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How to Make Crib Pegs

When disassembling and reassembling a crib, small parts can become lost or broken, and among them are wooden pegs. Pegs are used with screws or bolts to secure pieces to one another. You can make crib pegs by cutting new ones from a piece of dowel. To do this you will need to determine the size of p...More...

Baby Proofing - Steps to Baby Proofing a Home

Taking steps to baby proof your home is essential for baby and toddler safety - starting when they can move around on their own. Start the process by getting down low at the level where babies and toddlers operate to identify threats and dangers. Make a list of your new found dangers and start looki...More...

How Using a Porn Blocker May Keep Your Children Safe Online

The internet is the modern day parent's biggest challenge. We can't totally restrict access to the internet for our children, even if we wanted to, because they need it to do homework and chat with friends and it's also an integral part of our society. But we can do something to stop ...More...

The 3 Types of Parenting Styles

Parental actions affect children's behavior and growth. Isolated behaviors have less impact than each parent's general pattern of certain traits. Though every individual parenting method is slightly different, several major general styles can be identified. Find which parenting style -- or combinati...More...

Pumpkin Pie

Recipe for Pumpkin Pie, part of a collection of Thanksgiving recipes. Here's a recipe for pumpkin pie, a favorite for many people at Thanksgiving....More...

Reasons For Adopting and How it Will Affect the Kids

Adopting is actually where birth families place their own infant coupled with families they don't really know. Domestic as well as International adopting are two kinds regarding adoption. Domestic is when a young child is set within their birth nation, and International adopting is when a young...More...

How to Honor Chinese Parents

In the Confucian-based society of China, honoring parents is a filial responsibility that is taken very seriously. China's Civil Affairs Ministry in January 2011 proposed a law that required adult children to regularly visit their elderly parents or risk being sued. While the law may never be passed...More...

Nursery Decoration - Why Try Wall Art

The atmosphere you are trying to create for your baby nursery decor not only involves baby nursery bedding, furniture, and window treatments, it requires some consideration regarding walls.Walls tend to get overlooked or "dealt with" as one of the last things needed to complete the nursery...More...

How to Determine Eye Color in Infants

Determining eye color in infants is a fun way to see how genetics works. Eye color is determined by only a few genes, but sometimes two brown-eyed or blue-eyed parents have a baby with a completely different eye color. The reason for this is that the eye colors of the parents may be heterozygous, wh...More...

Five Simple Ways to Ensure Your Kids Become Happy, Confident Adults

Being a parent these days is no easy task. With the abundance of negative outside forces, raising a child with a healthy self-esteem and the self-reliance that will be crucial later in life is more difficult than ever. Fortunately, there are five components you can put into place right now to help y...More...

Wilderness Camps in California for Defiant Teens

Wildnerness camps can help teenagers build character.Camp de Tentes image by Fr??d??ric Massard from Fotolia.comThe goal of a wilderness training camp is to take defiant teenagers out of their comfort zone. Being in a natural environment provides therapy and helps teenagers build......More...

How to Fold Cloth Diapers Using Pins

Although disposable diapers are more convenient, some new parents prefer cloth diapers for a variety of reasons. Using cloth diapers can more cost-effective, especially if you wash them yourself rather than using a diaper service. Some parents believe the cotton used to make cloth diapers is a more ...More...

Special Education in the News - 2014

Special-education news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in January and February of 2014....More...

How to Fix a Diaper Genie

Diaper Genie is a new parent necessity. It's ability to mask the unpleasant odor of baby diapers is priceless. When your Diaper Genie is not working properly, fixing it can become a top priority....More...

What to Do When the Babysitter Arrives

Parents who've never hired a babysitter before may not know exactly what preparations to take. If you fall into this category, you might be anxious and hesitant in dealing with the babysitter. Because of this, you may also neglect some basic etiquette or considerations....More...