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[B901]Bring Your Kids To Work
by Tina Allen, Lmt, Cpmmt, Cpmt, Cimt, Tin
In today's world economy we often find that most parents are working outside of the home. This may mean that we see a reversal of roles, as compared to our 1950s ideals of families, where a father may stay at home with the children while the mother works outside of the home. Children are missing out on valuable nurturing and bonding time with their parents.

While it is essential that parents work to support their families, it is also essential that parents find ways to connect and bond with their children. To support children, show them they are loved and provide attention and care. Yes, when you come home from work in the evening, exhausted or in a bad mood because of that nasty co-worker, this may seem like one more thing to do that you just can't find the time for. But, it is imperative that you spend time with children, even if it means that you have to skip folding the laundry or washing the dishes. Those things can wait, children cannot.

So, what do you do to spend this essential time with your children? Well, if you have a baby or very young child, infant massage can be the perfect nurturing and bonding activity. This massage can be a quite time, stand-alone activity or can even be done while you are providing the essential care you would be anyway. Such as giving a bath and changing a diaper. During these times take a few extra moments to make eye contact, speak lovingly with your baby, and provide nurturing strokes starting on her legs and arms. Maybe just before or at bedtime, provide some long soothing strokes down her back. Not only will the massage help you both to connect, it will also help you both to relax due to the increase of Oxytocin (relaxing and nurturing hormone) in both yourself and your baby.

If you have an older child, a toddler or school age child, try reading a story together. During the story you can use your hands to characters or pictures on his back. Allow your child to help make up the story so that he can participate in suggesting the types of nurturing touch he may wish to feel. This simple activity can take just minutes or you may find it spreads out across a greater portion of the evening. In any case, together you'll spend valuable time and share in very special moments that cannot be replaced.

Children need nurturing touch to thrive in all aspects of life, socially, academically and cognitively. Without an appropriate amount of nurturing touch in their daily lives children suffer horrible consequences, feelings of inadequacy, self-doubt, lack of confidence and social skills. Find a few moments each evening to reconnect with your children through massage and nurturing touch.

Copyright (c) 2009 Liddle Kidz Foundation Infant and Children\\\'s Pediatric Massage

Give your kids feeling ?I can do it myself? with richly decorated wooden step stools. A step stool is basically one of those practical items that you must have in your house, especially if you have children. It makes a good gift for children, besides helping them to reach areas that they normally could not have reached. So what is a step stool? Simply put, a step stool is a stool that has either one or a few steps attached to it. While both children and adults can use it, the preferred users are children, as it also acts as a learning aid for them, teaching them to be able to stand up for themselves and get things done on their own.

There are different types of step stools available. You have simple step stools with just a single step and nothing else, its only functionality being to let your child reach beyond what his height permits him to. You also have step stools with additional features that act as multi purpose devices. They help your child climb higher, and can also store toys. For instance, a step and store stool might have a box at the top. The empty space beneath makes ideal storage space for toys and other utilities your child uses frequently. The lid of the stool or second step has a safety hinge and will protect little fingers from being pinched.

Step stools come in different models, again designed to catch the child's attention, imagination, and spark some fun. Some may be in the form of a cartoon character, or a school bus, or a piano. Step stool makers usually let their childlike imaginations run wild while choosing step stool themes. Step stools are usually made of wood. It's solid, and ensures that your child is easily balanced on the stool. In terms of functionality the finishing is not too important, but hand painted or hand carved surface will brighten any room. Most people prefer step stools made of wood, simply because they are sturdier and last longer.

There are quite a few uses of a step stool. First up, it can be used to let children reach places that they could normally not have reached. For instance, imagine your child wants to reach the sink, to help with dishes, but is not tall enough yet to do so. Using a step stool with single or multiple steps can help him accomplish the task easily. In school, sometimes toys are kept on shelves that are taller than the kids. Step Stools solve the obvious problem there.

Besides this, there are other ways a step stool is useful. A step stool is important because it can help boost the confidence levels of children. You might grant access to new areas of your home, giving your son or daughter a new feeling of self-importance when they can get their own cup, for instance. Allowing him or her to use a step stool will give him the confidence that now they're the big boy or girl. Along with confidence comes a sense of independence. Something every healthy adult must have.

Remember, a wooden step stools can be used for other purposes besides helping your child step up. If a step stool has additional storage space, children can use it to store their toys and other important things. Even adults can use a step stool. There is no age limit for using a step stool. There are, in fact, many people who find different practical uses for step stools once their children have outgrown it. They're useful, and can surprisingly be the source of a lot of happiness in those early years. So step up!

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