Which kind of thermometer do you purchase to take your child’s temperature? This article explains the options with their pros and cons. The cheapest and most reliable is still the old-fashioned mercury one your mom and grandma used but the digital one is next best.
[http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/in-depth/thermometer/art-20047410]
A link to a blog post about making parenting easier? Well to the extent that reading some fairly simply stated guidelines can make it, here is an interesting example from the University of Arkansas department of pediatrics. Kristin Zolten and Nicholas Long. (parenting-ed website)
[https://parenting-ed.org/wp-content/themes/parenting-ed/files/handouts/general-parenting-guidelines.pdf]
[Site no longer active – which makes me sorry for you. You really should have seen it in it’s day!]When you were a kid and were asked the standard question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” how did you respond? If you said: “A fireman!” well, this may interest you: So I bought a fire truck.
[Site no longer active – ]
[Update: the article is still there but you have to overlook the really cluttered look of his new (or lack thereof) styling. The concept is just as valid as ever and a really short but good read] An interesting article by Dr. David Palmiter (psychologist) discussing five questions parents should ask and answer for themselves about children’s sports and their children participating in them: Five Questions. See what he says about all 5 questions.
1. As a parent do I insist upon outcomes, effort or both?
2. Does my child enjoy the sport?
3. Does the sporting experience support or interfere with adaptive character development?
4. When academics and sports compete against each other, which wins?
5. Does my kid realize that my bond with him or her cannot be threatened by how he or she does in sports?