Parenting Tips

Most local libraries and learning centers hold regular motivational reading programs that offer kids incentives and prizes to keep reading and learning during the summer months.

Most of us approach pill swallowing the same way we approach swallowing liquid and food–with our heads positioned straightforward. Research suggests turning to the side, tilting upward or tucking downward may make swallowing pills easier.

I’m not an expert, but I can tell you right now, once I set the limitations on how much television got watched around the house, it definitely encouraged both of us to get more active. We took daily walks, spent time in the park and we read a lot of books.

These innovative new video playdates are also an opportunity for children to use their imaginations and get creative by building new games to play together.