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Traditionally, kids don't do housework, they cause it. Getting children to realise the importance of cleaning and tidying is a tall order, but you can plant the seed in their minds with these four ways to make housework fun.

That's an interesting question, and parents approach this topic very differently. I'd say the word that most encompasses what advice I have to give is balance. You have to be lead by your childs readiness, interest, strengths. If you have a child who is not much interested in that kind of activity, there's no point in pushing it at this stage.

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Babysitting is a popular first job for many teenagers, but caring for children is not an easy task.

You know, there's not a lot you have to do for your home, but there are some things you should have ready for your baby. I think, if I was going to do a pre-natal survival kit there's some things I would put in it. I would have diapers for the baby. I would have some sort of diaper paste or cream like a Desitin or a Balmex or even a thick moisturizing paste like an Aqua 4 cream. I would have baby wipes to help out with those diaper changes. I would have a thermometer so in case you feel your child is warm, you can take a temperature. And a simple rectal, digital thermometer works fine. Nothing fancy. You don't have to get the ear thermometer or now they have the ones that go on the forehead, but just a simple rectal, digital thermometer.

Crying is your baby's way of telling you they need something and it often breaks down to one of a couple things, either they are hungry, either they just want some comfort, either they want their diaper changed, or something's bothering them, something hurts them that you need to fix. And what's really interesting is you are going to get different types of cry and you are going to have different inclinations for their cry for different things that they want. And you sort of get to know when is the hunger cry and when is the diaper change cry, when is the painful cry, when is i just want some loving cry, and you get to know that and you will be able to immediately fix the problem at hand.

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Child sleep specialist, Andrea Grace, has teamed up with the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, to bring you the best advice on a safe nights sleep for your baby.