5 Things to Think About if You’re Considering Fostering a Child
When considering foster parenting as a career choice, there are so many thoughts to process. Sure, there will be late nights and a lot of tears, and fostering is not for the faint-hearted. That being said, a job like this really pushes people to realise their full potential and there is an abundance of rewarding …
Combating Racism – 7 Great Kids’ Books
Racism or discrimination against others based on ethnicity and race is a growing concern. Parents of growing kids must address this problem with kids. Staying silent or not discussing racism with kids conveys that racism is nothing and it is okay to create a disparity between different people. Racism starts at a tender age, when …
The Value of Reading for Your Child and the Cost of Education
Guidelines For Young Children Using Education Technology
It is a fact commonly acknowledged by a vast body of research and experts that children should have limited and restricted screen time. Using the internet and devices for several hours a day can impair their cognitive development, cause long-term problems in attention span, concentration, and accumulation of knowledge and even trigger certain disorders. Education …
How to Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills
We all know how important reading is to our children’s intellectual and emotional development. Not least because having excellent reading skills sets them up for success in several different ways when they get older. Reading, and having stories read to them, significantly improves your child’s capacity to master the concepts of right and wrong, friendship, …
Common Challenges Faced by Children’s Books Writers
Nothing is as fulfilling as finding the perfect book to immerse in with your child. But have you ever sat down and wondered how children’s book writers start their writing journey, find a topic, and get to the actual writing. Writing is potentially a lonely and grueling career that is marred with many challenges from …
10 Things to Consider if You’re Planning to Adopt a Child
People opt for adoption for a lot of reasons. Some people resort to adopting a child due to fertility issues. Some decide to adopt because they don’t want to give birth or have married quite late. Some people also choose to adopt special needs children, refugees, or children in foster care for philanthropic reasons. Are …
6 Effective Ways to Boost Your Child’s Drawing Skills
Children start drawing from a very early age. From the moment children can hold pencils, they start scribbling. It is something that every child loves and does. Drawing is incredibly important for the development of a child, both mentally and physically. So, as a parent, you should never discourage your kid from drawing. On the …
Cheap and Practical Gifts to Get for Your Kids
When it comes to buying gifts for your kids, whether it’s their birthday, Christmas, or simply congratulating them on passing exams, it can seem that you are spoilt for choice. The internet is full of great ideas on generic gifts that you get for your kids, but you may feel that they deserve something more …