Kidbo’s “10 Amazing Parents, 10 Inspiring Trips” List (Part 1)
Gone are the days when having children meant giving up your dream trips to explore the world. Today’s amazing parents are resourceful, creative and embarking on so many inspiring trips with their little ones. Today we give you a list of Kidbo’s 10 most inspiring family trips for 2017. Let’s countdown our first 5! 10…
How to raise a bilingual child as a parent that only speaks English
You only speak English and you’ve heard about all the amazing positive benefits associated with being a bilingual child. As a monolingual parent with aspirations to raise a multilingual child, the subsequent challenge is simple: how does one teach what he or she doesn’t know? This impotent feeling as it relates to coaching a skill…
Dare to Persist! On Raising Bilingual and Multilingual Children by Madalena from The Alma Collective
It is common knowledge that raising bilingual children has huge benefits. There are numerous articles published in well-respected and widely-received publications such as the New York Times and the Guardian, highlighting the superior executive function and cognitive abilities associated with learning another language from birth. It can even slow the progress of dementia in later…
5 Scientific Facts about Bilingual Children You Need to Know.
When raising bilingual children, the best you can do as a parent is gathering the facts and make an informed decision on what works for your little ones. Our team at Kidbo is excited to share these amazing facts about the impact of bilingual households: According to the 2009-2013 American Community Survey, just over 20%…
3 Simple Tips to Take Amazing Baby Pictures by Guest Photographer Nina Callow
There is nothing like having beautiful pictures of your babies to look back on! Believe me, as a mum of 3 – and one almost a teenager – it goes super fast!! I’ve been a photographer now for just over 4 years recently setting up my own lifestyle photography business. Hopefully, I can share a…
5 sleep hacks that will help your baby (and you!) through the night
“People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have them.” A reality of becoming a parent is that sleep transforms from something you need everyday to something you want more of in your life. There is no-one stop solution and your journey will depend so much on your little one’s cycles, but we…
Surviving a newborn: 6 tips from new parents – guest post by Miraculous Mums and Dad’s Diary
Bringing home your newborn is the first step in a magical, life-changing journey, hence we all need a little help along the way. We’re super excited to share 6 “surviving a newborn” tips from a new mum to a new dad and from a new dad to a new mum thanks to this guest post…
Top 9 fun facts about the first year of parenting that will make you laugh out loud
We live and breathe parenting here at the Kidbo headquarters, and over the past 18 months we’ve experienced countless birth cycles and spoken to hundreds of parents in their first year. Below you’ll find some of fun facts and information nuggets surveyed from parents just like you.
Top 10 things to do indoors with your child
Ah, the weekend! Time to put work aside and focus on spending some quality time with your kid right? If only the weather would cooperate…Meteorology has always been unpredictable. A rainy weekend might not matter all that much during the first year after birth. However, as your kid starts to walk, run and develop his…
Parenting in a Connected World – Merging Technology and Communities.
The idealized journey into parenting for many went something like this. Once upon a time, there was a husband and wife who just bought a beautiful house where they grew up in. After a beautiful summer wedding, filled with laughter and joy, they were blessed with a beautiful newborn the next year. (Well, 10 months…
Transitioning into Parenthood: Your new life begins
The “marriage phase” is in full swing among my close group of friends: This is my second year in a row with 5 or more weddings to attend. People get married for many different reasons. One of the more common reasons is to start a family. What I couldn’t help but notice with my married…
Why Millennials Postpone Family
Once you get that news that you are expecting, that feeling of rainbows, sunshine mixed in with a heavy dose of “oh shit, what do I do now” immediately hits your gut. If you take a look around for a second at your peers. Chances are that you enter the family game today much different…