Infants and Toddlers
Published: 13/06/2008
When you are picking out toys for your baby, no doubt you want to purchase toys that your little one will love. However, there is a lot that will go into the decision of which baby toys to purchase. You see, there is much to consider, such as the price, the safety, your baby's development, and a...
Published: 12/06/2008
Did you know that 25% of the world's pesticides used have been sprayed on cotton? In fact it takes a cup full of chemicals just to make one child's t-shirt.
Shocking really. The consequence? According to the World Health Organisation 20,000 deaths occur in developing countries each year due...
Published: 09/06/2008
So much care and attention goes into preparing for a new baby, and it's only natural that you would want to provide the very best.
One of the decisions that new parents are faced with is whether to choose a traditional or organic crib mattress. Organic crib mattresses work just as well as...
Published: 08/06/2008
New research by Mother & Baby magazine reveals some shocking statistics. Their survey shows that for the first four months of a newborns life, mothers are surviving on an average of three-and-a-half hours sleep a night with the impact appearing to be greatest on women who leave it until their...
Published: 08/06/2008
Everything old is new again, especially when it comes to caring for babies. Although new parents a few decades ago may have balked at the idea of using cloth diapers, today more and more of us are looking into this more natural form of diapering.
Cloth diapers have been around for most of...
Published: 08/06/2008
There are no rules when it comes to teaching your baby. Well, okay, maybe just one rule: make sure to keep it fun. Better not to teach anything than to bring stress to your relationship, whether through the preparation you impose on yourself or the discipline you impose on your child.
There is...
Published: 08/06/2008
Babies require a lot of attention from their parents, and especially their mothers. In fact, a baby may require so much attention from its mother that you, as a mom, may find that time for yourself has been tremendously reduced. Most mothers do not mind this because they are aware that infancy...
Published: 07/06/2008
When you walk past your hospital's nursery, you may have a hard time picking out your own little one. It is a sea of pink and blue caps, hospital t-shirts, and tightly wrapped swaddling blankets. While the hospital's choice in baby clothing may be fully functional, it does not inspire much...
Published: 07/06/2008
Parents often ask me how they can incorporate Spanish into their daily routine aside from turning on Dora and Diego! I reply with enthusiasm that there is no teaching degree required, and there is no prerequisite for having command of the Spanish language yourself to bring the new language into...
Published: 05/06/2008
Every first time mother has a desire to buy some things for the new baby. The question is where to go and what to buy. The answer is with other mothers, but sometimes you don't want to have to hear that perhaps you got it wrong or that something you thought was great is really unnecessary; so...
