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Babies give a lot of pleasure. Our house becomes more lively when we have babies. But at the same time taking care of babies is an exhausting thing to do. All we are concerned about is the baby’s safety. So, what are parenting tips to keep your baby safe, let’s find out here? 1. Preventing Baby Falls Sit near your baby when the baby plays on a bed. If you need to leave him alone place your baby on the floor. The baby is safer on the floor than in the bed, chair, or table. 2. Smoking and Fire Safety Make sure nobody smokes when your little one is around because the smoke particles can harm your baby's health. It is better to install a smoke detector and a fire extinguisher in your house. 3. Preventing Baby Burns Do not carry hot items such as a coffee mug, hot milk whenever you hold your baby. Make sure the water should not be more than 120 degrees F. 4. Baby Bathing Safety Make sure one thing to see if the water is lukewarm or not too hot for the baby shower. If you use a baby b...

Your children are the most precious gift of God. Parenting is a feeling that is incomparable to anything else in the world. When your baby becomes a toddler, responsibilities add on, and parenting becomes difficult. Young kids are susceptible to danger at home. We may feel like home is the safest place in comparison to other areas. Ironically, home is not the safest place for toddlers. There are some d toddlers. Here are the seven most common dangers at home for toddlers that you may find in your own home. 1. Sharp Object Sharp objects such as blades, knives, forks can harm your child. Keep them away from your toddler's reach. Do not misplace them after using sharp objects. 2. Dangerous Chemicals If you use poison at home to kill mosquitoes or cockroaches, you have to be very careful while using chemicals or substances. 3. Stairs and Balcony Windows, balconies, and stairs should be grilled with iron rods to prevent children from falling. When the child starts crawling, the safety g...

When you search content on childcare and child development, there will be a lot of content on raising successful kids. You will find lesser content on how to keep your child happy. What is the point if your child is successful, but not happy? Happiness and success go hand in hand. Successful people are happy people because they enjoy success, but all successful people are not happy. Discover things that make your children happy and at the same time good for their health and development. Your child won't need to compromise happiness. We have jotted down and made a list of what can make your child happy for life long. 1. Nurture Your Happiness Your happiness will reflect in your children. If you are happy, you behave well with them and you are more likely to forgive them easily for their small mistakes. 2. Guide Children To Build Relationship We all know the importance of relationships, but somehow we don't put our best effort into teaching or guiding them to build relationships....

Progressing to kindergarten can be a starting time for some small kids. Regardless of whether they've gone to preschool or remained at home with a family member or guardian, all prospective kindergarteners are at any rate somewhat terrified of the obscure. As a teacher, you can assist families with setting up their kids for kindergarten by guaranteeing that they comprehend what abilities young kids ought to have when they step into kindergarten and how they can urge children to acquire and rehearse those abilities. There are some ways to help children to adjust the transition to kindergarten. 1. Over the mid-year, practice some exercises your little one will be doing in the classroom, such as the shape of different objects, holding a pencil and scrubbing the eraser over the paper, etc. 2. Help your child in getting dressed himself or herself. Serve them breakfast and do not indulge in feeding make sure he/she eat by self. 3. Find some of your kid's new classmates. If you find t...

Motherhood and fatherhood are the most precious and lovely things on the earth for parents. When they lost their child their grief is unfathomable. It becomes very difficult to cope who have lost their children. Here we are providing some helpful tips that you can apply and help the parents overcome their grief. 1. Show Up & Listen People fear they will say the wrong thing or make the grieving person cry. Simply showing up and listening is required.  2. Offer Help Assist grieving parents such as yard work, cooking or baking, taking out the garbage, grocery shopping, etc. 3. Plan For A Religious Trip Religious visits give people a chance to withdraw all their grief. It helps the person restart his life with positive energy. 4. Plan Some Activities The activities could be reading a poem, lighting a candle, praying, releasing balloons, planting a tree or potted plant, among other things. 5. Share Your Grief  Sharing your grief can help parents to overcome the trauma and trage...