Keeping little ones busy while you work
Working from home is a juggling act, and even more so when you have preschoolers at home. There reaches a point where preschoolers will drop their day sleep and want more of your attention.
Tips for spending quality time with your child
When working from home, it is often a struggle to balance being a business person with being a parent. Children often prefer regular 15 minute spots of quality time than the occasional day with you.
SEWING DESIGNER CLOTHES FOR KIDS—THE FRUGAL WAY!
I have been sewing clothing for my children for the fifteen years. Yet, I can count on one hand the number of commercial paper patterns I have purchased. What’s my secret? Am I master pattern drafter? Not quite. For fifteen years I have been buying sewing pattern magazines. These magazines provide you with anything up to 60 patterns per issue- from newborn size to plus size ladies. Equipped with my collection of sewing pattern magazines and a current children’s fashion magazine, I can be sure that I will have a pattern for any child’s garment I care to create.
Siblings attending Homebirths
I am often asked whether or not young children should attend the home births of their siblings, and if so, what kind of preparation should be done to support them? While I think preparation can be good if you feel your child is of an age and comprehension stage to benefit from it, it really highlights how far we have removed birth from our everyday lives. I’m not suggesting we refrain from preparing but I think we owe ourselves, and our children, some time to think about why we feel it’s necessary. To me, it underscores how birth is no longer just a part of the lifecycle for most of us.
Baby Bottle Safety Tips
With so much to do and so much to learn, many new parents find that taking care of their new baby can seem overwhelming. Here are a few safety tips to help guide you through the “do’s and don’ts” of bottle feeding your baby.
What is Natural Birth?
Natural, or normal physiological, birth occurs when no drugs or interventions are employed while a woman labours to birth her baby vaginally.
How Do You Congratulate A Newborn Girl?
The arrival of a newborn baby is the beginning of a new chapter not only to the parents but also the close family friends. Children are a blessing and a source of joy. They need to be loved, appreciated and congratulated for the safe arrival into the new world.