5 Tips To Boost Your Immune System During The COVID-19 Pandemic During this challenging time, the best way to limit your chances of contracting or spreading the virus is to practise strict social distancing. Keeping your immune system strong is also essential. This post is sponsored by: [...]
When Crying Is Colic And When It Is Not Colic is often the first suspect when newborns cry a lot, and nothing seems to help. But, not every cramp and cry is colic – often Baby just has digestive discomfort which can be solved if you think out of [...]
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 [...]
Co-sleeping Myths – Busted! Are you curious about co-sleeping, i.e. letting Baby sleep in bed with you? You’ve probably seen some good things about it on the Sister Lilian Centre Facebook page and blog and maybe even heard some good things from fellow parents. But, you’ve probably also heard [...]
What’s The Big Deal About Co-sleeping? Co-sleeping, bed sharing, the family bed – no matter what the latest name is – forms part of attachment parenting and basically means letting Baby sleep in bed with you. Just like skin-to-skin and kangaroo mother care, co-sleeping has sound scientific backing and [...]
Sister Lilian’s Five Top Sleep Tips Did you know that of all the concerns parents have, sleep – or more correctly, lack of it – tops the list? I’ve been getting a steady stream of sleep queries since the mid-1980s. It’s no surprise, really; sleep deprivation is a well-recognised [...]
The Significance Of Sleep ‘Incompatibility’ Between Parents And Babies Research into both baby and adult sleep is plentiful. Although it isn’t essential to understand the sometimes complicated science of sleep, it does help those who find it difficult to simply ‘feel’ what might be right, or to leave it up to [...]
How A Baby’s Sleep Works Yes, restful sleep is important for everyone, including babies. This doesn’t mean that babies must sleep through the night, however! Let’s look at sleep itself in more detail, because this will help you understand what you can reasonably expect from your baby or toddler, and why [...]
How To Tap Into The Magical Benefits Of Baby Massage ‘Baby massage’ is one of those parenting buzzwords; but trust me, it’s not just a fad. Women in India, Asia, Africa, and parts of the Americas have been doing it for centuries: it’s simple, natural, and incredibly powerful! Why? [...]
A Playful Approach To Baby Massage We firmly believe that touch is a gift that all parents can give their children – and what a gift! Did you know that touch helps develop healthy functioning connections between the mind, body, and emotions? It also releases tension and aids those [...]
