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A baby stroller is a necessity when parents have a baby and it can make your daily life easier or less tiring. However choosing the right baby stroller for your baby can be a challenging task as there are many types of baby strollers to choose from.
Below are some types of baby strollers:
Standard baby strollers – The most traditional strollers which are heavy and durable for everyday use. It also works great for both newborn infants and older babies. But they tend to be bigger and bulkier, which makes them less than ideal for frequent travel.
Lightweight strollers- Good for traveling due to its lightweight. However it does not offer a fully reclining seat and lack of back support, and is only suitable for children who are 1 year or older.
Jogging Stroller- A three-wheel strollers, with hand brakes, non-swivel or lockable front wheel, and large, air-filled tires, which is easy for the runner who is pushing. But not recommended for babies younger than 6 months as they do not recline completely.
Umbrella Strollers- It is named for its curved and umbrella-like handles. It is light and easyto carry around. This is recommended for babies 6 months or older who can already sit up without support.
All-Terrain Strollers- A three-wheeler with larger, air-filled tires which allow pushing on a variety of surfaces. Most all-terrains are not suited for babies under 6 months old.
Travel systems – A combination of stroller and an infant car seat. You can attach and detach the infant car seat from the main frame. If you have a car this will be a good choice.
Here are some tips to choosing a baby stroller:
1. Identify your needs - The stroller that is right for you mainly depends on your lifestyle. Think about your daily life and you will be able to decide which type is best for you.
2. Safety – The safety of your baby is the most important thus look out for the sturdiness of the stroller, 5 point harness system, and the brakes.
3. Wheels, brakes and handles
Look for wheel with a wide base or large wheels for easy maneuverability.
Strollers that have double wheelson the front that swivel are easier when steering.
The type of wheel that last are solid wheels which is more expensive. Another type is air filled tires which is easy to push on different surfaces and provide comfortable ride
Be sure the stroller has one-touch brakes that lock the wheels in place and is easy to operate with your foot. Usually to lock it just press down and to unlock it just push up.
Check if adjustable handles are available on the stroller, which makes them equally good for tall and short people.
Always try to take a walk with your stroller before buying it, try to move it through a crowd so as to check its handling, and try to walk with it quickly so as to check that your feet do not collide with the back wheels.
4. Easy opening and closing of stroller
Check how compact and easy the stroller is able to fold so that you can open or fold the stroller with the use of one hand while holding the baby with the other hand.
5. Storage
Find stroller with a storage area under the seat for you to keep your stuff such as children’s necessities or your shopping stuffs.
6. Seat
The seat should be cushioned and adjustable that can be reclines fully.
Be sure the stroller has removable fabric that can be easily cleaned.
7. Restraining straps
The buckles should be easy for you to latch and unlatch.
The belt should be strong and durable and fit snugly around your baby’s waist and have crotch straps that loop into the waist belt to prevent him or her from slipping out.
Afive-point harness (two straps over the shoulders, two for the thighs, and a crotch strap) is more desirable to secure a child firmly.
An expensive stroller may not be necessary the best one and an unknown brand may not be a real good deal thus look around carefully and choose a baby stroller one that will give the best comfort, highest safety for your baby and suits your needs.
Rock N Learn Phonic DVD allows your child to learn English Phonics in an fun and engaging way.
The entire DVD is around 70 minutes long, and suitable for children age 6 years and above. It covers phonic skills and knowledge such as short vowels, consonants, blends & digraphs, word families, with silent and read-along stories.
What I like about Rock N Learn Phonics Volume 1:
- Catchy songs, rhymes and animated characters encourage children to read and allows simple self-learning
- A ‘Menu’ page allows children to select the type of phonics skills they want to learn and focus
- An on-screen mouth feature helps children to learn the correct way of producing certain word sounds
- A delayed answer function provides time for children to think for the answers
- A reading for fluency section provides read-along stories, accompanied with songs for children to sing along.
Rock N Learn Phonics Vol 1 is a fun and interactive way for children to learn english phonics, as it incorporates music in the phonic activities. In addition, the attractive animation helps to sustain your child’s attention. Overall, it is an educational and interactive resource, to keep your child occupied and learn important phonics knowledge at the same time. It is not recommended for your child to watch the entire video at once, as this may kill their interest in learning.
For more info about Rock N Learn or other educational programs, log on to www.LinGenius.com
Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) will be holding a free public forum on 27 Nov 2010 focusing on cyberwellness. This forum is targetting at mothers with kids. The forum aims to achieve some of the following objectives:
To raise awareness on the importance of mother’s mental well-being
To promote the importance of healthy bonding between child and parents
To create a deeper understanding of the following issues: healthy gaming and balanced lifestyle, use and misuse of cyber technology, development of cyber addiction, social networking, inappropriate content and cyber excellence.
Their photos taken by Colorful Photography will be published in Apr May 2011 issue of Today’s Motherhood Magazine and the winner will be the Coverpage Model of the same issue.
The Coverpage Photo Contest - Baby Photo Contest Feb - Mar 11 will on held soon so stay tuned.
Today’s Motherhood Coverpage Photo Contest Nov/Dec 2010 is open for submission. The contest theme will be Photogenic Baby Contest.
1. You must be a subscriber of Today’s Motherhood mailing list to enter the contest. To subscribe
2. Only ONE photo per child (multiple entries will be deleted)
3. File size of photo must not exceed 1M btyes.
4. You can only submit photo of your own child.
5. Age of child is 5 years old or less
The contest will be an INTERNAL voting contest by Today’s Motherhood panel of judges. The judges decision are final and no correspondence shall be entertained. Closing Date : 22 Dec 2010
1. Click Upload Photo below
2. Select an image to upload : You can either choose from your harddisk or a WebURL (Note : File size must be less than 1M bytes)
3. Caption : Please enter photo description
4. Enter Your Name, Your Email (the one used to join our mailing list)
5. Key in Your Phone Number, Your Child’s Name, Your Child’s Birthday
6. Click Submit
7. Once the photo shows up, click Done
Name of Event: Kids’ Education Fair at City Square Mall Singapore
Date: 19 to 21 November, 2010
Description: City Square Mall will host a Kids’ Education Fair to promote learning and living the fun way! Education centres and schools located at the mall’s Learning Hub such as Leap School House, Learning Habitat, IGenius and MindChamps will introduce themselves and their courses through exciting stage performances such as magic shows, storytelling sessions, interactive game shows and educational talks for parents.
Parents can sign up with the schools at the Education Fair to enjoy great discounts and promotions including an instant dip for a chance to win educational vouchers and exclusive premiums.
Parents usually lose their patience when working with small children. Doing kids’ homework may cause a parent to flare up and give up. They leave the child not only confused with his homework but also confused of their parent’s reactions.
Your child’s assignment at home is one good way of boosting your quality time together. It feels good for a child to know that their parents are interested in their school work and are ready to give a hand for him to progress academically.
Don’t give your child that bad feeling of resentment and rejection just because he fails to understand what you are trying to say or what you are asking him to do. Here are a few steps in accomplishing your child’s homework smoothly:
Decide on what you need to do. Home work can be many and begin with the things which your child finds ease in answering.
Prepare what you need. Home work in language and reading might require dictionaries and other language books. If assignment is on arts, ask your child to prepare coloring materials and art stuffs before heading on with the activity.
Set up the study table or the study room more conducively for you to understand each other. Switch off television and radio which might get your child’s attention.
Determine your child’s style in learning. If your child can process visual information well, he can definitely understand easily when concepts are spoken out loud. Other children would opt for soft voice. If you do not know how your child can learn easily, consult his teachers.
Read out the assignment first. If you think the child can do and manage alone, you can leave him alone. But make sure to reiterate that he can always ask questions which he finds difficult to answer on his own.
Understand that the child is at lower level of understanding than you are. Concepts which seem easy for you may already be very difficult for him. Use language and instructions that are fit for your child’s age. This will avoid repetition and triggering of your anger.
Allow the child to answer first. If you think he is not directed to the correct answer, then it is time for you to help out. As much as possible, guidance is what your child needs. You don’t have to answer the questions for him.
Learning is fun especially if done the right way. The feeling of seeing your child learn through you is already an achievement for parents. Make up for those times you spent at work instead of bonding with your children by allotting an hour or so to help out your child in his home work.
Children Storybooks Giveaway. Read our Nov Story Book Recommendations and Stand a Chance to Win One of the following books. See end of post for details. Contest ends 15 December 2010!
1. Emergency! by Justine Smith
Synopsis:
Emergency! Is a board book filled with fun and excitement for young children! This book talks about the different rescue teams – Fire engine, police car, ambulance, helicopter, life boat arriving at the scene. So what do these rescue squats do? Find out for yourself now!
Through this book, children gained knowledge about the different occupations serving the community. What’s even interesting is the eight sound buttons that children can press and listen to when they read along the story. This book coupled with colourful and beautiful illustrations will be a great hit with young children especially children who adore vehicles or these rescue squats!
Age: Recommended for aged 3 and up (younger children may enjoy the book too)
2. Topsy and Tim Go to Hospital by Jean and Gareth Adamson
Synopsis:
Topsy and Tim Go to Hospital talks about Tim who was admitted into hospital as he has sustained a bump on his forehead after falling from the tree. Tim is a little nervous when he was at the hospital but his anxiety soon go away after interacting with the people in the hospital - Doctors and Nurses. There are other children who were there at the hospital to play with. Tim is doing fine in the hospital but Topsy feels left out now and pretends to feel unwell so that she can go to the hospital too.
This story is an excellent book to assure young children who is having their first experience going to the hospital. Young children will feel more comfortable knowing what to expect when they are at the hospital.
Check out the famous Topsy and Tim series that will help to guide parents and children through their first experiences.
Age: Recommended for aged 3 and up
3. Heads by Matthew Van Fleet
Synopsis:
Heads is an interactive and hilarious book for young children touching on some of the body parts of animals – Head, neck, ears, mouth, tongue, nose and eyes. The pages consist of pull-tabs that the children can pull to get a surprise – How about cheeky elephant splashing water at other animal? or rude little hippo burping with his mouth filled with food? This book is filled with engaging and funny illustrations coupled with playful rhymes that will tickle your child when you read to them.
A book that will definitely delights your young ones!
Age: Recommended for aged 2 and up (younger children may enjoy the book too)
4. Beautiful Oops! By Barney Saltzberg
Synopsis:
Beautiful Oops! is a beautiful and inspiring book that teaches children and even adults how to embrace mistakes and transform it into something beautiful.
A life lesson that parents want their children to understand and learn from - It’s OK to make a mistake. A mistake is like an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. An accidental tear on your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into something different like the roaring mouth of an alligator. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing - not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. The smudge becomes the face of a bunny, a crumpled ball of paper turns into a lamb’s fleecy coat-celebrate the “oops” in life.
Barney Saltzberg, the effervescent spirit behind “Good Egg,” offers a one-of-a-kind interactive book that shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, “Beautiful Oops” is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”-each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.
When you think you have made a mistake, think of it as an opportunity to make something beautiful!
Age: Recommended for aged 3 and up
5. Emily’s First Day of School by Sarah, Duchess of York
Synopsis:
Emily’s First Day of School is a book that talks about Emily’s first day in a school – not knowing what to expect. Although Emily’s mother has assure her the school will pass by quickly, she doubts it. Soon, class begins and Emily on a full-filled day in school – circle time, story-telling, playin gin the playground, lunch and art. Before Emily realizes, it’s already time to go home. Emily can’t stop talking and sharing her beautiful day and her new friend with her mother. Now, she is looking forward to her second day of school!
A good book to minimize the anxiety that children faced when they start school for the first time! Don’t miss out on the 10 helpful hints that will provide good advices when your child starts school for the first time! Don’t forget to check out the series of books by Sarah, Duchess of York that educate and enrich young children’s lives.
Age: Recommended for aged 4 and up
6. 1 + 1 = 5 and Other Unlikely Additions by David LaRochelle
Synopsis:
1 + 1 = 5 and Other Unlikely Additions is a book that allows children to take a fresh look at simple addition. Such is the way 1+1=5 kicks off. As the subsequent pages demonstrate, 1+1 can equal just about anything, from 0 (the number of feet on 1 snake and 1 worm) to hundreds (the number of seeds in 1 watermelon and 1 pumpkin). Each problem has a delightfully unexpected solution. The book concludes with the “correct” answer to the question.
After sharing the numerous examples provided, children can be asked to stretch their imaginations and come up with their own quirky equations. The bright digital illustrations, are not only cheerful and attractive, but they also provide subtle clues.. When the page is flipped, the answer is given, alongside artwork to match. This layout encourages students to form their own solutions, which fits perfectly with the theme.
Addition can be fun! It will be a great way to encourage children to think out of the box!
Age: Recommended for aged 5 and up
7. Beauty and the Beast by Robert Sabuda
Synopsis:
Beauty and the Beast by Robert Sabuda is an innovative pop-up version of the classic fairy tale. It has amazing paper structures that will lead readers through the magical story of this age-old story. With artful renditions of the magnificent castle, a life-like Beast, and three-dimensional retelling of a classic tale with surprises throughout is certain to keep your child reading for more. Age: Recommended for aged 7 and up (younger children may enjoy the book too)
Giveaway Contest
We have one book of each of the above children book titles to giveaway. Total 7 winners. All you have to do is
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Being a father is an overwhelming role transformation for most men. The primary reason attributed to this by experts is the fact that the woman’s attention is no longer focused to him but on the children instead.
The couple’s life is transformed in almost all aspects with the existence of the children including marital relationship, sexual frequency, financial priorities and family activities.
Being a father, for most men, is a huge struggle. Based on statistics, a man could spend 37 minutes with an infant in a day while an hour with an adolescent. Indeed, fathering is a role that needs more time in order for men to sink into it and become more effective in their performance. Here are some ideas that could help any man become the effective father without the pains and the fears:
Evaluate your priorities. See to it that you have divided time enough for work, for your wife and for your children. These are three main aspects of your life that needs you more than anything else. If you think your work demands more time, then talk to your family about it.
Show how much your children are welcomed in the family. Spend time together doing some household chores like gardening or cooking. For male children, you can always do some men stuff like cleaning the car or doing some light carpentry work at home.
Engage into play. Children view their fathers as tough and lean. When you laugh with them and do some tickling and chasing plays, they would feel that you, too, share the same emotions and that inside you lay a soft heart and gentle spirit.
Get involved with other activities. Sit with your children as they do their home work or when they watch TV. Children have great ideas which they express during ordinary conversations.
Tell stories during bedtime. Your children’s journey towards life will greatly be guided by your childhood experiences which you can relate before bedtime.
Avoid physical punishments. Earn children’s respect by being firm and consistent with house rules and consequences. Children can obey without being beaten or spanked.
Make little surprises. Your wife and your children are waiting for you to come home almost all the time. Surprise them with a cake or ice cream which you could eat together as you engage into small chats.
State clearly what you want. Never indulge in silence as children might view this as your way of driving them away. But once you talked, make sure you don’t use a high demanding voice.
Go down a little. Fathers are house authorities but it doesn’t mean children no longer have good thoughts. Sometimes great things come from them and realization is what the father gets in the end.
Being a father is not a punishment. It is one way of showing how a home couldn’t be complete without a man to guide, to stand as backbone, and to protect it. The family is something you can build with a heart that loves and cares as you take the challenges of being a father and enjoy its favorable impact on you and your family’s life.
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Congratulations to the winners of Today’s Motherhood Children Storybook Giveaway Contest Sep 10. They have won themselves a book of their choice as below.
Umbrella Strollers- It is named for its curved and umbrella-like handles. It is 
1. Identify your needs - The stroller that is right for you mainly depends on your lifestyle. Think about your daily life and you will be able to decide which type is best for you.
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Name of Event: Kids’ Education Fair at City Square Mall Singapore
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