Tick tock: It’s time to turn the clocks back to GMT time
Care.com and parenting expert Sue Atkins share top tips for adjusting your children’s schedule and sleep routines in time for the...
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Teaching Your Child to Ride a Bike
The thought of your child riding a bike for the first time can be as nerve-racking for you as for them. While riding a...
6 Steps to Raising Environmentally Friendly Children
With plastic being today’s hot topic, many of us are asking how we can be more environmentally friendly now and...
Autumn Care: 5 Tips for Staying Healthy
When we think of autumn, falling leaves and orange sunsets spring to mind. Unfortunately, there is another trait we cannot...
Autumn Care: How to Keep Spiders Out of Your Home
The orange veil of autumn is descending, bringing with it picturesque sunsets, cosy firesides and crunchy leaves. However, we mustn’t...
How to Make Valentine’s Day Special for the Whole Family
While February 14th may bring up visions of a romantic dinner date and flowers with a significant other, parents know...
7 Awesome Activities for Elderly People This Autumn
Participating in activities can have a positive effect on elderly people’s memory, physical health and social relationships. But, as the cold...
6 Common Dementia Behaviours and How to Manage Them
Confusion is commonly associated with dementia, but these other behaviours are also signs that a loved one may be experiencing...
Beat the Weather with These 10 Autumn Gardening Tasks
Prepare your garden, flower beds and plants for the upcoming cold with this autumn gardening checklist. Take advantage of the mild...
How NOT to Tell Your Manager You’re Pregnant
11 tips for handling the scary “I’m pregnant!” conversation with your employer. The day you find out you’re pregnant may...
9 Tips to Get Your Children Talking
Do you often ask your child how their school day was, only to receive “fine” as a response? If so,...
What foods do women crave during pregnancy and why?
While pregnancy cravings are often depicted as wildly dramatic, for a lot of pregnant women they are no laughing matter. In...
10 Best Pregnancy Old Wives’ Tales
We can’t possibly plan for everything when it comes to having kids, and that’s exactly why we have old wives’...
Caregiver burnout is real. Here’s how professional caretakers deal with it.
Most of my days as a full-time nanny started out the same way: I would get up, shower, get coffee...
Emergency Checklist for Elderly Relatives and Their Caregivers
We hope we'll never need the information, but if there is an emergency with your elderly parent or relative, having this...
7 Ways to Keep Your Elderly Loved Ones Safe This Autumn
As we bid a reluctant farewell to the summer sunshine, it is time to turn our attention to the months...
Yes, mum burnout is a thing. But you can work through it with these real-mum tips
I’m running away to join the circus, I text my best friend. Another friend listens as I confess a secret...
8 Tips on How to Divide the Care of Parents Among Siblings
When elderly parents become in need of care it can oftentimes be a complicated situation for their children. Here are eight steps...
10 Things Grandchildren Can Learn From Their Grandparents
Grandparents are full of wisdom to share with younger generations -- here are ideas for things to talk about.
Why You Should Encourage Your Children To Play More
The importance of play is not something that should be underestimated. However, in our increasingly busy and digital world, many families find...
5 Health Benefits of Playing Outside
There are many reasons kids should play outside, from expressing creativity to running freely to making messes without worrying about...
What to do when Grandma doesn’t respect your parenting rules
I often find myself wishing my family lived closer to either set of grandparents. From free childcare and frequent family...
Back To School Blues: How you can help your kids beat back to school anxiety
As the summer draws to a close, many families are dealing with anxiety about going back to school — or in some...
How to tell if your cat is pregnant: 5 Tell-Tale Signs
Could you have kittens on the horizon? Here are the ways to determine if your cat is pregnant. It can...
How to barbecue safely this summer
What could be better than firing up the barbecue and sharing a delicious meal with friends and family on a warm summer’s...
The Plastic Diet – How You Can Reduce Your Plastic Usage
Plastic is destroying the planet. From brushing and flossing your teeth to packing your vegetables in the supermarket, plastic has become...
What is a night nanny and do I need one?
As the conversation surrounding night nannies becomes more and more frequent among new parents, you may find yourself asking, ‘what is a night...
Keeping your plants alive when you go on holiday
We all know the importance of staying hydrated when we go away on holidays. As this also applies to the living things...
18 of the Best Gender-Neutral Toys for Kids
Having PLAY-DOH handy has always saved the day for Liz Weirshousky, mom of three in Bethesda, Md. When she hosts...
9 Tips for Teaching Kids Responsibility
Your best friend has a teenager who scrapes ice off the car windshield without being asked. Your cousin has a...
How to Get Poop Out of Everything
This is one of those things you never expected to Google: “How to remove poop from ____[fill in the blank]___.”...
100 Questions to get to know your teenager
Check out this list of questions to ask your teen over time, at the dinner table, wherever, to better understand...
How to Handle the 4 Most Challenging Autism Behaviors
Does your child scream if he can’t wear his favorite shoes? Does he enjoy fondling material of certain textures without...
Teaching Your Child About Peers With Special Needs
According to her mother, 8-year-old J. is “really sweet and loves attention.” She goes to her friend’s house, does horseback...
15 Best Dog Training Books
If you recently got a dog, you’re probably overwhelmed with information to read. But what are the best dog training...
Interview with an Expert: Herpes Eye Infections in Cats
Fiona, a Scottish Fold and one of our five cats, has had eye problems since she was a kitten. She...
14 Symptoms of Distemper in Cats
Feline panleukopenia, also known as distemper, is a highly contagious but often curable disease. Not sure how to tell if...
Why Is My Dog Shivering? 7 Reasons and Remedies
It’s common to see a dog shivering playfully, but involuntary shaking may be a sign of something other than excitement....
What to Do if You See Blood in Dog Urine
Blood in dog urine is often difficult to detect, especially if your pet eliminates outside in the grass or dirt....
Tramadol for Dogs: Advantages, Disadvantages and Side Effects
When your dog is in pain, all you want to do is make that pain go away, but pain medication...