When your baby starts to get mobile and begins crawling or toddling from place to place in your home, you’ll soon realise how important it is to keep your surroundings, especially the floors, clean and safe. Continue reading
Ever wondered about the slightly unsightly white spots seen on your baby’s tongue whenever the little one yawns or cries? It’s probably oral thrush, a harmless and common thing in babies during their infancy. Problems may occur though when a baby’s oral thrush is passed to the mother’s breast through nursing. Continue reading
A baby’s first set of teeth may not seem very important, due to the fact that they will in time fall off and make way for permanent teeth, but nothing could be more further than the truth. Find out why milk teeth matter and how you can help keep your little one’s little teeth healthy. Continue reading
Since its beginning, In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) has been surrounded by controversy. It was unnatural. It was unethical. However, when the first child was born in 1978 after many unsuccessful attempts, it was a turning point for the treatment of infertility. Since then more than 5 million people across the globe started out life in a lab. Continue reading
Nursing a baby who is over a year old is a common practice in many parts of the world. It’s called extended breastfeeding and for many families, it’s a part of attachment parenting as well. However, not all societies accept this as normal, regardless of the notable health benefits it offers for a child. Continue reading
Whether we care to admit or not, babies today are not born in the same kind of environment they were back then. Instead, they’re entering straight into a world of digital devices. Parents today are tasked with the important duty of striking some balance to this — They have to navigate their way through this fact, specifically in figuring out what role these arguably important gadgets should play in the lives of their young offspring. Continue reading
Toddlers are bundles of joy, agreed, but it’s not always easy to keep them occupied, for most of them have short attention spans. Here are some ways you can have fun while spending quality time with your little one.
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If we were to go back to our roots as Asians, we might find that there was no such term as co-sleeping. That’s because babies always slept close to their mothers and there was nothing really special about that. Now that co-sleeping or putting baby to bed away from you have become items of discussion and debate, perhaps it’s time to pull out all the pros and cons for deliberation’s sake. Continue reading
Let’s face it, our country can get quite hot during the day, with supercharged sun rays shining upon us. While that may be a blessing for our laundry, it can spell trouble for the skin health of the young and old alike. Sun protection is crucial if we are to prevent health issues related to overexposure to the harmful UV rays of the blazing sun. Continue reading
Our pets have every right to feel accepted, and loved by their owners and also have their presence acknowledged. However, pregnant women need to be a little more wary when it comes to almost all animals, particularly how to handle them during the duration of their pregnancy. Read on… Continue reading
