Here's a tip that will help your child to really focus. And all you need is access to the outdoors and a piece of string! Place the string in a circle on the ground and then invite your child to look at the mini-world inside. What do each of you see? Talk about the textures, colors, shapes, and living creatures. Stretch the moment by counting the number of rocks or ants or daffodils or by making up stories about what you see. One of the most important learning skills is focus

Here's a #VroomTip we LOVE that's perfect for keeping your little ones engaged during mealtimes! At dinner tonight, take turns with your child finishing the sentence "I love _______!" You can name anything, like a person, place, food, book, song, etc. Take turns and be sure to end with a big "and I love YOU!" What's the #BrainyBackground behind this tip? When you share what you love, you help your child learn that people have different thoughts and feelings and they might eve

A Any moment can be a #BrainBuilding one—even (especially?) diaper changes! When you're changing your child's diaper, make funny noises and see if you can make them giggle or coo, then giggle and coo back at them. Turn it into a game by seeing how many times you can go back and forth. Follow their lead and have a conversation with faces and sounds. These kinds of interactions might seem small, but they're actually really important to your baby's language development. By respo

For a while everything is peaceful — then you hear it. A glass-shattering screeching coming from the crib that would startle even the deepest sleepers awake. How can someone so tiny make such big noises? If your baby wakes up from a nap or in the middle of the night crying hysterically, you are not alone. Both of my kids did this (and my 2-year-old sometimes still wakes up crying), but the reasons vary depending on the baby and the night. POPSUGAR spoke with doctors to unders

By now, most boaters should be familiar with the statistics. Life jackets save lives, but only if you wear them. Fortunately, today’s offerings are more comfortable than ever. While most adults can easily find a life jacket that does the job, selecting a kid’s jacket requires a little more thought. Growing kids don’t always fit the size guidelines as clearly. Younger children especially need additional features to keep jackets secure. Here’s what to look for in life jackets f

Protecting your child’s health starts before birth and continues throughout their life. Encouraging healthy habits and promoting good eye health is vital to ensuring they experience good vision well into the mature years. Eye health and overall health go hand-in-hand, but there are a few things you can do to focus on a child’s eye condition. Take a look how below: Eat well during pregnancy. Your baby is soaking up the nutrients from your body throughout pregnancy. What you ea

Play mini-golf in the house with this adorable Wonder & Wise by Asweets Wooden Toddler Mini Golf Set ($56)! It comes with three golf holes and flags, two wooden balls, a five-piece rainbow tunnel, a bead-curtain obstacle, a spinner obstacle, a flat bridge, a wavy bridge, and two adjustable-height wooden putters.

How to Teach Your Child to Be Thoughtful | POPSUGAR Family As moms, it's often been our societal job to be martyrs. We do all of the things for all of the people and don't care if all of this mental load takes us down. Only now, we're finally fed up. Moms are over all of it and willing to accept help. Hell, I'm even training my kids to help me, because I don't want that vicious cycle to continue if they choose to have kids. So, the one phrase I'm trying to instill in my kids

Dear mamma, It’s me, your little bean. I’m finally here. I know your voice, those gentle words you whispered to me when nobody else could hear. You told me so many times you couldn’t wait to meet me. And now I’m here. I’ve waited so long to see your face. To look into your eyes. But it’s hard to focus on just you sometimes because there’s so much noise. So much bright light. Before, when it was just your voice, everything was perfect. It was always warm, my belly was always f