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Dear friends,

Becoming a great fan of certain characters, especially the good ones, is a positive thing for children. But as parents, we need to be careful if our children’s favorite characters deliver something unhealthy.

Children are great imitators. They’ll do just what their idols do. Just like when SpongeBob SquarePants and other cartoon characters play their roles on TV promoting poor-nutrition foods.

Be sensible about this matter. Always give your children healthy foods. Find out other findings of the Institute of Medicine.

The next topic in today’s newsletter is about your children’s development. Build their creativity, social, and physical developments by letting them explore their world. Discover how by reading the article below.

Enjoy your day,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

IOM Report Says TV Advertisers
Influences Children’s Eating Habits

by Katrina Woznicki

Parents should beware of commercials. They can have roles in anyone’s habits, including children.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) reported the demand for changes in the ways food are marketed to 2-11 year olds. It’s due to the evidence relating TV ads and unhealthy dietary habits to these age groups.

The use of cartoon characters like SpongeBob SquarePants, Scooby-doo, and Shrek in the ads is what matters here. They are watched and even imitated by many children.

These favorite characters make nutrient-bereft foods, such as high-sugar cereals, look tempting. At the same time, unfortunately, more nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables were getting little attention.

View more about this ads issue if you do care about your children’s health:
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Let Your Child Get Dirty. It’s Essential for Physical and Mental Development

by Charles Kassotis

Are you still following your child around worrying that they might stain their clothes? Do you forbid playing outside because they might get dirty? Do you see germs and infections in every step they take? Are you trying to keep away friendly dogs or cute kittens because they might be disease carriers?

Do any of the sentences above represent your attitude towards your child? If yes, you must reconsider. Depriving your child of physical contact with the “Dirty, Outside World” is bad for its health. Sound unbelievable? How can something full of germs be essential for a kid’s development?

First of all, your child, in the delicate years between childhood and puberty, develops its immune system. The immune system is designed to defend the organism against millions of bacteria, microbes, parasites, viruses and toxins. But it needs to be trained; just us muscles need exercise to function properly. In order to recognize harmful germs, it needs to meet them first. Then it creates an archive, where it is all installed. When the time comes for a fight, the immune system will be prepared because it knows the enemy. Pure exposure to various microorganisms and other environmental factors leads to pure immune resistance. That means, that the child will be less susceptible to disease later in life. So, don’t exaggerate in hygiene matters. Let your child’s immune system harden, with the help of dirt.

Your child needs also to be active, run around and feel happy playing outside. Worrying about stains will make the child feel guilty about activities that make it happy. You cannot replace that happiness with clean clothes, or with indoor inactive activities such us TV or video games. This
is especially true during the school year. Imagine being seated in a chair while experiencing growth and energy spurts! Getting loose outside home will help the child deals with that pressure.

Don’t underestimate your kids’ explorative skills. By exploring –not the house of course- it discovers the world. Exploration boosts the imagination as well as creativity, social and physical skills. Well-developed physical skills result in a healthy body. Creativity will bring adaptability, and social skills will bring success and mental health. All those will eventually turn an active child, into a lively, successful healthy adult.

Let friendly animals approach your child. They won’t hurt it; they will be of benefit. By keeping animals away you teach your child to do the same. Have you considered having a pet? Children raised with pets show many benefits. Developing positive feelings about pets can contribute to a child’s self-esteem and self-confidence. Your child will develop trusting relationships with others much easier. A good relationship with a pet can also help in developing non-verbal communication, compassion, and empathy.

Finally, how important do you think memories are? Memories are moments of our lives, forming our personality. What would you like your child to remember from its childhood memories? Clean, germ-free clothes? Or shiny days outside, filled with laughter and a sense of adventure?

Are you still afraid of dirt? No need to be, after all, dirt is health! So, let your child go and play outside, loose in the dirt. Join in if you get jealous, you might want to get a little dirty too!

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Let your child explore his world anywhere! Don’t worry about the spots that might stain his body and clothes. It’s indeed a part of his learning process. His exploration will improve imagination as well as creativity, social and physical skills.

- Creativity brings adaptability.

- Social skill brings success and mind health.

- Well-developed physical skill results in a healthy body.

All of them will finally turn an active child into a lively, successful healthy adult.

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Dear friends,

Enjoying the time as a new parent? I bet it’s one of the most beautiful moments you’ve had in your life, friends.

Let me share a bit of that moment after I gave birth to my son. During the night, my husband helped me a lot. He was always ready when I needed a hand for changing our baby’s diapers.

Giving me back the baby for breastfeeding was really a nice, simple effort he did for me, too.

To many women, including me, those simple things like my hubby did are so meaningful. You’d feel safe and had enough time to rest. Of course it’s not hard for you, hubbies, to do the same.

Luckily, in Hollywood, Seal was lauded for his parenting skills (Well, don’t underestimate yourself for not being praised so.). Check out the report below.

For pregnant women, try doing these safe exercises which I give to you in an article below as well. Feel how your body will be healthier and fit throughout the ‘carrying’ period.

Enjoy your new, amazing role,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

Seal Lauded for His Parenting Skills

After becoming a first-time biological father to Henry, his son from supermodel Heidi Klum, Seal, 42, received five polls as Hollywood’s most honorable new dad.

This beats out other new daddies Ben Affleck, Heath Ledger, new step daddies Ashton Kutcher and Brad Pitt.

The editor-in-chief of Parents magazine also stated that the singer should be praised for his willingness to accept Leni, Klum’s daughter from a previous relationship, as his own.

Who’s scored a zero? The name starts with K. Find out at

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Good and Safe Exercises for Pregnant Women

by Adwina Jackson

Studies show that there are numerous benefits you can get from exercising while you’re pregnant. Exercise improves your energy levels, blood circulation, and enhances your chances for an early recovery.

Another reason for exercise is moms who work out while getting pregnant has shorter and easier labor.

So, what are the exercises then?

Walking – It’s the best overall exercise for pregnant mothers anywhere. Low impact, but really good for your heart and blood flow. Walking is usually safe throughout the entire pregnancy. Moreover, it’s the cheapest exercise among all. You can do it anytime anywhere.

Swimming – Swimming eases the heaviness you feel from weight gain associated with pregnancy. It also provides you with optimal cardiovascular benefits and helps you feel light and refreshed. You’ll sleep better, burn your calories, and stay fresh as you can deal with physical and emotional challenges during pregnancy.

Yoga – This exercise helps you maintain your muscle tone and stretch out ligaments during pregnancy. If you’re interested, a prenatal yoga class is definitely a good endeavor. You can do yoga almost anywhere. Many women feel comfortable doing it at home. Please beware that it can be harmful if you don’t do it correctly. So, advice from practitioners is definitely essential.

Always consult with your obgyn doctor before starting any program. You should also commit to exercises regularly. Generally at least 30 minutes of exercise and 4-7 days a week is recommended.

Tips before and during the exercises:

- drink a lot of water to keep you fresh and avoid you from dehydrated

- avoid over-heating as it can endanger you and your baby

- stop exercising when you start feeling dizzy or lightheaded

- always do warming-up before the exercise to reduce injury

- cool-down after activities to help your heart rate return to normal

Enjoy your pregnancy!

It’s not that hard to be a great dad. If Seal was praised as Hollywood’s most honorable new dad because of his skills in changing his baby boy’s diapers and singing him lullabies, you surely can do the same thing. Definitely not a hard thing.

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Dear Friends,

Getting to know even a simple thing about a star is always interesting, especially if it’s the Grammy Award winning singer.

Don’t miss the story of Sheryl Crow reported by CBS! Her mom tells you about their relationship. Enjoy!

Now it’s about the kids’ education. I know that deciding on which school your kids should go to is not an easy thing.

What do you think about home schooling? If you ever think, but still have no idea about it, find here 8 reasons to educate your child at home. Hope the article can help you decide the best thing for your loved ones.

Love,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

Meet Sheryl Crow’s Mom

CBS’ The Early Show features stories about how some of America’s most accomplished people were raised. This time is about the Grammy Award winning singer Sheryl Crow.

Harry Smith, the co-anchor, got some parenting tips from Sheryl’ mom, Bernice Crow, who is a piano teacher.

Enjoy the report:

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The Benefit of Home Schooling - 8 Reasons to Educate Your Child at Home

by Charlie Cory

Making the decision to home school is, on the face of it, not an easy one. There are many questions that need to be asked, and answered, before you can take this very significant step in your child’s education. What can influence the decision is an idea of some of the benefit of home schooling.

So here are some things to think of.

1. Your child will get one to one attention with you. The issues associated with large class sizes will be gone forever.

2. No one knows your child better than you, so you can tailor the lessons to suit your child. That will be something that could never happen in a conventional class room.

3. If your child is someone who is particularly susceptible to peer pressure, then home schooling can alleviate the problem. With your child completely under your control, you not only dictate the curricular activities, but the friends and social elements of their day.

4. Family life can return to how it should be. No more strangers passing at the breakfast table.

5. Many children get wrongly labeled with ‘learning difficulties’ when all that they needed was a different approach. If your child falls into this category, you will be best placed to evaluate your child’s needs and requirements.

6. Scientific studies indicate that home schooled children can come out ahead in every measurement. Other factors may affect this of course, but the indications are that home schooled children achieve more academic success than their traditionally schooled counterparts.

7. Research also indicates that home schooled children actually have better social skills than traditionally schooled children. This rather flies in the face of most people’s beliefs.

8. Although not a statistic that should affect your decision making, every child taken out of the state controlled education system actually saves the tax payer around $9000 per pupil per year.

Whilst it is not a task to be undertaken lightly, there are compelling reasons for educating your child at home. It can be argued of course that the benefit of home schooling will not be so strong for all children, but equally, there are many who could benefit significantly from home tutoring.

The article was written by Charlie Cory, who is the owner of Teaching Your Kids. Teaching Your Kids provides advice about home schooling your children.

Visit his website about the benefit of home schooling now.

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Every parent, of course, wants to be proud of his or her kids and vice versa. Maintaining a good relationship and honesty are wonderful things a family should have.

Finding the best education for your kids needs extra time and effort. Search as much information as you can and compare each education program which suits your kids.

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Dear {!Name},

I’m sure that you don’t want anyone in your
surrounding gets depression. This is an illness that affects the whole body,
mind, and thoughts.

A person with depression usually can’t put
anything in the proper portion. He or she needs a proper treatment.

A recent study shows that playing with dolphins
cuts depression symptoms. This is interesting! Find out through the report
you’ll find below.

Now, it’s about your kids’ birthday. Do you
really need to hold a party for them? Well, a birthday party is indeed an
exciting and special moment not only for the kids but also for parents.

So, don’t make an ordinary one! Get the tips
here to create the party unforgettable for everyone.

Cheers,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

Swim with Dolphins, Cut Depression

by Miranda Hitti

Depression is a serious illness that deserves skilled care. Researchers say that animals and nature have been found to have therapeutic benefits for sick and disabled people.

FOXNews reported that dolphins help reduce depression symptoms. It’s based on the research led by Christian Antonioli, a PhD candidate in psychiatry at England’s University of Leicester Medical School.

Consisting of 30 people with mild to moderate depression, the study was conducted by spending two weeks at the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences in Honduras.

Get the fact by reading the report:

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Suggestions for Throwing Your Next Birthday Party

by Adwina Jackson

Birthday parties are exciting for children, but can be equally exciting and meaningful for parents.

Birthdays hold special meaning for children because they are the one day the world is focused on them and their contributions to the world.

Planning a birthday party is sometimes a challenging task, but not when you have the right mindset and tools handy!

If you are wondering what you can do to make your next birthday party something to be remembered, consider the following:

Throw a Theme Based Birthday Party - Rather than have a run of the mill party, consider throwing a themed based party where guests dress up as their favorite cartoon character or something of that nature. Consider getting decorations and invitations that match the theme. You can even invest in a couple of movies for children to watch that revolve around the character or theme of the party. Most children will love this type of party and talk about it for weeks on end. Popular themes include: