Stuttering in Children
When your child is learning to talk it is normal for him to stumble over words, repeat words, and hesitate. It is only when hesitations dominate a child’s speech and causes him considerable distress that he is said to have a stutter. Whereas [...]
Father Role: Twins
There are some special considerations if you are trying to feed twin babies and, whereas I would always advocate breastfeeding, you may want to consider the pros and cons set out in the chart below.
BREAST
You can feed both at once
You need [...]
Dyslexia Symptoms
You can do three things to help your dyslexic child at home. First, acknowledge that your child actually has a problem. If you are told that your child will catch up or will learn to read eventually, don’t listen – dyslexia is a specific [...]
Gifted Children: Parents
It is important to know that your child is gifted since it may help to explain a lot of her behavior, especially behavior that is constructed as deviant: social withdrawal, aggressiveness, tantrums, moodiness, and so on. It is also important [...]
Children Illnesses
It’s fairly easy to recognize when your child is ill: she’ll be pale and listless, and have a poor appetite. You should be able to treat her successfully at home for most things. If you’re ever worried or uncertain, however, call your [...]
Newborn Parenting
If you and your partner have already discussed how you are going to share the new work load, the next stage is discussing how you can make some time for each other once the baby has arrived. Try to arrange for a baby-sitter to come at least [...]
Child Development: Parents
In order to allow your child to achieve his full potential, you should set aside time to work with him, matching your efforts to your child’s stages of development. Activity involved parents find the role of teacher comes effortlessly and [...]