Advice

Making sure your kids are happy, healthy, and ready for whatever life throws at them has its challenges and we’re here to help with advice to help you and your children thrive.

Fresh ideas, insights, and tips from The Little Gym
Back to School Bliss: 5 Stress Relievers for Kids

Back to School Bliss: 5 Stress Relievers for Kids

The unmistakable scent of fall and the excitement in the air signal one thing – it’s back-to-school season! While the return to school marks a new chapter full of discoveries and friendships, it can also usher in a whirlwind of change and, for many, a dose of stress....

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5 Reasons to Hug Your Child Everyday

5 Reasons to Hug Your Child Everyday

A simple hug, in reality, is not all that simple! Hugs can help children grow to be healthier, happier, smarter, and strengthen parent/child relationships. It’s true! Each time you are hugged your body releases a hormone called oxytocin. This hormone helps to boost...

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5 Easy Ways to Bond with Your Baby

5 Easy Ways to Bond with Your Baby

Navigating the world as a new parent can feel like being in a whirlwind. You’re getting to know this tiny little human who came into your life and rocked your world – but in a good way! While new babies don’t do a whole lot more than eat, sleep, and poop, there are...

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How to Raise a Leader

How to Raise a Leader

Some children are natural born leaders; they’re confident, bossy, and have a natural instinct to take charge. Some children simply need more time for those skills to blossom. They require more guidance, nurturing, and even reassurance to strengthen leadership...

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Tips to Develop an Early Reading Habit for Kids

Tips to Develop an Early Reading Habit for Kids

As a mom, you get “first dibs” on influencing your child’s brain. Time and time again, studies have shown that reading while pregnant has a positive effect on a child’s development early on, and it continues as they grow. Reading early, and often, has been shown to...

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5 Tips for Building Confidence & Independence in Kids

5 Tips for Building Confidence & Independence in Kids

Parenting is a very big and very important job. You’re the big person to your little person and you’re responsible for teaching and guiding your child to be resilient and independent. Overwhelmed yet? It’s important to build confidence in kids to help prepare them for...

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Let your Child’s Imagination Run WILD!

Let your Child’s Imagination Run WILD!

Remember all the fun and imaginative things you played as a child? A princess in a castle or a cowboy in the Wild West? While those memories and activities are cherished for adults, they are actually ideal to help unleash a child's imagination! Imaginative play is...

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