Each stage of child development presents unique challenges, but your children’s growth also offers unique opportunities to connect with and nurture your family. Love Certified Child Care offers some of the best resources to help you successfully parent through — and enjoy — the tough stages.  ..read more

New fathers may find it challenging to adapt to parenthood. Many new dads lack the intuition to prepare for this new reality. Even with prior preparedness, it may prove to be a challenging yet crucial growth opportunity ..read more

Purchasing a house is one of the most carefully considered decisions in any family’s life. In many cases, you’ll be choosing where your kids grow up, where they build all their childhood memories, and what they call their “hometown” as adults. There’s so much to think about while shopping for a new home, and you’ll want to look over every detail before you commit. Here are a few things to think about as you look for your family’s new home ..read more

Believe it or not, spring will be here soon and the weather will get good again. If you have kids you will begin considering purchasing a bike for them. It's an exciting but scary dilemma. Another time of them achieving independence and moving beyond toddler hood and moving into childhood. When is a good age for kids to start biking and what bike to buy are topics that will be covered in this post.  ..read more

Owning a pet can be a wonderful and rewarding experience for any family. Pets can help teach children important ideas like responsibility and commitment, as well as give them a friend to grow and play with. Choosing a pet for your family should be a careful process, as pets’ needs vary widely. Here are a few things to consider before you start researching animals ..read more

Your worst nightmare has happened; your nanny or babysitter just canceled last minute. You have a full day OR the tickets you purchased 6 months ago to a sold out concert won't be used. Seriously?! Why can't the neighbor kids realize how important it is that you get the child care you need when you need it no matter what. Yes, they say they are sick, or all the sudden they have a test they need to study for that they forgot about OR WORSE YET...they simply don't show up at all; no phone call nothing just crickets ..read more

Choosing a school that is good for your child is more important than you think. It's also important that you know your child and how they learn not just what schools are the best. After all some children learn better with regiment, some learn better when it's play centric, some are better at math, some are better with reading and each school has its strengths and you need to understand, not only, what is the best school but their ability to reach your child and their unique personality. Not all schools have the same platforms ..read more

.When you think about your children you know just how unique they are. The way they drink from their cups, what motivates them to eat, if they learn about their world through creativity, physical play or both. If you have more than one child you see that siblings are very unique too. One child may be anxious, another might be head strong, one might be silly and another serious. When you need child care why would you take a cookie-cutter approach to your unique children? How to trust and convey the uniqueness of your children to the daycare, the child care professional coming to your home is i ..read more

Not everyone may want children but for the majority of people whether you want children of your own or not there is something about them that we love. It's so hard to pinpoint just what it is about them that warms our hearts because when you look at a child a lot of emotions (usually positive surges our bodies and minds).   ..read more

As families move away from family due to work, education, or other reasons they are more reliant on child care of strangers whether it is a day care center, a date night babysitter, or hiring a full time nanny. Finding a provider that is either a child care agency or a babysitter placement website, a neighbor, or day care finding child care has more choices for parents than ever before.  ..read more