5 Infant Safety Tips
5 Tips for Infant Safety
Having a newborn child in the house should be a time of joy for new parents. These easy-to-follow tips can alleviate some of the natural worry of infancy and help you keep your child safe in the home.
How Much Does the Tooth Fairy Give These Days?
App Shows How Much Tooth Fairy Leaves Under Kids’ Pillows
Tooth Fairy spending skyrocketed in 2013 and shows no signs of slowing down. A survey by Visa shows that American children are receiving an average of $3.70 per lost tooth this year, which is a dramatic increase of 23% over the $3.00 per tooth left in 2012 and 42% over the $2.60 left in 2011. Based on this rate of return, a child would net a substantive $74 for a full set of 20 baby teeth.
How Does Screen Time Affect Kids Sleep?
How does Screen Time and the Use of Technology Affect our Children’s Sleep and Health?
Screens are ubiquitous in our lives and our kids’ lives. They are abundant and we use gadgets without realizing that some of them even have screens. In my house we have 2 TV’s, 2 tablets, an e-book reader, 2 cell phones, 2 iPods, 2 laptops and 2 monitors for our desktop. That’s a total of 13 screens for just a 3 person household!!
Our children, from the time they are born, are surrounded by screens, despite our best efforts to curb their use and interaction with them until they are at an appropriate age. As they get older, they start collecting their own set of devices – hand held video games, computer games etc. So how does screen time affect our children’s well-being? How does it affect their health and mental well-being?
