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Parents Are Naming Their Babies After Instagram Filters

Parents tend to put a lot of thought into the names that they will give their babies. Often, a baby will be given the name of an ancestor. Sometimes, baby names are influenced by pop culture. For the first time ever, the internet appears to be a source of inspiration for baby names. Parents are actually naming their babies after Instagram filters. BabyCenter puts together an annual list of the most popular baby names of the year. The names that make the list are the ones that were given to the most children in a specific year. The trendy Instagram … Continue reading →

The Influence of Older Siblings on Preschoolers

A preschooler is blessed to have older siblings. A big sister is great for reading bedtime stories, doing hair and laughing. A big brother will play all day outside, let you win, and doesn’t mind if you get dirty. A sweet relationship develops between older and younger siblings. There are trying times, challenges, and disagreements but in the end a bond is formed that cannot be broken. Most big brothers and sisters have no intention of being a poor influence on their younger siblings. Many times what is acceptable and age appropriate for an older sibling is not acceptable or … Continue reading →

Yard Sale Staging Secrets

With more and more people hosting yard sales and the fall being prime yard sale season, it is important to make sure that your yard sale stands out. With the right staging, everyone will be spending their hard earned money at your sale and not the other ones that are around the corner. Good yard sale staging takes a lot of cues from the retail industry. After all, marketing professionals have spent billions of dollars trying to figure out what makes people want to spend money. Remember the blog post that I did about how certain smells can influence how … Continue reading →

Accepting All the Different Influences

When I set out on the road to parenthood, I saw myself as the idyllic mother who would have intense, benevolent influence on her children. They would absorb my ideas and values and I would send them out into the world as all the things I wasn’t. Well, reality is a little bit different. Even in those early infant stages, I had to come to terms with the fact that I was not the only influence on my children… At first, I fought a lot of those outside influences. At least, I saw them as “outside” influences, even though my … Continue reading →

Children’s Taste in Popular Music Starts Young

If you thought that your child wouldn’t become interested in popular music (rock, rap, hip-hop, or whatever) until he or she was a teenager, it may come as a rude awakening when your first grader starts singing the annoying hit of the day! Music companies and marketers understand that the market demographic for popular music is getting younger and younger, so parents benefit from getting a grasp on this developmental stage as well. Interest in popular music really isn’t new. It is completely normal and developmentally appropriate for children to start to notice and respond to music heard on the … Continue reading →

Does Television Influence Children’s Nutrition?

In an effort to prevent childhood obesity, the American Heart Association recommends limiting video and television viewing for children to no more than a couple of hours daily. They do not recommend putting a television set in children’s rooms. And, they also suggest urging children to play or to engage in some other physical activity for an hour each day. Did you know that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends not letting children view television until the age of 2? They suggest limiting viewing time to 2 hours daily after age 2. During a study, Harvard researchers found that long … Continue reading →

5 Advantages to a Christian School

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The decision of how to school your child is a very personal one. Many parents feel that the public schools in their area are excellent and gladly send their children there. Other parents feel that homeschooling is the best option for their family. Whether they object to the material being taught in the public school, feel the quality of the school is inferior, or simply want to be with their children, home schooling is a wonderful blessing for many parents. If a parent is uncomfortable with the public school, but also lacks the time or the desire to homeschool, Christian … Continue reading →

A Mother’s Influence: Raising Children to Change the World – Margaret D. Nadauld

Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the mother or mother-in-law in your life? Is a good friend about to become a mother for the first time? Regardless which end of the spectrum of motherhood you happen to find yourself, this is a book that will appeal to you and give you answers to some of mothering’s most complicated questions, the largest of which surely must be: Am I good enough? In this small book of advice and encouragement for mothers, Sister Nadauld charts out the different aspects of mothering and womanhood with chapters labeled such things as … Continue reading →

Preventing Type 1 Diabetes in Children

The prevalence of type 1 diabetes in European children has been increasing significantly over the past decades. Now, a ten year study is being conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland, to try and determine whether modifications in early nutrition can help prevent type 1 diabetes from developing in at risk groups. A focus of the study is to determine if removing cow’s milk from the infants diet will have an influence on developing diabetes in the future. Because they are examining the effect of nutrition at a young age having an impact on the percentage of children developing type … Continue reading →

Back-To-School Vaccines are Important

Back-To-School means more than shopping for pencils and backpacks. It also means it is time for your child to get the necessary vaccinations. Doing so not only protects your child from preventable illnesses, it also helps protect your community. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advice that can help students stay healthy during the school year. One of those recommendations includes back-to-school vaccinations.  Some schools will require that parents provide a certificate of immunization on order for their child to attend school. Parents should contact their child’s school and find out what their rules regarding vaccination are. … Continue reading →