Added November 30, 2011, Under: Children's Health, Exercise, Nutrition, Parents
If you are perhaps feeling a little guilty about how much time you spend with your children doing stuff together then - with the holidays and festive season coming up - now is a good time to improve that situation.
Most of us have happy memories of our own childhood and it is very important that our children can experience and store up their own childhood memories too. And doing stuff together does not always mean lots of planning, spending money ...
Added November 22, 2011, Under: Babies, Children's Health, Parents, Skin Conditions
Eczema can be especially troublesome, and even unbearable, for some children when they suffer from those irritating symptoms of dryness, itching and inflammation. If you are a parent of a child with eczema, you will suffer with them and want to do everything you can to relieve the symptoms.
Too much heat and sweat can make the skin even more irritated and itchy. When the body sweats, valuable water and moisture is lost from the skin. Keeping the skin moisturized is ...
Added October 27, 2011, Under: Babies, Children's Health, Diseases, Parents
Helping your child to look after his or her teeth from an early age is of course very important. All the time those baby teeth are coming through, the next set of (adult) teeth are being formed and bringing up the rear. So it is vital to pay attention to both the temporary baby teeth and the lifelong adult teeth. Children’s teeth start developing before birth. Milk teeth are very small and begin to be replaced by permanent teeth from around ...
Added September 28, 2011, Under: Babies, Children's Health, Parents, Sickness
If and when your children get sick, here is how to go the natural way with some good old fashioned home remedies:
1. Think BRAT for DIARRHEA. - that is a choice of bananas, rice, apple sauce and toast
2. Black licorice will cure children's CONSTIPATION nine times out of ten.
3. The chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar creates a cooling effect that will soothe your child’s MINOR BURNS. Just pour equal amounts of the ingredients into a bowl to bathe ...
Added September 25, 2011, Under: Books, Children's Health, Diets, Environment, Parents
No one can be the perfect parent, or even come close, but we can all try by teaching our children to be independent while helping them to feel secure and loved.
Here are a few guidelines to achieve this goal:
1. Learn to listen and not while you are concentrating on something else. Sometimes children really need your undivided attention and of course they will soon learn to know when you are not really listening.
2. Take care to boost their self ...
Added September 8, 2011, Under: Environment, Health, Parents
While we don't all want to live minimalistic lives which can be rather stark and just a bit too impersonal, most of us have far too much clutter all around us whether it be in our minds, our wardrobes, our homes or our workplaces. But it can take time, effort and great deal of re-designing your lifestyle and your spaces to bring about change...and where do you start?
A good place to start is to think about and jot down ...
Added August 30, 2011, Under: Children's Health, Parents, Skin Conditions, Weight Loss
It is the start of a new school year and the time when every parent worries about their teens, especially where drugs and alcohol are concerned. While you do not want to be regarded as the enemy by your teenage children, you need to be vigilant and aware of the common signs to watch out for in case your own son or daughter may be using drugs.
Here are some guidelines:
Staying out of school or at least missing or being late ...
Added , Under: Doctors, Men's Health, New Moms, Parents
Whether your young child is starting school for the first time or going back after the long school holidays, the whole family needs to get into an organized and stress-free routine once more. And top of the list is doing your best to ensure a happy and healthy child who is ready to learn and to enjoy his or her time at school.
Lunch box
Pack a healthy lunch (and one that your child will actually eat) in a BPA and ...
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 ...
