Toddler Head Lice and Nits

How to Get Rid of Your Child’s Head Lice: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention – Back to School Edition

Health & Safety

Although lice infestation is very common, especially among small children who go to daycare, kindergarten or school, almost no one likes to talk about it. Even nowadays, when there are countless means to prevent and treat lice, many parents avoid this subject mainly because they consider it to be embarrassing. Yes, health taboos still exist! But here, we’ll get over them and talk about how you can easily get rid of your toddler’s head lice.

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Toddler Mosquito Bites

Toddlers Mosquito Bites: Prevention, Symptoms and Treatment

Health & Safety

This summer we left our daughter at her grandparents’ house for a week… for the first time. Everything went really well, except for just one thing: she was heavily bitten by mosquitoes. This, too, was a first-timer for her and for us, so we didn’t really know how to handle the situation. The bites were red and swollen, the size of a coin. However, we were fortunate to see that our daughter didn’t scratch them. During and after this not so pleasant episode, we consulted a pediatrician and we read more about prevention and treatment of mosquito bites on toddlers.

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Montessori Materials and Games for Babies and Toddlers

Montessori Materials and Learning Games for Babies and Toddlers

Games & Toys

The Montessori method of educating children is mainly based on simplicity, independent activities, hand-on learning and collaborative play. Children are encouraged to engage in independent activities, being observed, but not interrupted. This gives them the opportunity to learn on their own, at their own pace, from their own explorations. It is all about trial and error and self-correction enhancing their skills and contributing to their physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development.

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Fun indoor activities for toddlers

Winter Fun: Indoor Activities, Games and Toys for Toddlers

Games & Toys, Parenting

Because we are experiencing this situation at the moment (we cannot stay outside for more than an hour a day, being a very cold winter, with temperatures going as low as 5F/-15 C during the day), I decided to share with you some ideas of indoor activities and games which we really like and play. I guarantee that these will keep your little one happy, interested and active. All you have to do is to be present and willing to spend amazing time with your toddler.

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Work from Home Mother

Work-from-Home Mothers – Tips and Guidelines for Working Moms of Young Children

Parenting

Through this article, I am addressing all work-from-home mothers. I hope that at least some of this information will help them. After a considerably long period in which both, me and my husband were busy taking care of our toddler, meeting the deadlines at work, and getting out of the house each hot summer weekend, I finally decided to make some time for myself and continue with our little project – this blog.

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