Find out how to raise an independent individual. Learn how to avoid most common mistakes many parents do when teaching kids to be independent.
Why is imagination important? Maybe it’s better to teach our kids to be materialistic and rational thinkers? Researches showed that imaginative children achieve success easier and also tend to solve unexpected and complicated situations better that those who don’t have developed imagination. That’s why parents can and should help their children boost imagination since early childhood.
What are the critical milestones when a baby learns to talk? When the child utters his/her first word? What parent can do to help their children start talking? This article will help you find answers to these questions and more.
For most of the adults counting is the simplest thing in the world but for little kids it isn’t. Fortunately, there’re a lot of simple and effective ways to teach children counting that are available for every parent. You only need a couple of parenting tricks, a little bit of patience and imagination.
Did you know that board games aren’t just one more fun way to spend time with your kid? It’s also a great opportunity to combine entertainment and learning. While playing kids may get a number of skills such as social, educational, creative, physical and more. Board games help the kid learn colors, shapes, figures and numbers better and faster than just drill them.
It is hard to admit but we barely can imagine our lives without electronic devices. The same thing with our children. Kids get acquainted with smartphones ...
In Australia, it has actually been revealed by reporter Amy McNeilage that mums and dads are being advised to not disregard certain advantages of video games, which according to some …
Here's where we test, rate and review the best children's tablets available to buy in the UK in 2015.
Last week was the Consumer Electronics Show 2015, an annual tech event in Las Vegas that sets the tone for the year to come in gadgets. The show is a traditional launch venue, where companies will unveil their latest and greatest gadgets before they go on sale. This year, things were as weird and wonderful as ever, with all sorts of crazy contraptions on the show floor. We've collected ten of the weirdest for your amusement - enjoy!
I knew I was in trouble when the wallpaper on my iPhone got changed to a giant lotus blossom and my 4-year-old daughter was the culprit. I was the antiscreen mom who plucked gadgets out of my children's hands.
Bullying isn't the only problem with technology and our kids.
Imagine a future outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. It starts just like the 2014 epidemic. But suppose that this time, as the virus re-emerges, health agencies use mobile phone records to track the movements of people out of or into disease ...
Children these days use electronic gadgets such as smartphones and tablets just like any other play things at home. Parents unintentionally introduce these gadgets to pacify their cranky kids or to engage them when they are at work. When the crying child is pacified with these gadgets instead of giving them enough time to cool down, children won’t acquire the ability of controlling their emotions, say child psychologists.
The market for tablets has blossomed very quickly over the past years. The Samsung Galaxy tabs and iPads have proved to be huge commercial breakthroughs. The portable nature of tablets, their small weight and attractive applications are some of the factors behind their enormous success. Tablets are popular amongst consumers of every age-group, but children are undoubtedly fascinated the most by their unique appearances and easy to understand functions. As a result, adult consumers are totally outnumbered by the children users. But before handing these tablets over to their young ones, the parents must be aware of their advantages and disadvantages.
It’s no surprise that kids love tablets. Most tablets are easy to use and small enough for their grubby little hands. If you’d rather not have their little fingerprints all over your screen, or a scenario that involves watching Dora in the bathtub, then you may want to consider purchasing a child-friendly tablet.
Journal findings warn that using a tablet or smartphone to divert a child’s attention could be detrimental to ‘social-emotional development’