The Rivera family lived in a cozy three-bedroom home. But cozy became cramped when they adopted four children within two years. “We had gone from three to seven people under one roof,” recalls their mother Nancy. So the Riveras moved to a larger home about an hour away.
Tips for parents to help children when transitioning to a new school.
Here are 12 tips parents can use to help children deal with moving.
Can birth order can be as powerful a variable in personality development as gender? Author Laura Lyles Reagan delves into the research surrounding birth order and reveals how it can affect how we might parent.
Check out the new Baby & Me Directory for 2018 – Great Shops & Services When You Need Them for You and Your New Bundle of Joy!
Students from Primrose School at Liberty Park donate 312 books to Jessie’s Place on Read Across America Day.
Camp Caglewood provides adventures for those with disabilities.
Birmingham Parent’s 2018 Summer Camp Directory including Day Camps, Overnight Camps, and Things for Camping.
The arts improve children’s social skills, education, and creativity. Growing up, dance was always part of my life. From ages 3 to 19, I was dancing. Dance gave me an outlet for my energy and emotions. It also taught me discipline, patience, and more things about myself than I could ever list. It led me to study dance in college and to pursue a professional career. All forms of art influence children and help shape them as they grow.
Simple kindness is on the verge of becoming a lost art in our society and yet, there are still those who remind us what a big difference a small kindness can make. Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed by all that needs doing in the world and become paralyzed, doing nothing instead of doing what we can and making a real difference.
It can be difficult for parents to know exactly when to start teaching their children how to identify colors and numbers or when to start reading to them. However, the earlier parents begin reading to their kids, the better prepared they will be when entering kindergarten.
A new Easterseals clinic will provide the organization’s great special needs services closer to families in east-central Alabama when it opens it’s new Springville office later this month in St. Clair County.
The day your little one is finally ready to venture out into the world to start preschool is exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time.
Listening to what the child has to say about their interests is a good place to start.
How to steer your child’s experience in a direction that is positive, fun and can teach valuable life skills.
Solving School Struggles.
Tips parents can use to help their child in making a happy and healthy transition.
Good news for parents. It’s just a phase.
Baby Boxes Credited with Reducing Infant Deaths Arrive in Alabama.
Some moms are bold; others are nervous and shy.
