Santa asks, "have you been naughty or nice?"

I think I have made an impression on my son's view about Santa. I am still uncertain if it's a bad or good one. It all began about two years ago around the Christmas season when my son was behaving mischievous and all I can think about was calling a friend who pretended to be Santa Clause. Really! you would say, it worked perfectly and not only did my son behave like a sweet, nice boy and well my friend got stuck with his name Santa Clause.

So it's not a bad idea to become imaginative or creative when you need to get your child to behave or do some work. It's is clearly all about strategies.

First day of school for Kids

Are you a cry cry baby like your kid? It is all about letting go and giving both of you that space to grow and be independent. I believe it is just the fear of separation and not knowing what to expect. All the overwhelming emotions usually flow down on this day when a parent drops their child at school. In order to avoid the anxiety, parents must visit the school first  to make sure what their child is receiving and speak to the teacher as this shows signs of your involvement.  

Twice is nice

The surprise comes when you have to let your little one know that you are pregnant and what this means.It maybe easier for you if your first child is under 18 months but from two and older prepare for the questions. Some of which are:

• Where do babies come from?
• How did the baby get in your belly?
• When will the baby come out?
• How is the baby going to come out?

I think the best way to answer is being honest and not creative but choosing the correct words that explain your answer or just ask Dr. Huskable (Crosby). 

This link can also give some guidance to your answers: http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/secondpregnancy/a/babiescomefrom.htm

Bedtime Stories

  Are you going to make this exciting or what? There are some parents who can't control themselves as they get a joy in seeing their kids' expressions from a thrilling or scary story. It is either their kid goes to sleep thinking about the scary character, or they have nightmares or they wake up asking more questions. So what kind of parent are you?

This link is very useful for those who like telling stories:  http://www.bedtime.com/html/scary_stories.html

Eating Healthier

I remember looking at one of our favourite cartoons "Popeye the sailor man." When you eat spinach you will get muscles and be strong. So true..... research shows that lots of vegetables and fruits are very healthy for us. Parents or caregivers have to make food fun and taste good in order to lure a child into eating the right foods.