Most people list family at the top of their "most important" things in life. Yet family life is often wrought with strife and division. Human beings lack perfection and find that living together brings conflicting personalities together. The goal...
Before they learn to speak, children communicate with cries and gestures. Even very young infants begin to learn about the world around them by imitating the facial expressions of adult caregivers and will soon comprehend the names of people and...
The Bailey Nurture III breast pump consists of a motorized unit, tubing and a flange assembly. Once you've connected the components, the motor will pull air through the tubing and flange assembly, providing suction. An attached adjustment knob...
Taking care of the skin around and under your eyes is essential for warding off the signs of aging. According to an article in Cosmopolitan, dermatologist Audrey Kunin says the skin around your eyes is the thinnest and most prone to damage, so...
If you have married a divorced parent, your new marriage has created what therapists call a "blended family." You may have entered this marriage envisioning a re-enactment of the popular show "The Brady Brunch," believing love is all you need to...
Content What is re-parenting? Reasons why you need to re-parent yourself Signs in adulthood that you need to re-parent yourself Steps to implement a...
Regardless of how a woman views her maternal years, the process is the same. Children arrive, grow up and eventually become independent and leave "the nest" to start their own lives. However, there are two distinct ways to view motherhood: One...
Adoption is a way for children to be placed with new families when their birth family is unable to care for them appropriately, has abused or neglected them or has died. The Child Welfare Information Gateway, part of the U.S. Department of Health...
Psychological abuse, also called mental abuse, emotional abuse, mental maltreatment and emotional neglect, is the most common form of child abuse in the United States. In 1997, Doyle's Child Abuse Review found that 29 percent of respondents had...
Children hear and learn from the sounds of speech even while they are still in the womb. Language learning accelerates once infants are born. Children’s language instincts inspire them to learn the syntax of their native language and a...
Over 1.2 million women in the U.S. seek treatment each year for infertility, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some conceptions require only fertility-enhancing medications or artificial insemination. Other babies start...
Webster defines emotion as "A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes." Carroll Izard, Ph.D., an American psychologist, defines 10 basic emotions...
Initially driven by the social sciences, the nature vs. nurture debate is still researched by many scientific, psychological, medical and anthropological groups. The foundation of the debate still questions whether a child is a product of genes or...
Adolescent Pregnancy The following are some of the stark facts about a problem that has to many Americans become a symbol of a national moral malaise. This article will attempt to present the facts about teen pregnancy, and it will offer some...
Adolescent Pregnancy by Robert T. Brown, M.D. The following are some of the stark facts about a problem that has become to many Americans a symbol of a national moral malaise. This article will attempt to present the facts about teen pregnancy,...
In recent decades, researchers have become better informed about the importance of the father's role in childhood development. While prior to the 1970s, the role of the father in developing childhood self-esteem was not well known, today it is...
Moral and psychological development in children is the continued growth process in which children increase appropriate ideas of behavior toward themselves, others, and society as a whole. Moral and psychological development is usually based on...
An infant's environment provides the infant with the stimulation that helps his brain develop synapses that become the foundation for future social and emotional growth. Any type of stimulation that an infant experiences from his environment,...
Albert Einstein said, "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." This observation is never truer than when raising children. Each child has a different...
The typical American family as a whole falls under a wide range of descriptions. Families do not always come with two biological parents and biological siblings. Some are blended or are a single-parent household. The age of the mother at the time...
Twenty-four million children in America grow up without a father in the home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The National Fatherhood Initiative says the absence of a father or father-figure can have negative consequences for a child's health...
The reproductive system is the key to the procreation and survival of the human race. Human reproduction is the effort of a male and female that involves four functions of the reproductive systems. According to Librarythinkquest.org, these...
People communicate with much more than just words. Touch conveys powerful messages, especially between mother and child, according to the International Association of Infant Massage. Aside from conveying these messages of love and nurturing,...
Ideally, every infant would thrive in healthy, safe surroundings. An infant's development directly correlates with factors involving genetics or other physiological variables, the environment, nurturing and caregiving. Less than optimal conditions...
If the spark of attraction that initially ignited a romance with your boyfriend has begun to wane or if he's been finding more things to nag and complain about lately, your relationship may be overdue for a major tune-up. According to Dr. Phillip...
The historic roots of the canna lily sprawl as wide across the globe as those underground. Western gardeners have harvested hybrid canna species for over 400 years. Canna seeds are worn like pearls in Madagascar and used to summon the divine in...
Play is an essential part of a child's growth from birth on. It teaches him not only how to develop his motor and cognitive skills, but also how to use his imagination and interact with others. Play is so important, the United Nations High...
Being brand-new and tiny can be a stressful job. Luckily, infant massage brings about relaxation and feelings of well-being for both baby and parent. Research conducted at the Touch Research Institutes at the University of Miami School of...
Children with healthy imaginations typically grow up to be creative adults who can see things in new ways and find solutions to problems others might miss --- something that can help them succeed in many areas of life. Parents can encourage and...
It is important to determine if you are eating emotionally or out of hunger. Learn how to quit emotional eating from a licensed nutritionist in this video.
Chair massages are the perfect quick and easy massage. Learn how to give and receive a chair massage from a masseuse in this video.
