Hi , my name is Mollie and welcome to my parents blog where we cover topics such as education, health, holidays and homework to name but a few.

Hard work isn’t it? Whether we are discussing the internet or punishment, parents always have an uphill battle. From kids through to teens, we provide the safety and love they are all looking for, from putting them to bed to taking them to school through to adulthoood..it’s a long and wonderful journey.

When children are in school they always need help with their homework. And you as parents need to act as a backbone and support them throughout. You should definitely help children with their homework.

In the process of helping children with their homework, most of the parents do a blunder. They themselves do the homework for their kids. As parents, our basic aim should be to help kids in understand how to do homework.

You should help in understanding the instructions and guide them in throughout. Tell them the process of completing their homework. You should guide them how to answer the questions. In order to motivate them to complete the homework, offer kids with prize.
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Soon spring break is approaching and it’s again the time of the year when children are going to stay back home. This situation puts a lot of parents under stress but you need not worry any more. Here are few tips which can guide you to keep children busy during holidays:

Engage them in kitchen: Call them in kitchen with you to help you. Ask them to do easier but engaging stuff like washing dishes, arranging table, stirring the food. During this time, you can also educate them about importance of healthy food.

Arrange art and craft competition: Organise a small art and craft competition as it will help you to keep children busy during holidays. Again, it won’t only enhance their skills in art and craft about boost their creativity.
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Should you punish your child for lying or not has become a very concerning issue among parents? While deciding about punishment, parents should take into consideration whether your child lies occasionally or is it his habit. You should define punishments for levels of lying. In addition, as a parent, you need to decide a punishment depending on whether its first time lying or not.

But, you can always avoid the situation where you will need to punish your child for lying. You should talk to you child regularly about honesty. As parents, you need to tell to be honest in their life, home, school and friendship.

Often, children think that lies and stories are the same thing. Explain to them the difference between story, lie and tall tail. In addition, tell them that lies hurt people.
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Teen pregnancy is growing concern among parents and government these days. Stopping teenagers to get between the age of 15-19 is one of the main agendas of associations dealing with the teenagers. But, as a parent, how to deal with teen pregnancy is a bigger issue. Let’s have a look at few things you can do to cope with the situation:

Visit a doctor: Don’t hide your child at home. Take your girl to the doctor for proper check up in order to deal with teen pregnancy. Doctor would definitely keep it confidential and help you choose the best option for an ectopic case.

Take a mutual decision: Don’t force your decision on your child or doctor. Dealing with teen pregnancy can be very tedious. Take a mutual decision whether it is to raise the baby, give it for adoption or terminate the pregnancy.
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So your child is shy and doesn’t have many friends. You tried your best but can’t seem to figure out what to do. You need to put all your worries to rest. Just follow the below mentioned secrets and soon you will find your child making friends.

Respect your child’s decisions: Don’t choose friends for your child. Everyone has different nature and personality and you should respect that. Allow your child to choose his or her own friends.
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Although babies are born with a natural immunity to disease, this typically begins to diminish at the age of two months. For this reason, it would be advisable that your child has the relevant immunisations to protect them from the threat of serious infections such as Meningitis and Polio.

There are many diseases that can be prevented through vaccinations. When your baby is a few months old, he can be a polio vaccination, DTP-Hib vaccination and a meningitis C vaccination. The polio vaccine is taken orally as drops, whereas the other two are given through injections in either the thing or the buttocks.
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Learning is one of the most important things for young children and babies; everything comes naturally to them at this age. Learning is fun for toddlers, as they are already beginning to explore and learn about their environment. A young child will often find it much easier to learn and retain new things than an older child or adult, so this is a great age to start teaching your kid basic math and reading skills.

Children should be taught in a fun and enjoyable way; often they cannot distinguish between learning and playing. If they get bored, then you can stop the session and do it another time. There are many learning games available to children of all ages, and these are a great way to keep kids occupied as well as teaching them new things.
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Getting a good night sleep is important for both parents and children; being an important factor in our psychological well-being. Young children often try to avoid sleep which is mainly due to their natural curiosity and the thought of missing something of importance. The amount of sleep that a child needs varies and is often up to the individual. Good sleeping patterns will however help your child to get into a good routine, and enable the entire family to sleep better. Read the rest of this entry »

The world of internet has a lot of good things to offer kids. It is easier for them to do research. They can have online classes on different subjects. They can learn about a new craft. They can play games by themselves or with their friends. They can send and receive emails from their teachers and other family members.

There are a lot of benefits for the kid’s use of internet. But the internet can also pose some problems Read the rest of this entry »