Small, frequent meals, drinks separately from meals, eating bread or crackers, avoid fatty and spicy foods, drinking plenty of water, cold or plain foods like sandwich or salads will help to reduce and avoid morning sickness during pregnancy.
From refrigerators plastered with A+ papers to cars bearing “honour student” bumper stickers, there are many ways parents like to show off how whip-smart their kids are. But while Mom and Dad mean well, some types of praise could be doing their children a disservice. Science says that praising your...
To be human is to have regrets. There will always be things we wish we hadn’t done, events we wish we could undo, words we wish we’d said a little more often. But how can we go about turning those regrets into something positive and productive? If we can’t go...
You probably know that books are important for a child’s education. What you probably don’t realize is exactly how important they are. A massive two-decade study found that just having a book in the home can have as big of an impact on your kid’s academic future as your own...
If you’ve ever spent time with a toddler, you know that they’re easily distracted, and even when you think they’re oblivious, they seem to hear everything (oops…). Well, two 2017 studies found that even though adults are superior at advanced cognitive tasks, kids have a leg up when it comes to noticing (and remembering)...
Parents have developed a whole arsenal of strategies to convince kids to eat their veggies. If your child is a stubborn veggie-phobic, chances are good none of them works too well. But where force and trickery have failed, perhaps psychology can succeed. A new study has uncovered a sneaky trick that might...
When you pick up a child, what side do you hold them on? If you’re like 70 to 85 percent of women, it’s the left side, regardless of which hand is dominant. The same is true of many mammal species. According to authors of a 2017 study, it’s all about a...
Have you ever seen a baby so cute you just want to eat it up? We probably don’t have to tell you that this is not a sign you’re a cannibal. It’s just an example of dimorphous expression: the way that intense positive emotions can come out in ways that...
We’ve all heard about the increasing role of grandparents in raising children. According to the AARP, in the years from 2000 to 2010, the number of American children living in grandparent-headed households jumped from 1.5 million to 1.9 million. But it turns out that this is not a uniquely human phenomenon....
Ever noticed how your voice shoots up a couple of octaves when you see a baby? For most of us, this change in tone is seemingly involuntary. While research varies on whether or not using a baby voice when speaking to your baby is beneficial, they do agree that babies...
Here’s one of the best bits of parenting advice you’ll ever find: “a confident child is more likely to be a success in life, more likely to be liked in life, and more likely to be happy in life”. Isn’t that what you want? Here are 7 parenting tips to...
Keeping your baby safe at all times is one of your greatest concerns and responsibilities. There is so much to consider and it is very easy to overlook something that might be fairly obvious to some but escape others. Things, like covering electrical outlets, putting up baby gates and turning...
A person’s name is something they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. Selecting a baby’s name is essential, but an often difficult decision for many parents. Follow our guide for a simple process in selecting your baby’s name. Most people have some ideas for useful baby...
