Added March 17, 2012, Under: Books, Children's Health, Diseases, Parents
Anyone who was brought up on Beatrix Potter books will know about chamomile tea. In the story of Peter Bunny when he had a traumatic day escaping from Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden, and did not feel very well that evening, his mother put him to bed and made some chamomile tea. She gave a dose of it to Peter, saying: 'One table-spoonful to be taken at bed-time.' His sisters Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail had bread and milk and blackberries for ...
Added March 16, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Diets, Environment, Parents, Top 10
It can be very distressing, both for the child and the parents, when nightmares or night terrors become a regular occurrence. But there is a difference between night terrors and nightmares and children can have both at different times in their young lives.
The average age for night terrors is between 3 and 12 years
In contrast, nightmares may occur for all of us from time to time, and sometimes children have a particular period of time when certain fearful nightmares keep ...
Added February 28, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Nutrition, Parents, Top 10
It seems that for many years now, children have been adverse to eating their vegetables, especially from the age of two. Apparently there is a reason in nature for this. There are children who are supertasters (that's actually a scientific term). Certain foods can be incredibly bitter and foul-tasting if you're a supertaster. Many children won't touch broccoli (or other strong-flavored veggies such cauliflower, spinach and kale) because their taste buds (from toddler age) can be hypersensitive to bitter undertones. ...
Added February 16, 2012, Under: Babies, Children's Health, Environment, Parents
A system was developed in the US, after the tragic fire that took the lives of the Apollo crew on the launch pad in the late 1960s, and this was for flame retardant material. This flame retardant system was intended to be used exclusively for space clothing but went on to be used for flammable materials in the helicopters in the Vietnam War because so many soldiers were dying from out-of-control onboard fires during fire fights.
Unfortunately, it did not stop ...
Added January 29, 2012, Under: Babies, Children's Health, Environment, Parents
Most of us have had experience of pink eye or conjunctivits and know how highly contagious it can be. It is alarming for parents the first time they see this condition on a young child because it may make the eyes extremely red and even spread rapidly. The good news is that it usually causes no long term damage either to the vision or the eyes themselves.
Some types of pink eye go away on their own while other require treatment.
The ...
Added January 23, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Nutrition, Parents
Most children love these juicy fruits that taste as good as sweets or candies - but are a thousand times more healthy for them to eat. Usually round or slightly egg shaped and the size of a walnut shell, the lychee has a thick textured skin that pops open to reveal a glistening, moist and translucent ball of almost jelly-like flesh covering a shiny brown seed. Children enjoy opening lychees and they make the perfect lunchbox accompaniment.
The lychee is a fruit ...
Added January 18, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Drugs, Environment, Nutrition, Parents
Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are baffling and frustrating conditions in children that are not helped by the fact that experts do not agree on their exact cause or causes. The American Psychiatric Association lists 14 signs, of which at least 8 must be present for a child to be officially classified as ADD/ADHD.
These 14 signs are:
1. Often fidgeting with hands or feet, or squirming while seated.
2. Having difficulty remaining seated when required to do so.
3. Being ...
Added December 31, 2011, Under: Children's Health, Diets, Diseases, Parents
The United States is in the midst of a tragic epidemic of autism. An analysis of the US Department of Education data from 1992-1993 in comparison to the years 2000-2001 indicates that there has been an average increase of 644% among all US children - and those figures are from 10 years ago.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development that are characterized by difficulties in social interaction, communication ...
Added November 30, 2011, Under: Children's Health, Exercise, Nutrition, Parents
Perhaps feeling a little guilty about how much time you spend with your children doing stuff together? It is never too late 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 or hours and hours of time. Above all, children are happy to be with ...
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 ...
