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The article presents a mother and child activity, which uses tissue papers as art objects. Tissue papers could be made into colorful place mats, butterflies and stained glass. To make tattoos out of tissue paper, choose a piece of tissue paper that is dark or bright in color. Cut this out in different shapes such as heart or star. Moisten the back of your child's hand, then press the shape down on it. Smooth the paper down then peel it away.

The article discusses issues related to parenting. Getting a great first-day photograph of parents to their child includes taking him/her outside to a shady place, giving him/her a prop and avoid standing too close when doing a photo shot. Pizza boxes can be used for the school year's papers and projects. It cites that on the second day of school onwards, parents can try making a lemonade ice or Jell-O Jigglers with their child.

The article offers tips on child rearing. Parents are advised to become artful and to prepare artworks for their children with the use of used printer paper and empty cereal boxes. Children may also engage in recycling different materials, gathering fruits and vegetables and in cleaning up the neighborhood.

Presents guidelines for the simplification of various activities with children. Use of scented bags for dirty diapers; Materials needed to create convenient cubes of meal choices; Importance of having a stain remover in the bathroom.

Explores the strategies applied by preschool teachers in dealing with the challenges associated with preschoolers. Importance of allowing children to explore; Ways to motivate a child to have a nap; Relevance of the way parents talk to their children.

Suggests activities for parents and their children during long waiting times on family outings. Activities suggested when waiting for food in restaurants; Amusements recommended while on the plane; Games suggested while wating in line for amusement park rides or check-out counters.

Provides tips on how parents can manage doing things at home and caring for children at the same time. How to manage phone calls; How to encourage children to help in the house; Suggestions to help accomplish office work done at home. INSETS: Find-the-Time Tactics;Double-Duty Amusements.

The article focuses on the development of children from the age of one to two. This is the stage when children learn to create art and when they start to walk. They start to draw and paint at around 12 months. It notes that art may encourage their creativity and help enhance fine motor skills. Among the simple projects they can make includes scribbling, finger painting and buying simple-shape stickers.

The article offers tips on how parents can encourage their babies to make artworks. Big pieces of paper and big crayons are recommended for one- to two-year-old babies. Parents are advised to compliment the drawings of their babies. They are also advised to ask questions in order to decipher their babies' drawings.

The article discusses how to teach children the value of saying thanks. A thank-you note can be more fun if the child gets to pick out the paper, cool pens and even the stamp. It is also necessary to guide him as he writes his first letter, so that he can use it as a fill-in-the-blanks outline for the rest.

The article presents games with premath concepts. Parents may cut construction paper into squares, rectangles, diamonds and triangles and fit them together to make bigger shapes to develop children's spatial skills and creativity. Helping them use a string to compare its height with the biggest stuffed animal will develop spatial skills. Parents may clean up the toy foods while instructing them to pick up plastic plates and utensils. This will help them plan and match categories of things.

This article suggests several steps to be taken when a newly toilet-trained child needed to use dirty public bathrooms. Always carry wipes and use them on the toilet. Toddlers often insist on doing things themselves so if they threaten to throw a fit, make a quick exit and use water and paper towels outside. Complain about the state of the bathroom before leaving.

The article presents various educational games for children ages 2 to 4 and up. One of the games is that while in the grocery department, challenge the child to find other shopping cart with two items that are the same as two that already in the cart. On the other hand, if the child able to write her name, let her to fill out as much as she can in the mailing forms. Moreover, while in the restaurant, let the child to identify who's going to walk through the door or past in the table.

The article provides information on proper discipline for children. According to Roni Cohen Leiderman, a developmental psychologist, discipline should be about teaching, not threatening. He added that the consequences of your child's misbehavior should be logical. Denying him Christmas presents long after a misdeed teaches him nothing, not to mention that it is just plain cruel. Dragging doctors or policemen into the fray is also a bad idea.

Addresses questions on child rearing and parenting. Tips on changing baby's diaper while on the beach; Advice for parents on telling white lies to children; Suggestion on how to approach a friend who is babysitting a 2-year-old child with regard to the needs of the baby.

Offers advice for parents on child care. Proper sleeping position of a baby; Tips on bringing a child to a restaurant; Ways to teach the alphabet.

Discusses the importance of privacy in children with regards to their bathroom habits. Why parents find it difficult to give privacy to children; Variation in the attitude of children towards their body; When to give assistance to children in the bathroom.

The article focuses on children's recognition of their body parts at the age of two years. At this stage, they will be able to point to about ten different body parts and name many of them. They may learn and develop these skills by asking them to show their fingers or ears and then vice verse, playing Channel Picasso with them and so with the guessing game.

The article discusses how to deal with a child's bad buddies. According to Barbara Polland, a professor of child and adolescent development at California State University at Northridge, kids at age 12 may be attracted to a 'bad' best friend as they start to become independent. But making a rebellious pal does not mean a child is headed for trouble. She suggests to consider what is fueling a surprising friendship.

The article offers ways to boost a kid's writing skills. It is important to provide plenty of page-turners. Because the more he is exposed to good writing, the better he will write. But if the child is not into books, buy him magazines-with their shorter, catchier stories, they can be a better way to plant the reading bug. Another way is to enlist his help in composing invitations, thank-you notes, family letters, and birthday and holiday cards.

The article offers tips for parents on teaching their child to adjust with the difficulties of being left-handed. It suggests that parents teach the child to hold the pencil between his or her thumb and forefinger, resting on her middle finger, at a 45-degree angle-except it should point toward her left shoulder, not her right. Parents are advised to buy pencils, notebooks, and other supplies designed for lefties.

The article presents suggested entertainment and leisure activities for children. An activity wherein children are asked to identify and feel objects within a box is cited. An activity for creating an improvised valentine stamps using apples is suggested. Other activities cited include hide and seek game and sport activities.

Focuses on the handedness of children ages two to three years-old. Tips for parents with children who are lefty.

Offers observation on 3-year old children. Remarks from Lawrence Shapiro, author of the book "The Secret Language of Children"; Example of an open-ended questions.

Presents several ways for mothers to make their children help with the housework. Importance of making a child enjoy the housework; Importance of designating special task for a child.

The article focuses on children who wants to be disciplined and offers tips on disciplining them. It suggests giving children a little control. If a child has some power, it will actually help him or her follow the rules that matter most. It may look like a child is just being brat, but there is more going on here. Young children lack impulse control. Once a child is calm, help him or her think through what went wrong, rather than lecture. The lesson for a child is about limits. Another tip is insisting the use of polite words in children.

The article suggests various activities that help develop the mental skills of babies. One activity involves burping cloth in front of one's face and making specific gestures after the baby pulls it off. Through this activity, the baby realizes that when he behaves a certain way, people will do specific things. Activities that develop concentration and memory skills are also presented.

The article reveals several differences between the styles of parenting by mothers and fathers. Fathers let their kids take risk while mothers are too protective which is explained by their attachment to the child which developed during pregnancy. Another difference is that fathers trust themselves more than the experts. Mothers, on the other hand, are more sensitive to getting it right and they tend to compare notes with other parents more than dads do.

The article offers tips on how to deal with the common mistakes mothers make with regards to their sleeping habits. One common mistake is trying to get everything done after the kids go to bed. One should not use all of one's free time to multi-task and one should set a bedtime routine. One should pave the way for one's child to sleep in his own room by himself to avoid the mistake of staying in one's child room until he falls asleep.

The article provides tips for mothers who are making house rules. One should be honest with oneself about what's most important with regards to making rules. The rules should be adjusted according to each child's age. Kids under 8 have a rigid sense of fairness and are likely to accept consequences if they seem fair and directly related to the infraction. An explanation should be given if one decides to change a rule.

The author presents guidelines on how to foster the relationship between babies and fathers. Mothers should allow their husbands to have more participation in rearing their babies. The author also advises fathers to use sling-type carriers when carrying their babies in order to foster physical closeness.

Describes several strategies for parents on helping their two- to three-year-old children behave in various public places. Church or synagogue; Doctor's or dentist's office; Grocery store.

The article offers some tips to mothers on making the most out of their children's age gap. Make the age gap work to your advantage. For children, 1 year apart, try to introduce new concepts, like potty training, to both kids at once. A two-year age difference gives your kids a great shot at being buddies, since they will naturally like a lot of the same things. This age gap works well for parents. Parents can handle both kids together.

The article offers some tips to mothers on helping their children learn to do tasks for themselves. Teach your child to do tasks for himself in a slow and easy way. You need to break down your child's everyday tasks. You can even do these tasks together. This will give him a goal to strive for-and confidence that he can do these things by himself.

The article discusses core family principles needed in raising a child. We teach values best by our own example. The characteristics we prize influence the choices we make for our kids and so do the everyday things we do and say. The core family principles discussed in the article include individuality, humor and independent thinking.

Discusses ways to discipline toddlers. Advantages of childproofing the child's environment; Tips on setting house rules for children; Techniques in dealing with misbehavior in toddlers.

Presents tips on raising children with good manners. Inclusion of the subject of manners in conversations with children; Use of imaginary play to instill good manners; Use of distractions for unruly children.

Focuses on toilet training of children. Why some children do not want to wipe their bottom; How parents can help children clean themselves on their own in the toilet.

Suggests strategies for a successful toilet training of children. Signs of child's readiness to begin toilet training; Importance of tailoring potty training to a child's personality; Goal of toilet training.

Presents a guideline to the key stages of a baby's first year. Tips for parents of newborn to 4-month babies; Challenges faced by parents in addressing the key stages of a baby's first year; Examples of developmental drawbacks for babies who are in their 5th to 8th months; Developmental changes in babies who are in their final third of infancy.

Provides tips on parenting. Ways to discipline a baby; Reason that toddlers drag items when walking; Guidelines on toilet training of children.

Provides tips for parents to get toddlers to listen without saying no to them. Ways to use the short attention span of toddlers; Importance of mentioning to children why they should listen when parents are telling them what to do. INSET: 4 strategies for getting your way.

Presents tips for parents to stimulate a child's imagination, nurture his confidence and encourage a love for learning.

Presents an age-by-age guide to helping children handle their emotions and reach their goals. INSET: Blowing off steam--kid style.

Deals with several child-discipline issues that divide mothers and fathers and how to work them out. Factors to consider when reprimanding a child; Tips on keeping fights between husbands and wives from heating up; Problem associated with allowing children to reason their way through certain situations.

Offers tips on parenting and caring for five or more children in the family. Allocation of household chores to children; Ways to curb sibling rivalry; Importance of teaching children organize their toys and playthings.

Offers pieces of advice on parenting and keeping friends at the same time. Differences in the interpersonal relations of single and married people; Types of friends; Definition of a healthy friendship.

Provides ideas for mothers on ways to deal with toddlers outside the house. Tips for dealing with screaming toddlers at grocery stores; Ways to deal with toddlers' behavior on an airplane; Factors to consider before bringing a toddler to a wedding ceremony.

Offers ideas on how to make parenting easier and enjoyable. Ways to enjoy parenting by joining children's activities; Significance of being creative in dealing with child rearing; Tips for children's bedtime routine.

Focuses on long-distance relationships between grandchildren and grandparents. Roles played by grandparents; Psychological impact of being far away from grandparents; Tips on how parents can help their children stay connected to their grandparents.