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With the steady encroachment of technology into the average home and the emphasis on academics in school early on, most children these days lose out on valuable playtime at home and in school. This is especially in terms of unstructured play where children are free to initiate their own play without being dependent on instructions.​ And while the value of play in child development has long been recognized, today’s lifestyles and priorities continue to reduce or deprive the children’s exposure to this essential element of their growth.​ ___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__ […] The post Free Your Child’s Mind With Playtime appeared first on Just Another Family Blog - GiantMommy.com .

Whether you’ve just had a beautiful new arrival or have got one on the way, you’ll be in no doubt that your life is undergoing a huge change. Your family is growing and you now have a new member whom your life is largely going to center around for many, many years to come. Over the years, the needs of you and your kids will change and grow, altering the family dynamic and putting different pressures on your time and finances. It sounds a bit scary, but planning ahead can help to make it easier. […] The post Look To The Future: Planning Your Family Life appeared first on Just Another Family Blog - GiantMommy.com .

We all love our kids, and we want those precious toes to be in the nicest, sturdiest, but also most fashionable kicks possible. We want style and comfort for them, and we’d also not like to spend a ton of money. This is usually because, kids tend to grow out of their shoes pretty quickly. So we all face the dilemma of how to get our kids good shoes at a good price. We have to balance price and quality, along with style and affordability. As our kids get bigger, we also have to find a way to make them happy–in style and trendiness. But of course, we need to prepare our kids to be wise consumers themselves. We do not help our kids by buying them the most expensive thing that catches their eye every time.So does this seem impossible? It’s really not. Here are some tips on how to get some great shoes for a great price:​ ___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__ […] The post How to Buy Shoes for Kids appeared first on Just Another Family Blog - GiantMommy.com .

Pregnancy is one of the phases in a woman’s life when maintaining a healthy diet is extremely critical. But to clear things up early on, this isn’t the type of diet that decreases calories and causes you to lose weight. Instead, the expectant mother should fine-tune her eating habits in order to get enough nutrition for her and the baby. As emphasised by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists , pregnant women should focus on getting more calcium (to build bones and teeth), folic acid (to strengthen the brain and spine), iron (to make more blood for oxygen), and protein (to build important organs). Pregnant women need more of these nutrients compared to those who aren’t expecting, since they help in the growth and development of the baby. Naturally, there are also certain types of food to avoid, such as raw or undercooked food, liver products, soft cheese, unpasteurised milk, fish with Mercury, alcohol, caffeinated drinks, and more. Structure the meals to include

As moms, it seems we have that seventh sense. I don’t even like to call it a sixth sense because quite frankly, a lot of people have a sixth sense about something. But, the one we have as moms is even different from that – it is a unique maternal instinct. The maternal instinct of a woman is unlike that of any other, and it is one that can truly pick up on things most people would miss… But, sometimes, we can also find ourselves feeling as though we are receiving mixed signals. Especially when mom mode kicks in, we can easily wonder if what we are perceiving as a sign that something is wrong is in fact just a normal aspect of our child that we are overthinking.​ ___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__ […] The post Early Signs of Autism in Infants appeared first on Just Another Family Blog - GiantMommy.com .