Added August 4, 2011, Under: Babies, Parents, Technology
Baby monitors are such an everyday convenience to moms and dads, that perhaps no one gives a second thought about whether they are actually safe for your baby. In the old days, parents would spend half their evening listening out for sounds of their baby waking up and often it was only when the baby reached the screaming stage, that they actually heard them. And of course the bigger the house, the bigger the problem.
Currently, there is a lot of ...
Added July 13, 2011, Under: Babies, Children's Health, Exercise, Parents
In new guidelines published, and in an attempt to reduce the growing problem of obesity in the UK, the British Government is encouraging parents to provide exercise opportunities for babies and preschoolers every day. The campaign says that children under the age of 5 - including babies who can't even walk yet - should exercise every day while those who are walking should be physically active for at least 3 hours a day.
The Government officials are asking that ...
Added May 19, 2011, Under: Babies, Environment, New Moms, Parents
Many parents find that one of the easiest ways to get their restless baby to sleep – perhaps they have become over tired or are teething – is to place their baby in a car seat and drive around the neighbourhood until he or she falls asleep. They then carry through the baby seat to the baby's cot and if a deep sleep has now taken over, they move their baby into his or her normal sleeping place.
This method ...
Added May 15, 2011, Under: Babies, Children's Health, New Moms, Nutrition
There is a newcomer to the milk production industry and according to studies in Italy, it is proving to be a good alternative milk choice for those babies and children who suffer from cows milk allergies. This new kid on the block is the humble donkey.
According to the head pediatrician at the allergy unit at St. Anna Hospital in Turin, Italy, studies have been carried out on the effects of donkey milk for the past 7 years. And ...
Added May 11, 2011, Under: Babies, Children's Health, New Moms, Nutrition
The average liter of breast milk contains insufficient vitamin D and so mothers need to boost this. Sunlight is the ideal way to go with half an hour's exposure especially between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm on a daily basis. Sunlight (UV-B) is a primary and effective way to fulfill the requirement of Vitamin D. This is why many experts recommend getting an exposure of sunlight for at least 15-20 minutes daily but remember the ...
Added April 29, 2011, Under: Babies, Children's Health, New Moms, Parents
How ever many times it happens, moms never really get used to that troublesome teething time. So here are some safe and natural ways to help make those teething troubles go away. Of course natural teething remedies are becoming more popular as many parents want to avoid the use of any drugs or medicines for their children. Many natural teething remedies have been around for thousands of years.
1. Bread was used for centuries but more recently the bagel has come ...
Added March 20, 2011, Under: Babies, Diets, Exercise, New Moms
There are two sides to the biotic coin – there are antibiotics and then there are probiotics and if you have to take an antibiotic for any reason, then you need a probiotic to counteract the effects of the antibiotic. We all need probiotics or the “friendly bacteria” which when ingested acts to maintain a healthy intestinal tract and to help fight illness and disease so that we are less likely to need anti-biotics in the future!
“Probiotic” means “for life”.
A ...
Added February 25, 2011, Under: Babies, Children's Health, Environment, New Moms, Parents
New moms-to-be often talk about having a natural birth but what about having a natural child – right from pregnancy to a young child and beyond. You can work on making as natural an environment as possible for your new baby.
The numbers of skin problems, allergies, eczema, mood disorders, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorders have been increasing in an alarming way over recent times while a lowered immunity is also becoming a problem. The reasons for this could be household ...
Added January 25, 2011, Under: Babies, Children's Health, Doctors, Environment, Headaches & Migraines
It's time to make our everyday world less toxic and one of the ways is to change how you do your laundry and to start using more natural laundry products.
In her Natural Moms Blog - http://www.naturalmomsblog.com/baby-laundry-detergent-whats-safe-for-baby.html - the writer, Lexi, says that even many of the special baby laundry detergents sold in stores contain heavy perfumes and dyes that can cause allergy or irritate baby’s delicate skin.
She writes: “I have recently discovered soap nuts, an all-natural and allergen-free laundry detergent ...
Added January 17, 2011, Under: Babies, Environment, Parents, Pregnancy
These days, we all worry about the excess of chemicals in our every day lives and of course in the environment itself. We worry even more about anything that adversely affects a mom-to-be and her unborn child. Now a recent report in a new study from the University of California in San Francisco has revealed that 100 percent of expectant mothers are exposed to multiple chemicals.
The study appears in http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info:doi/10.1289/ehp.1002727
The Health Ranger in his NaturalNewsletter has written even more about ...
