6 to 8 years old

Entertaining kids on the road

Vacations are known for their long road trips and children aren’t known for their patience! Here are some tips on how to entertain your kids on the road and make your trips more enjoyable!

July 8, 2019

Infections, Diseases and Booboos

The swimmer’s ear

Your child, the little fish, oozes out of the water with a throbbing pain in their ear. They probably developed swimmer’s ear and it should be treated immediately. It could also be prevented!

July 8, 2019

Self Esteem and Knowing Yourself

Teaching toddlers to be assertive and stand up for themselves

Does assertiveness come naturally to children or do we have to teach it to them? Nancy Doyon offers a few thoughts that will help your children better face adversity.

July 8, 2019

Problems

Summer homework, tutor and follow-up

The school year is ending and you don't want your kid to forget their good work ethic, or maybe, you want them to develop a better one for next year! Should your child spend their summer with pens, papers and piles of books? Sylvie Desmarais gives you advice.

July 1, 2019

Infections, Diseases and Booboos

Treating sunburn

With summer upon us, we are all looking forward to being able to enjoy the sun and good weather! But be careful, you must be wary of sunburns, especially for your little ones!

July 1, 2019

Infections, Diseases and Booboos

Mouth wounds and infections

When does a mouth wound deserve your attention? What should you do? When should you react? Here are a few useful tips.

June 24, 2019

Self Esteem and Knowing Yourself

The dangers of hyper-education

The growing number of young people suffering from burnout, performance anxiety and depression is causing concern. Hyper-education has been at the heart of hot topics for some years now.

June 24, 2019

Vacations and Holidays

Keeping your kids safe when you travel

Family travel requires much more organization, but when you are well prepared, travelling with children can be an amazing adventure filled with beautiful memories!

June 17, 2019

Learnings

Children and the concept of time

“Tomorrow”, “in a week”, “after sleep”, “in a month”, “wait a minute”, etc. All these notions are hard to understand for very young children! Motherforlife.com explains it all… in two minutes!

June 17, 2019

Family life

Outdoor chores ideas for kids

A great way to forge your kids’ character is to get them to help you with chores around the house. Here are some outdoor chores ideas they will love to help you with!

June 10, 2019

Infections, Diseases and Booboos

Differentiating between your child's real or fake pain

Small ailments are common among children and it is sometimes difficult for parents to separate the real physical pain from the little imaginary pain.

June 3, 2019

Sleep

Melatonin, the miracle pill for sleep?

In recent years, the popularity of melatonin has skyrocketed, along with the increase in taking medications like Ritalin - for ADHD - that can increase the problems of dysregulation of sleep.