Articles about "friendship skills" 101
Bonding after birth
Bonding with your baby after it is born, will establish its confidence and affect its social and emotional skills later in life.
Is my baby developing normally?
Each baby will develop and grow at their own speed. It is important not to panic if your child does not seem to be at a proper stage of development based on their age, as he will grow at his own pace.
Play yards and playmats
Even very small babies need sensory stimulus, and a safe way of providing this is with a baby gym-style playmat, which is a soft mat with toys, rattles, mirrors and other sensory stimuli suspe . . .
Basic first aid
As a parent, it can be essential to know basic first aid.
Working from home
Home
working appeals to many parents, as it offers a degree of flexibility not
available through most office-based jobs. Home working allows you to manage
your own time to fit in work around your f . . .
Parents who work
Every
parent's situation is different and employment options and opportunities can
vary. The information provided here is not a comprehensive statement of
your rights or the law, and you should al . . .
Daycare: what to expect
Many parents opt for a daycare center
for their child as they like the fact that a team of qualified staff will be
taking care of their child and that he’ll be learning and playing in a
structured . . .
Nanny shares
A
nanny share is where two families employ one nanny to look after their
children, and spread the cost between them. It can work very well as long as
both families agree on the basic ground rules a . . .
What other checks will I be offered
You’ll
be offered a range of prenatal screening and diagnostic tests that include blood tests, ultrasound scans and invasive tests such as amniocentisis. Most
moms-to-be are offered a nuc . . .
Colic
Colic can be upsetting and exhausting for new parents – if your baby suffers from it, it’ll test all your parenting skills and your patience in the early months. The good news is that it cause . . .