Home Safety Tips for Babies and Toddlers

Tips to Keep Your Home Safe for Babies and Toddlers

September is Baby Safety Month: Use These Home Safety Tips

September is Baby Safety Month September is Baby Safety Month and is a good time to do a thorough walk through the home to ensure all rooms are baby-proofed and child-friendly so parents and caregivers can feel more at ease.

The Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) is urging parents and caregivers to check all window coverings for exposed or dangling cords that could pose a strangulation hazard to infants and young children.  According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), corded window coverings are one of the top five hidden hazards in American homes, with infants and young children dying each year from accidentally strangling in window cords.  Many of these incidents involve older products that are still in use but don’t have the safety devices or designs instituted in the past decade.  Follow these safety guidelines to maximize child safety and help to keep your kids safe in the home:

Survey Shows 42% of Dads Leave Present Buying to Moms

Survey shows Moms do more present buying than dads

Present-ential: 42% of Dads Leave All Children’s Present Buying to Moms

A survey by a leading coupon brand has revealed that Moms are the principle present buyer for children, with Dads taking a back seat when it comes to purchasing gifts for their kids. Findings show that the average American father ‘never’ buys his children a birthday or Christmas gift, leaving the duty to the Mom of the house.

Ways to Instill Good Reading Habits In Your Child

Mom Reading with Son

How to Instill Good Reading Habits in Your Children

by A. J. Kenyon

As a parent, we need to find ways to encourage our children to read more.  A child is never too young to learn to read, even at an age as early as an infant.  A child’s brain develops rapidly from birth till the age of four.  An infant observing words and pictures and listening to words over time will become familiar with the words.

Modern technology increasingly changes our way of living; our child’s time is taken up with computer games, television, electronic games etc. Technology is taking away our children’s motivation to pull out a book and start reading. As parents, we need to encourage our children to make time to read and growing their imagination. Here are a few tips on instilling good reading habits: