parenting Archive
Are you familiar with the imitation game? Of course you are. Everyone has played the imitation game, whether they were a willing participant or not. It’s the game where one person copies the movements of another person and repeats everything he or she says. Super …
“Children with Down syndrome and other disabilities are incredible human beings, and we want OshKosh to want to help change the world’s perception,” say Meagan Richter Nash. “I would love for OshKosh to meet my son and see what we see in him.” Meagan is …
It’s scary to think that the safety of your child is in jeopardy whenever you’re not around. Parents want to know their children are safe when they’re not around or can’t keep an eye on them. Most people are inherently good, but there are certainly …
“Fly me to the moon. Let me play among the stars. Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars!” I don’t know if it’s even possible to not like Frank Sinatra. The American singer is without a doubt one of the greatest …
“‘Cause this is thriller, thriller night! And no one’s gonna save you from the beast about to strike!” If you somehow don’t recognize those lyrics, they’re from one of the greatest songs of all time: Thriller by Michael Jackson. Thriller was released back in 1982 …
For the majority of expecting mothers, pregnancy lasts approximately 40 weeks. However, pregnancies can be unexpectedly cut short. Preterm births, also known as premature births, occur when an infant is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy (8.5 months). It can be an absolutely frightening situation …
It’s every parents’ worst nightmare. It’s a beautiful day and your child is outside, playing on the lawn. It’s a safe neighborhood and there’s no reason to worry. You turn your back for one second and when you look back, your child is gone. This …
Bullying has always been a serious problem in our schools but with today’s technology, the bullying continues well past school grounds. Bullies will continue to torment their victims online through social media giving them no absolutely no escape. Sadly, this has led to some very …
As Halloween approaches, there’s really only one thing front and centre of the minds of most children: trick-or-treating. Along with spooky decorations and fun costumes, going door-to-door to get a collect a satisfying bounty is all part of the Halloween tradition. But unfortunately, there are very …
Research has shown that hugging actually has some surprising health benefits. That’s not necessarily good news for people like me that aren’t big huggers. But, I just may have to give hugging another try. To get the full benefits of a proper hug, two hearts …
