Author name: Christina Ragan

While a moderate amount of academic pressure can motivate children and teens to perform well in school, an excessive amount can be significantly detrimental. Whether the pressure comes from difficult classes, societal pressure, a parent, external factors, or the high standards they have set for themselves, kids under too much academic pressure often experience negative […]

From infancy through childhood, nutrition plays an integral role in a child’s physical and cognitive development. You have probably heard the saying that nutrition is the building block of life, and that saying is accurate because every cell within the body relies on vitamins, nutrients, and calories to function properly. Balanced nutrition supports healthy growth

Developmental milestones are what many parents think of as “baby book” moments. They include achievements like your baby’s first smile, laugh, wave, word, or steps. Every child is unique and develops at a slightly different pace, but tracking developmental milestones and when they are reached is important. Doing so can help parents identify developmental delays

Today, kids and teens grow up surrounded by screens where they access digital content, social media, entertaining videos, video games, and more. As a result, screen time rules for children have become an essential aspect of parenting.  The Effects of Too Much Screen Time on Children and Teens All of this screen time puts the

Nutrition is often regarded as the foundation of health, growth, and development. Proper nutrition for infants is vital to the child’s current and future wellness, health, and physical and mental development. During the first two years, infants only consume small amounts of food, so every bit needs to count. Parents must understand what constitutes proper

As every parent knows, children don’t come with instruction manuals, and knowing the best ways to encourage desirable behaviors in children doesn’t come naturally to parents. Negative or punitive discipline techniques such as spanking, shaming, putting children in time-out, or withholding affection and attention have been associated with negative outcomes such as an increase in

Healthy infant sleep patterns are essential because sleep plays a significant role in your child’s cognitive development, memory formation, language acquisition, physical growth, and immune system. During an infant’s first year, the baby’s sleep patterns begin to mature, as they learn to self-soothe, fall asleep on their own, and begin sleeping less during the day