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Leaving Children With a Babysitter

Giving notice about parents going out, ensuring kids know the carer, outlining activities and having a goodbye ritual are useful when leaving kids with a babysitter. more...

Preparing for a Babysitter

Parents need to set ground rules, run through kids' routines, give written instructions and observe how the sitter works when preparing for a babysitter. more...

Choosing the Right Babysitter

Age and maturity, good interaction with kids, child minding experience, first aid skills and the sitter's personal habits must be considered when choosing a babysitter. more...

Finding a Babysitter

Good babysitters can be recommended by friends and relatives or found through community centers, schools, occasional care centers or babysitting agencies and websites. more...

Vegetarian Diets for Children

A well planned vegetarian diet will ensure that vegetarian kids or kids who do not like meat get all the nutrients they need to grow healthily. more...

Making Cleanup Fun for Kids

Make cleanup fun for kids by turning it into a game, letting kids choose to play with only one toy, allowing them to decorate storage boxes and using spray bottles. more...

How Children Can Learn to Behave

Being good role models, treating children with respect, ensuring good and bad behaviors come with consequences and using positive instructions can help kids to behave. more...

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How to Avoid Summer Learning Loss

By: Jackie Parsons

Children lose up to one to two months of what they learned during the school year over summer. Helping your child can drastically decrease summer learning loss. more...

Parent-Volunteer Etiquette in the Classroom

By: Feature Writer Marcy Paulson

Being dependable, professional, and discrete will ensure parents become valuable assets to teachers. Here are ways to develop these traits in the classroom. more...

Scheduling Volunteer Time in the Classroom

By: Feature Writer Marcy Paulson

Stay at home moms and dads may be excited about volunteering in their child's school. Here are a few etiquette tips for approaching the teacher to schedule time. more...

How to Be a Respectful Parent-Volunteer

By: Feature Writer Marcy Paulson

No stay-at-home mom or dad wants to get in the way while volunteering. Here's how they can help in the classroom while still respecting a teacher's space. more...

Stress Management for New Mothers

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Transitioning to motherhood is never easy, and new moms often feel overwhelmed. Here are ways to handle crying jags, reduce stress, and battle loneliness and boredom. more...

How to Start a Walking Group

By: Feature Writer Marcy Paulson

Stay-at-home moms all over the country are taking part in the physical and social benefits of regular walking groups. Here's what's involved in starting a local program. more...

Benefits of Sleep vs. Time for Yourself

By: Feature Writer Marcy Paulson

How much sleep do parents really need? Tips on family sleep schedules for parents who can't find enough hours in the day to rest. more...

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