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Babyproof your garden
If you're lucky enough to have a yard, it will offer your child a chance to enjoy being outdoors and explore a new environment. However, yards can pose a number of hazards to small children, . . .
Basic first aid
As a parent, it can be essential to know basic first aid.
Why don’t some people immunize their children?
The
majority of the parents who have chosen not to immunize genuinely believe that
they are doing the best thing for their children. The main arguments they use
for not vaccinating are associated w . . .
Bites and scratches
All children experience bites and scratches at some point, whether it’s while playing with the family dog or during playground scuffles. Most animal, human or insect bites are not harmful, but should . . .
Bird flu and babies
Newspaper headlines have been alerting us to the dangers of bird flu for some time now.
It’s a contagious disease that normally affects birds and poultry, and less commonly, pigs. In . . .
Dust mite allergy
A dust mite is a microscopic organism that lives in the dust in your home, feeding on shed skin flakes.
They can’t harm you, but can aggravate asthma and other respiratory problems i . . .
How to encourage an enquiring mind
Children
are naturally curious about the world around them, but in our daily haste we
often deprive them of that vital childhood privilege – the time to dawdle and
explore interesting things that t . . .
Weaning off the bottle and onto a cup
By the age of one, it may be time to move your little one from a bottle to a cup.
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis is a parasital infection that can be contracted from animal faeces or forms of red meat and can lead to miscarriages or permanent damage to your unborn baby.
Talking to your baby
When moms talk to their babies
they naturally fall into a speech rhythm that’s been referred to as
‘motherese’: speaking with a higher pitch, exaggerating their range of pitches
(different ‘voices’ . . .