As rainy days (eventually) turn into sunny days, we spend more time outside. Which is wonderful–but we don’t often think about sunscreen until the hot days of summer. Just a few serious sunburns can increase the risk of skin cancer later in life. Children’s
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Make Your Own Match Game
Recently my niece and I had a fun afternoon making our own match game. I was gifted a set of blank matching cards and my girl and I divvied them up so we each had an even number. You don’t need a fancy store bought set though. Instead, you
Hand-eye Coordination
Children as young as a couple months old show beginning signs of purposeful hand-eye coordination. Hand-eye coordination is the combined control of eye and hand movements—seeing something and reaching for it. It’s using visual input to guide the hand. Without hand-eye coordination we wouldn’t
Children And Civility
I teach a stress management workshop to teenagers as part of my job as Child & Teen Services Manager with Parent Trust. Each year I go into the health classes at a variety of high schools and spend 90 minutes with mostly 9th graders. Every once in a while, someone will visit my class.
Children And Lying
What should you do when children lie? First, recognize that when a child lies it is a sign of cognitive development! No one is born with the ability to lie. Being able to lie is a step in developing higher thinking abilities! The ability to lie develops around the age of three.
Coping During Labor: The 3 Rs
A new approach to self-help comfort measures in labor is based on observations of the real experts — women in labor. These observations have helped the authors simplify and individualize the labor-coping techniques described in Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn. The Three Rs: Relaxation, Rhythm, and RitualDespite the variety of ways that individual women cope Read More