Early Education

About 1.8 million children under the age of 5 die each year from diarrheal diseases and pneumonia. Young children can be protected from these diseases by washing their hands with soap. This article provides parents with the importance of handwashing, when their child should wash their hands, the steps and also, how to teach their child to wash their hands.

The brushing of the teeth is the most effective way to prevent teeth decay or teeth cavity. Teeth decay is an infection caused by bacteria. If left untreated, it may lead to other diseases. However, the brushing of the teeth may not be a particularly enjoyable experience for your little child. This article provides some ways in which you can encourage your child to brush his or her teeth properly.

Almost all children will experience some degree of shyness at some time, but some children will experience shyness to such a serious extent that it affects their social development hugely. This article addresses the causes of shyness in children and how parents can help their child overcome it.

Stuttering is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetition of words or prolongation of sound. Most stuttering starts when the children reach the age of 2 to 4. What are the causes of stuttering and ways you can prevent your child from developing stuttering?

One of the things that parents worry about in their child's growing process is their speech and language developmental milestones. This article provides parents with the causes of speech delay, speech and language developmental milestones at different age ranges and tips on leading their child towards proper speech development.

Rocket Science for Babies? review of books on general science written for babies and children.