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From this approach, we embrace setting rules about boundaries from a parent-first position, supporting the caregiver to model clear boundaries, and allowing the following question to take shape: who am I, and who are you? As parents, it’s challenging to separate our needs from those of our young children, yet the benefits of setting clear boundaries for all family members are distinct. Dr. Michele Borba, an educational psychologist, shares that setting boundaries is a way to express love toward our children, and teach them to set their own limits, both physically and emotionally....

Since having a baby can mean buying a lot of stuff, participating in a rewards program like this is one way to earn a little bonus when you shop. With Fetch, you’ll earn points for purchases other than your baby’s diapers, too. How Huggies Rewards Works In the past, Huggies ran its own reward program. It allowed parents to earn points by purchasing Huggies products and participating in activities like taking surveys and watching videos....

Teens need about nine hours of sleep for optimal performance and development. However, research has shown that most teens are actually getting less than seven hours of sleep each night. Other studies also show that most teens’ natural sleep patterns cause them to stay up late, until around 11 p.m., which makes it difficult for them to wake up early for school. Despite teen’s natural sleep cycles, learning how to wake up in the morning and get out of bed on the days you don’t feel like it is a life skill....

Why Bullying Occurs on the Bus On a school bus, bullies have a small space, a captive audience, and a bus driver whose focus is on the road. Add to that the contained environment, a ride that can last up to 30 minutes or longer, and very little supervision, and you can see why buses are one of the top places where bullying takes place. To make matters worse, it is impossible for victims of bullying to walk away from a bully on the bus....

Maybe we just don’t have enough bedrooms for each child to have their own room. Certainly the larger our family, the more likely it is we’ve run out of space for separate rooms. It’s also possible that we prefer to give our children the experience of room sharing—we might have fond memories of doing this ourselves, or we might want to teach our kids how to share and resolve sibling disputes....

5 Easy Ways to Remove Band-Aids In general, bandages should be changed daily and can be removed once a cut has scabbed over. How many days this takes (from one to several) will depend on the severity and location of the wound. Small cuts and scrapes that are in areas less prone to getting dirty, wet, or touched can often be uncovered sooner than wounds that are larger and/or on more high-friction areas (such as on hands or spots where their clothes or shoes will rub on it)....

If you’ve ever seen a baby bundled up like a little burrito, you have seen swaddling in action. This method of wrapping babies isn’t just adorable, it also serves a function by helping babies regulate their body temperature and potentially sleep longer. To swaddle a baby, you need to wrap them securely, but not too tightly. There is an art to getting it right, but with some practice and a step-by-step guide, you too can be a swaddle master....

Effective communication skills are crucial for healthy childhood development. Only when a child learns to fully express themselves and their feelings can they build healthy relationships with their relevant caregivers and form connections between who they are and the world around them. Children experience challenges if they have problems speaking and understanding the language that is being used - they may not understand what others are saying, be able to carry on a conversation, or share their thoughts and feelings....

What really puts the “fun” in these ideas is parent participation. Work-at-home parents need plenty of everyday summer activities to keep kids busy while they work, often in addition to summer child care. But you know what they say about all work and no play. And kids start to get a little stir crazy after finding their own fun for too long. At all these events you can end up spending money, but you don’t have to....

For example, impulsive 5-year-olds may hit or have tantrums when they don’t get their way, while impulsive 14-year-olds may share inappropriate content on social media or engage in risky behaviors like drinking alcohol without thinking about the potential ramifications. However, you can help your child learn to improve their impulse control as they grow. In fact, studies show that interventions to improve impulse control (and other elements of executive function) can be very helpful in bolstering these skills....

Induction is not the same as an augmentation of labor, which is when drugs are used to increase the efficiency of your contractions when you’ve already gone into labor spontaneously (see Descent with contractions).

Replacing windows can be a nightmare, if you have to replace the jambs—the frame around the window. More often, it’s the moving parts, not the jambs, that have failed. If you’ve got good jambs, you can buy a kit to cure what ails your windows. You strip out the junk, install the kit, and renail or replace one small molding. Among many advantages: You don’t touch the casing molding around the window, and you leave the storm window in place....

The family bed is a dream come true for some families, while others can’t imagine cosleeping with their kids. The family bed is a one-stop spot where everyone in the home cuddles up for the night, and some are even custom-made extra-wide so that all family members have enough room to doze comfortably. More: Where Should Newborns Sleep? Is the Family Bed Right for You? A family bed has many benefits, and many parents claim that everyone in the home sleeps best this way....

Sleep disturbances are the number one indication that your child is done with napping, but don’t jump to that conclusion too soon. There are few other reasons why sleep might get a little wonky in the toddler years. Pulling a nap too early might make matters worse. Let’s break down how to know when it’s time to drop that nap and when you should hold onto it. Generally, you’ll want to hold onto it as long as you can, but when it’s time for napping to end, it’s time!...

Taking time early in your pregnancy to discuss your birth can help put you and your provider on the same page. It will also alert you if you need to change doctors or midwives. Making a decision early means that you are not locked into decisions with your due date around the corner. Talk to Your Practitioner About VBAC First things first: Ask your practitioner how they feel about VBAC....

If your child can’t visit the zoo often enough to suit him or her, why not bring the zoo to your living room? And best of all, your child can be the zookeeper. The zookeeper is responsible, first of all, for gathering the animals (use plastic or stuffed animals, if available, or cut pictures from magazines). Once the animals are in place, the zookeeper gathers information about them from encyclopedias and whatever other reference materials you have handy....

The first step in establishing guidelines for a neater room is to make your teen’s job as easy as possible. You can help with this: Invest in a comforter or quilt rather than putting a bedspread on the bed. A simple toss of this heavier style of bed cover in the morning can cover a multitude of wrinkles. Put a laundry basket in the closet and stress the necessity of putting all laundry in it....

Dark-colored fruits, such as blueberries and prunes, are best used in dark-colored batters. You can add lighter-colored fruits, such as pears or applesauce, to almost any batter without changing its color. Adding yellow-orange fruits, such as pureed peaches or apricots, can often add an appetizing yellowish crumb. You can use pears and apples nearly universally in baking because their taste is mild and unnoticeable. Apricots, prunes, and pineapple add a much stronger flavor....