children
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How To Introduce Your Kid To Magic
How do you help kids learn social skills, gain persistence, and wow their friends at the school lunch tables? Magic. Specifically, teach them some magic tricks. But you can’t just hand them a Magic 101 guidebook and expect them to become young Houdinis — how you introduce the art makes a difference. Here are some…
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Bring Your Own Toys To The Paediatrician’s Office
1It’s winter, the season of the never-ending cough. Every year, my kids get some kind of phlegmy hack that peaks after a few days and then gets… mostly better, except at night, when the hackathon reasserts itself. Eventually I get tired of this and head to the paediatrician.
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Part-Time Breastfeeding Is A Totally Valid Option
If you intended to breastfeed your child, but end up wanting or needing to give formula, you may think you’ve switched teams: You’re now a formula feeder. But it isn’t an all-or-nothing choice, and part-time breastfeeding has important benefits.
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How To Stop Your Kid From Trying To Escape Out Of A Car Seat
For a car seat to work properly in the instance of an accident, your child must be, well, in the thing. The shoulder straps must be in the correct position and snug on their body.