Would you feed your baby some food that was probably made a year ago or more? If the idea of that puts you off, then you’d probably want to give commercial baby foods a miss and start making your own! Continue reading
When a baby is born, there will be a string of tests carried out by a paediatrician or trained midwife to determine if there are any health or medical issues that warrant immediate attention. If you know beforehand what these tests are about, it might put your mind at ease when they’re being carried out… Continue reading
Tired of purchasing endless art supplies for your little one? Well, there are ways around that, mama! Continue reading
Children of all ages need exposure to sunshine, for it helps us produce Vitamin D which their bodies need to absorb calcium for strong bones and teeth. Children love being outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine, but they hardly know of the dangers of overexposure to the damaging rays of the sun. Continue reading
Does your child have a loving relationship with you and others in the family? Relationships with others are an integral part of a child’s happiness, both present, and future. Tuning in and responding to your child with warmth and gentleness will help lay the foundations for your child’s development and helps to shape his or her adulthood. Continue reading
When you’re a parent of a baby, toddler, or young child, your pediatrician is without a doubt one of the most important persons in your life and that of your child. He or she is the one you rely on to make things better when your child falls ill, which indeed is bound to happen sooner or later. Continue reading
It’s not unusual for moms to wonder if their infants are getting enough milk. There are, however, ways to put yourself at ease, especially if your baby is breastfed. Continue reading
If your baby seems to be constantly crying for no reason, an ear infection may be the cause. Ear infections are very common in babies and it is quite easy to confuse all that crying and fussing for colic or some other discomfort. Read on… Continue reading
Childcare: checked. Return-to-work date: checked. Even so, as your maternity leave draws to an end, you may undergo a string of concerns. Will everything go as planned? What are your plans in the first place? It might be a challenge to go back to work, but really, it need not be a crisis. Continue reading
The trend for decades has been to decorate a nursery with the gender of the baby in mind. Most people decorated in either pink or light blue. The standard gender-neutral shade used to be yellow, for not every parent is keen to know if they’re expecting a boy or a girl, and even today, many parents-to-be still look forward to getting to know the sex of their baby only at birth. Continue reading
