If you are planning a Valentine's Day party for children, games are essential. Here are some games appropriate for the preschool crowd. Preschool-age children love to fish. You can create a fishing game with small toy fishing poles and hearts (as fish). Use an empty plastic...

It might be typical for little babies to snore because secretions in their throat often clog their tiny, immature air passages causing the vibratory sound.  As babies grow older and as their air passages matures and widens, however, this vibratory sound should subside by the...

When planning Christmas games for young children, the options are endless. Make sure you provide room to run, do a little planning and the kids are sure to have a good time. Let's start with a few relay race ideas. Begin with a candy cane relay....

Accidents happen, it’s a fact of life, but when it happens to your child it can be devastating. That’s why prevention is still the best cure. Being aware of the day care safety precautions at your facility can help set your mind at ease when...

Ever since women entered the workforce, the great daycare debate has raged on. Parents, scholars and politicians have argued the pros and cons of external childcare facilities until families are absolutely certain placing their child in day care results in either an infant prodigy or...

Unless you are independently wealthy or have a very successful spouse then every parent must face an important decision -- whether to work outside the home or to work from home. Many people choose the traditional option of working outside the homeand find themselves spending far...

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Fine motor skills involve the movement and dexterity of hands and fingers. These skills are the ones that allow your infant to grasp her toys and are used by your toddler when he manipulates and turns his toys between his hands. The primary use of...

Everyone wants to make their children happy. One of the best things that you can do for your child is to find entertaining activities that not only help your child stay entertained, but also ones that allow them to learn. One of the safest places...

(Copyright © Jared Winston, 2006. All Rights Reserved.)   Since its debut in 2000, the Dora the Explorer show has captured the hearts of small children across the world. Dora and her whole eccentric cast of friends have a sort of charm that is not found in...