Home And Family Blog

Children are your pride and joy, and the thought of them becoming ill can be very devastating to all family members. In the very early years of your child’s life, you may panic when they get the sniffles or cries uncontrollable.  Here are a few tips to help you maintain your child’s health.

After an infant is born, they should go to the doctor every couple of months for vaccines.  In the early years it is so easy to keep and maintain their doctor appointments than when they become older you may forget that they need regular checkups.  As they reach the age of 1 year old, they should go to the doctor once a year unless other medical issues appear.  Here are the following tips to maintain a healthy child.

1.  Go to the doctor once a year to have a physical and update the doctor on anything unusual or to ask questions

2.  Keep active and move around for at least 30 minutes everyday.

• Keeping a child active will enable them to stay at a weight that is healthy and fit for the rest of their life.
• Eat a regular diet with five servings of fruits and vegetable everyday.
• Eat fried and fast food in moderation

3. Make an appointment to see a dentist around the age of 3-4 years old.

      * As soon as your child develops teeth you should have them use a toothbrush and

         water to maintain a healthy mouth. Some professionals state it is not safe to use

         toothpaste, but to be sure ask your dentist.

4. Get plenty of rest.  The professionals state that a toddler to school age child should get

     10-13 hours of sleep each night.  When children go to school they should have 9-10

     hours of sleep each night to maintain a healthy body.

5.   The most important tip is to maintain a spiritual guidance with your child and let

      Know that you love them and are a loving family.  One way to do this is to limit

      TV time and instead go to the park, have game night at home, or sit down and have

      a great conversation with your child. Once your child knows you will listen to

      them, they will come to you when you have problems.

Children, family, phone calls, spouses, careers, mail, shopping, and then of course cleaning, how can you fit it all in a days work of a mother.  To kick it off children should be your first priority, if they are fed and happy then you are an awesome mother.  You should be playing games with them, reading to them, and teaching age appropriate material, back to house cleaning tips here are several tips I learned from my mother:

1.Assign one room to each day of the week.  If you have extra rooms you can    decide if they need cleaned on a weekly or biweekly basis. You may need to add a smaller room to a day of the week that you have the extra time to clean.

2. Put all your cleaning supplies (towels, broom, mop, mop bucket, and cleaning agents) in one place away from you’re your child’s reach.  A fantastic place to put all materials is in the garage or in a cabinet above the washer and dryer..

3. Try to use homemade Green cleaning supplies, ounce by ounce they are cheaper and healthier to use. There are many websites out there that help you make your own cleaning supplies, type in homemade green cleaning supplies. Here is one you can make at home:

                       WINDOW CLEANER
                1/4-1/2 teaspoon liquid detergent
                 3 tablespoons vinegar
                 2 cups water
                 Spray bottle

4. You need to put aluminum foil on the bottom of your oven to keep it clean.  Once it becomes dirty just pull it out and put clean foil in, what an awesome idea and it saves on the back breaking job.

5. “10 minute clean”, set the timer and have everyone in the house clean certain parts of the house and when the timer goes off, your finished for the day.  This technique is great for the days that there is no time to clean and you only have a few minutes, and the children love it and they can’t wait until the next time.

6. One very important cleaning tip is to put everything in its place. This technique will help you bypass the mounds of clutter that could be happen in your life. 

Mothers are always busy and we always put others first, so you need to take time for yourself daily, whether it is 10-20 minutes closing your eyes and dreaming about the beach or going out with friends to dinner and a movie.  As a mother you need to take time for yourself to be productive for your family. 

My favorite place in the house is my bedroom. Here are some few easy tips to create spicier things in the bedroom. So change your boring bedroom and make it suite for romance. We find one familiar thing almost every bed room stuffing here and there and it is your dirty cloth. Keep away those dirty things in a plastic made basket and clean up any thing of mass. Keep your cosmetics in a wicker baskets get some proper place for pan, paper and comb. A wall fitting wooden bookshelf or cane made shelf gives a nice looks. Every now and then color and shades change our mind set. People generally used deeper wall shades in their living room which feels boring. Try a single accent color with some textures finished. It will be more effective if you use a faux wooden floor. It will also warm up your bedroom. You may be doubtful to choose a color for your bedroom’s wall. You can seek advice from your designer. Most designer suggests a color that is light and eye-catching for bedroom. You can use Pink as one of the best color shads for your living room. Because enhance the relationship and it also known as the color of passion. It keeps your mentality passionate. Lighting in bedroom is also very important element in living room. You can try several lights around the bed for dreamy impression. Using romantic paper lamps and dimmer switch is also a very good idea. Moreover using candles is the simplest way to bring a sexy look to the little corner of your living room. Apart from candles there are several other ways to set the stage. Wall can be decorated by some arty deco pieces; those can be collected from any memorable trips. Of course photograph of your engagement, baby’s birthday other memorable functions collection from old day’s black & white photograph of your early days can be framed on the wall.

Using of some fashionable curtains also give a nice effect to you living room. For further spice of romance try some mood music, avoid artificial cosmetic room freshener. You can use some garden fresh flowers to have a sweet smell. Put the flowers in a nine trendy flower pot full of sugary water. This keeps the flower fresh for two or three days. Put two or three drops of aromatic oil on cotton hand chief and pop it into the dryer along with the bed line. A vacuum cleaner can be used for keeping the bedroom fresh and clean. Keep your secrete thing like massage oil, condom, medicine, pads etc well hidden to avoid embarrassing questions from young one. In general going to bed in late hour and immediately after taking the dinner are not good habit. The living room should be well ventilated for fresh air and sunlight. This fresh air brings oxygen and sunlight kill germs (If you are not using germs protective air-conditioner). Don’t forget to switch of your mobile let the fun begin. Sleep well and dream well.