Q: How can I tell if my baby has jaundice?
A: Jaundice is a very common condition affecting up to 75% of newborn babies and presents itself as yellowness of the skin and eyes. It usually happens during the first week of life. Continue reading
It’s encouraging to see that everywhere you look these days, families seem to be adapting a greener, more sustainable lifestyle. You see more shoppers carrying their own reusable bags, diners at restaurants whipping out their own metal straws, more and more households separating and recycling their trash, etc. Continue reading
For most pregnant women, instinct takes over somewhere in the third trimester of their pregnancy, where there will be feeling an intense urge to prepare their home for a baby’s arrival. This is called the nesting instinct, whereby even animals go through this. Just do whatever it is you need to do, mama! Continue reading
Brain-Based Strategies for Our Kids
Years ago, a parent was concerned about her daughter who wouldn’t stop moving during class time. This little girl had a problem focusing and we did extra multi-tasking exercises with her to help her focus better. She was allowed to move in class, stretched, and skipped during learning. Years later, she’s an accomplished budding junior athlete and a good student who is much better at managing her attention span independently. Continue reading
Have you been to a toddler’s birthday party lately? They seem to cater more for the parents than the little ones don’t they – food-wise, that is? Could one of the reasons be that there’s not that many appropriate or ‘safe’ choice of food to be offered to little ones?
Let’s face it – eating healthy is something even adults struggle with, even though it’s something doable! It’s no secret these days that eating the right kinds of food will help keep all sorts of illnesses at bay, and the younger a person develops the taste for healthy foods, the better! Continue reading
Sensible and smart parenting ways can help build better confidence in little ones. Not all children have the same traits and most times, parents have to deal with different characters even among their own children. If your child seems to lack confidence or seems too shy, this piece is for you. Continue reading
With the countless brands of baby food available in the supermarket nowadays, it’s only natural that manufacturers go the extra mile to make sure that their products stand out on the shelves, hence all those attractive illustrations, colours, and designs on baby food packagings. However, it’s the label on a baby food product that tells all. They tell so much that it might sometimes get confusing. Continue reading
Each day in our lives, we leave behind our carbon footprints – and the environmental impact of our actions and lifestyle. As the world becomes more aware of the negative impacts of carelessness and harshness that our planet is currently undergoing, with deforestation, pollution, etc, we need to work together to ensure that what we leave behind for our future generation is inhabitable. And how do we do that? Continue reading
Classified as a major surgical procedure, a cesarean section (C-section) in today’s modern times could take place not merely as an emergency option, but rather, as a pre-selected choice. Sometimes, women who are fully capable of giving birth naturally still choose to have a C-section. Find out why. Continue reading
