Sassy Mothers Are Women With Smart New Bags! You know you’re a mom when your designer handbag has been replaced with a baby bag! That doesn’t mean that this important accessory, which for so many women gives a lift to their spirits and a swing to their step, has [...]
What To Do About Fever, Earache And Croup At Night Baby has been crying constantly, it’s the middle of the night, and you wonder if there’s something seriously wrong – should you go to the hospital? This is a difficult call to make because illnesses always appear worse at [...]
Play Really Is A Child’s Work It’s also the cornerstone of a child’s development, and that’s what’s really important to know. Just think about it for a moment. How often do children play these days? I mean, really play? Children should dream up their own games, let their imaginations [...]
Thumb Sucking – A Perfect Imperfection? Sucking – whether on dummies, breasts, bottle teats, thumbs, or other fingers – is a deep-seated physical and emotional survival strategy. Unfortunately, the media and childcare advisors portray sucking as a character weakness, a bad habit, and a danger to dental development. However, [...]
5 Parenting Resolutions That Will Make Your Home Happier Resolution 1 I will not treat my children like a project to be completed as efficiently as possible. Parenting is about 'human resource management' and calls for EQ skills, not rigid rules, efficiency and deadlines. Resolution 2 I will remember [...]
Here’s How To Massage Your Perineum, Mom-To-Be The vagina is a hollow muscular area and is perfectly capable of birthing a baby! It has extensive folds which allow for expansion and stretching as Baby is born. There will be some side effects after birth such as some stretching, swelling, [...]
Take Tender Care Of Teething Troubles Did you know, Mom, Baby can start teething any time from birth to 18 months, although most babies start at about six months? Some babies are born with teeth already erupted! These aren’t always the proper milk teeth and may need to be [...]
Choosing And Using Dummies So many expectant couples make dummies one of the first things they purchase when they start equipping their baby’s nursery, so I thought it’s probably time for me to share some thoughts about choosing and using this almost universal symbol of babyhood! In many countries, [...]
Top Latching Tips For Breastfeeding Success! Breastfeeding is one of those things that you can’t fully understand until you’ve done it yourself; and it’s that great unknown that makes many moms-to-be anxious! Don’t worry, with a few basic facts you’ll be good to go – and nursing like a [...]
Three Basic Things To Know About Start-Up Breastfeeding Success So many pregnant women worry about whether they’ll be able to nurse their babies, and even more new mothers are so anxious that this affects the success of what is truly an instinctive and natural mothering activity – IF you [...]
