If your child says “everyone is doing it,” they may be correct. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t serious consequences. Let’s look at strategies you can use to limit your teen’s screen time and how it can benefit your whole family. The New Norm The majority of screen hours are spent “media multitasking,” meaning teens are using more than one medium at a time—like watching TV and scrolling through social media simultaneously....
1. Use Checklists Help your child get into the habit of keeping a “to-do” list. Use checklists to post assignments, household chores and reminders about what materials to bring to class. Your child should keep a small pad or notebook dedicated to listing homework assignments. Crossing completed items off the list will give him a sense of accomplishment. You can even use apps like Google Keep, where you can create shared checklists....
Tips to encourage toddlers to eat healthy snacks Get kids involved in preparing the snack. Keep ready-to-eat healthy items at eye level, such as applesauce, yogurt, and string cheese. Wash and cut up fruits and vegetables, which make the ideal healthy finger food. Pack healthy snacks in their lunch box. 1. Frozen Yogurt Bites While you need to make these ahead of time, they’re simple, quick, and make the perfect toddler snack....
Dating violence isn’t something we often think about happening to teens and young adults, but unfortunately, it’s more common than you might think. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 10% of teens experience dating abuse each year. If we can learn anything from recent news stories like Gabby Petito’s tragic murder, it’s that intimate partner violence is serious — so serious, that it can have deadly consequences for teens and young adults....
Water tables can be a parent’s new best friend when you’re looking for ways to entertain your toddler this summer. They provide little ones with an opportunity to be outside and stay engaged. They can cool off while also learning and experimenting with tactile play. Water table activities can keep a toddler smiling and focused for hours, and you will probably find that your older children will be drawn to a water table play area just as much as your toddler is....
Whether it be a fascination with ancient mythologies, the appeal of the brooding bad boys of pop culture, or a budding curiosity for all things supernatural, there is something exciting about these evil names. Will you go to the dark side when selecting your baby boy name? Why Would You Choose a Dark or Evil Name? When it comes to evil epithets, many look for meanings like “destructive”, “dark”, “demon”, or “deceit”....
Your Baby’s Development at 21 Weeks At 21 weeks, baby measures a little over 7 inches (18.1 centimeters) from the top of their head to the bottom of their buttocks (crown-rump length). Baby’s height is approximately 10 inches (25.9 centimeters) from the top of the head to the heel (crown-heel length). The baby weighs around 14 ounces (398 grams). Which Trimester? Second trimester How Many Weeks to Go? 19 weeks...
Your Baby’s Development at 24 Weeks At 24 weeks, a baby is about 8 1/4 inches (21.3 centimeters) from the top of the head to the bottom of the buttocks (known as the crown-rump length). A baby’s height is approximately 12 inches or 1 foot (30.4 centimeters) from the top of the head to the heel (crown-heel length). This week, a baby typically weighs 24 ounces or 1 1/2 pounds (665 grams)....
There are three methods you can use to estimate how tall your child will be in adulthood. While none of the methods is perfect, any will be able to give you some idea of how tall your kids might be when they grow up. You can even use all three methods and see how they compare. More importantly, these are helpful tools your pediatrician can use to spot when your kids aren’t growing well....
Naming your children based on a letter can go a few ways. One option is to ensure your children’s initials spell something specific. This means you might need to give them a first and middle name with a particular letter you’ve previously decided on. Another option is to give all your kids a name that starts with the same letter. Maybe everyone in the family has a name that starts with that letter....
But the work doesn’t stop there. In fact, you’re just getting started. Not only do you have a new baby to care for, but you also have your postpartum body to nurse back to health. And while you can take all the suggested steps to prepare for this part of the journey, nothing quite prepares you like being in the thick of it. To give a stronger voice to the postpartum experience and share some honest tips on how to navigate this important first step of motherhood, we turned to the real moms of our Verywell Family Facebook community....
For parents, this brings up important concerns around online safety. But don’t panic, there are programs out there that provide protected email for young kids. Most child-friendly email options make use of a restricted list of approved email addresses as determined by parents. Spam and other unwanted messages generally can’t get through. So, you don’t have to worry about strangers or solicitors emailing your child. We’ve gathered the best of the child-friendly email options out there for you to consider....
The holidays, as fun as they are, can be a struggle. Creating our idea of a perfect Christmas season usually takes a lot of work. And we don’t often talk about the amount of work that we put into creating these picture perfect moments. There are only so many hours in a day; between work, taking care of the kids and trying to carve out five minutes to ourselves, we could never get it all done without planning....
An African baby’s birth is typically followed by a round of ceremonies and festivities to usher the new child into the world. Many of the names given at these ceremonies are indicative of the child’s place in the world. For example in Ghana, a baby boy born on a Friday will be named Kofi. In the Igbo tribe of Nigeria and some parts of West Africa, a firstborn girl is mandatorily named Ada....
Then Instagram exploded in 2012. “My following migrated from YouTube to Instagram, and it just massively grew," she says. “I also had my blog. The Chriselle Factor. I was just pumping out content for millennial women who just wanted to look and feel better on a budget.” Fast forward 10 years and 1.3 million Instagram followers later, and Lim has added motherhood to her resume. Much of her time is devoted to her kids: Chloe, 6, and Colette, almost 3....
One thing I don’t love; however, is cancer. More: When a Child Loses a Parent to Cancer I work as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor. I interact with cancer in some way almost every day. Then one day, things got personal. During a routine dental cleaning, our hygienist noticed a small abnormality in our 15 year-old son’s palate. The dentist got involved, and then a periodontist. Less than a week later, we were in the oral surgeon’s office having multiple biopsies....
There are so many ways that you can announce your pregnancy to your family and friends, and even your spouse. We chose our favorite ideas that are so incredibly cute and fun and will make the whole experience memorable for everyone. The way that you let your family in on the special news will likely come after you tell your partner. This is why we have come up with perfect ideas for both situations!...
Either way, expect to go through an array of evaluations and tests to determine what may be interfering with your efforts to get pregnant. Here’s an overview of things it will be useful to know before you see a fertility doctor. These will include blood work, physical examinations, and a semen analysis. Typically, the doctor will order an ultrasound and a specialized X-ray to examine the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes....
The good news is that this week, your baby should be finishing their big 6-week growth spurt, and may be a little less fussy as a result. There should be lots of exciting moments this week, as you see your baby become more and more social. Yes, raising a small baby can be exhausting, but there are many moments of joy thrown in to balance all the hard parts out....
More: 75 Royal Names for Boys The best part is that other names are included as well, not just Disney Princes! Many of the options below are inspired by them and the Disney movies where they come from. Each of these Disney characters plays an important role in the fairy tale they are a part of, making each of these names very special, and yes, there are even kings. After all, the work of Walt Disney is treasured by so many!...
