Early swim lessons boost physical strength, coordination, and balance. They enhance cognitive development and problem-solving skills. Lessons build confidence, social skills, and parent-child bonding. Early water-safety training reduces drowning risk. Swimming fosters healthy habits and a lifelong love of exercise. Introducing young children to water at an early age can offer…
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Staying indoors need not be boring. Enjoy your time together as a family with these 30 fun indoor activities. Say goodbye to cabin fever and going stir-crazy! Right now, the world’s going through a crisis where we must all do our bit to stay safe. With the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, schools…
Finding Zen at the dentist’s office – A parent’s guide to zapping your child’s fear of dental visits
Finding Zen at the dentist’s office – A parent’s guide to zapping your child’s fear of dental visits
Ever heard of white coat syndrome? It is the fear of visiting doctors (and of course, dental visits). Or just about anyone wearing a white coat. Now most adults are terrified of dental visits—so let us not even talk about kids. To prepare them for their first, second or subsequent dental…
We live in challenging times—more so when it comes to parenting. Of courses we want the best for our children and in the process, end up overindulging them and this can have long term consequences—and not of the good kind. It’s a fact that childhood overindulgence leads to a sense of…
Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before. – Dalai Lama Travel broadens the mind—there’s no doubt about it. As a child of the ’60s, I was fortunate to enjoy summer holidays that were earmarked for travel. The planning would begin months in advance, itineraries drawn around events we…
Let’s talk about why breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and why it is crucial to start your day right with a nourishing breakfast. We’ve grown up learning that breakfast is the one meal that should not be skipped. Why? The reasons are endless. Besides fueling us with…
The sight of that chubby kid always draws the comment “how cute!” but the same kid ends up facing unpleasant situations as she grows up. My son was that “cute kid” and his classmates loved to pinch his cheeks. He’d be good-natured about it. But he had an unexpected growth spurt…
