Hugging makes your body produce oxytocin, a 'feel-good' hormone. Research in the USA found that one 20-second hug a day makes childr...

Troubled over your sick child? 1) Use familiar and well-liked foods (not to try new food) 2) Use differently coloured foods and pretty di...

Is your child on the correct track? Characteristics of a child below 2 3 months: Smiles at any face Parents should provide familiar faces f...

This is a general outline of the milestones on the road to reading and the ages at which most kids reach them. Keep in mind that kids dev...

Every parent wants children who are well behaved and polite, but teaching them these important lessons can be a challenge. Children are imp...

Abused Children Have Smaller Brains Parts of the brain of a severely abused and neglected child can be substantially smaller than that of a...

Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another – by listening to the humans around them and “tak...

It is a universal axiom that everyone knows and understands - reading is the greatest habit. Reading to younger children is still more effec...

Nagging and Lecturing Parents usually don't start nagging children about homework and study habits until there is a problem (e.g., being...

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Peter Mehegan, a longtime public school French teacher, wrote the following letter to the House Education Committee, which is considering le...

" Young children are easily upset. Parents should be aware of this and try to make the environment as child-friendly as possible. Remov...

The issue of kids watching television has been a hot debate in recent years. Most experts agree that while TV isn’t inherently bad, it sho...

While we always have known that a baby's first years were important, we now are learning from many sources how important the early years...

Because it is much easier to teach a little baby (6 to 24 month-old) to read at home than it is to teach a 6-year-old at school. Also, there...

Dr. Gardner identified eight different Intelligences that every person would have, to varying degrees. These intelligences are verbal/lingui...

What can you do as a parent if your child develops math phobia? Every day after coming from school your child rants over doing his math home...

Have been meeting parents for the past decade, I realise there is something that is common that I encounter which most of the parents feel t...

A very interesting and revealing article that Singaporeans and their kids should read .... By Adam Khoo: The expats will rule Singapore I ha...

Secrets to homeschooling: • Homeschooling can be complete fun, if you enjoy learning with your kids. You can try to make boring things ...

Signs of giftedness in a preschooler Your 2- to 4-year-old may be gifted if he: • Has a specific talent, such as artistic ability or an unu...

New born babies are such fast developers because they keep learning even in their sleep, researchers have found. Even though infants may sta...

If there is one desire that virtually all mothers and fathers share, it is the wish to raise a good child. But ask any dozen parents to defi...

So your child has started to read. She may be slow and stumble over a few words but they can manage. Fluent reading will not be far behind. ...

Enhancing thinking skills in your kid can be real fun and thrilling. Nothing can be more effective than asking the right type of questions i...

“Wiring of the brain” refers to the explosive burst of the connections between the various synapses of the brain cells after birth. Synapses...