yours with you at all times. The trouble is, kids will need to learn independence and be out of your arms quite frequently. You can’t keep them locked up at home even if you feel that is the only place you can be sure they will be OK. Instead, you will have to trust they are educated and intelligent enough to stay away from trouble and to let you know if they...

A positive pregnancy test is not always cause for celebration. In fact, many women–especially “first timers”–are overwhelmed with a sense of panic and a myriad of unanswered questions. Will I be a good mom? Can I afford to provide for a baby? Or, how in the heck do you change a diaper? After all, a child is a huge responsibility and it is natural to have fears. But, how do you know if your worries are the normal type that will come to pass or if you, in fact, are not ready to be a mom? And, if it’s the latter,...

You could be forgiven for assuming that the world is more dangerous than ever before – especially for children. It seems that every day we are assailed with images and stories of children coming to harm. Child safety has become so pressing a concern that it’s now common for parents to prohibit their children from licking cake batter off spoons, for fear that the uncooked eggs might cause them to contract salmonella. There is a great deal, it seems, to be worried about. There are a number of reasons to doubt this narrative, however....

Editor’s Note: Author Kimerley Laws can be followed at The Embiggens Project. As a surrogate mother, your friend has done an amazing thing. She has helped to bring a new life into the world, and she has provided a childless couple with the opportunity to become parents. You thought she would be happy, but instead, she seems withdrawn, moody, exhausted, and almost always on the brink of tears. Your friend is suffering from Postpartum Depression. Postpartum Depression tends to begin within four weeks of having the baby and, according...

You’ve heard the sayings. “Knowledge is power.” “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” And, of course, in the wise words of Doctor Seuss–“The more that you know, the more places you’ll go.” If these adages are true, a lack of knowledge could prove a dangerous thing, rendering you powerless, collecting little interest, and going nowhere. Thankfully, there is no shortage of purveyors of knowledge offering a course in just about any subject. And thanks to a myriad of schooling...

If you try to go to university without bag, you will soon realize that you are in a need for a good bag. You don’t know how many stuff you actually need for classes till the moment you try to put them all in your pockets. Remember, you are grown up now, act like it. If you don’t want to look like a homeless person on your classes, you will buy a bag. If you don’t trust your sense of style, now is the time to call out for some female supervision. There is nothing girls like as much as shopping, so you will have no problem trying...

Do you show any interest when choosing the school uniform or do you let you mum make all decisions? If in the morning you just put the uniform your mom has prepared, you are making huge mistake. You wear your school uniform for eight hours in a day and you should care how you look in it. Your school uniform should get as much attention as rest of your clothes, or even more. Actually it’s not hard to look good in your school uniform. There are couple of easy rules and advices that you should follow which will make you life easier. These...

Literacy is incredibly important in young children. The sooner your children learn to read, the sooner they gain access to the huge wealth of knowledge contained in books, or in any other form of material that uses written language as a medium. Reading regularly can reduce stress, improves literacy levels, and in very young children, reading to them and encouraging them to read will put them at an advantage when it comes to starting school and tackling written problems. Recognising the Alphabet Patience is the key with most forms of learning...

Childhood is a wonderful stage in a person’s life, not just because of the absence of responsibilities, but because during these years, our propensity for happiness, belief, wonder and trust seems immense. We are curious about things and are not scared by novelty. Your child is now in that wonderful stage and is looking for novelty and excitement. Infuse some of this into her life by decorating her sacred sanctuary (her room) creatively. The secret to finding a brilliant, creative idea is let your imagination run wild, just like a child,...