Archive for December, 2008

Internet Safety Tips For Children And Teenagers

Between surfing the Internet, visiting chat rooms and sending text messages, children spend a great deal of time in cyberspace-and it’s up to parents to make sure their kids spend that time safely. Consider the following statistics:

Approximately 90 percent of children ages 8 to 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet.

Approximately 70 percent of sexual [...]

Friday, December 26th, 2008

How To Wean Your Breastfed Baby

When to wean is a question facing all breastfeeding mums. How does a new mum know when to introduce solid food into her baby’s diet and what sort of food can a baby eat?
At present the World Health Organisation recommends that all babies be breastfed exclusively for six months. A long time, you may think, [...]

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Difficult Behaviour In Children

Most of us have strong opinions on how to guide our children’s behaviour. Unfortunately, these opinions often focus on stopping the inappropriate behaviour and neglect to give significant emphasis to helping children learn new, more appropriate ways to behave. People who work with young children have a golden opportunity and an awesome responsibility to help [...]

Friday, December 26th, 2008