Posted on 25th December, 2011
Many parents believe potty training to be one of the hardest things they’ve done with their child, but it really needn’t be that way. With the right attitude towards it and the right equipment and support you can do this easily.
You’ll notice that I didn’t write “quickly and easily”. This is because the worst thing you could possibly do to your child is to rush them when it comes to potty training. Rushing your child will make them dislike the potty and the toilet and may set you back a long way. You need to remember that the potty and the toilet are alien objects to them and they’ve never used them before; they are quite content to keep having you change their nappy and wipe their bottom for them.
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Posted on 23rd December, 2011
You could always make them get out and walk right? Of course not; however there are a number of products on the market today that can help you protect your car upholstery and also save you a lot of time on cleaning your child’s car seat in the event of an accident.
We’ve all been there when the child has wet themselves in their car seat, or even worse, directly onto the car’s upholstery! But now you can buy inexpensive car seat protectors. They’re not just designed for car seats; you can also put these directly onto the original upholstery to prevent accidents from older children too.
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Posted on 16th December, 2011
Nearly all children have been through a stage of being afraid of the dark. This might not ever actually manifest itself as an actual fear in many cases, sometimes the light is just required as a type of security to make them feel more comfortable, but in either case this is something that many parents concern themselves with.
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Posted on 15th December, 2011
There are a few problems that can present themselves when you have your child in the car, but many of them can be overcome with a little common sense, a few tips and some occasional baby products that can help out.
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Posted on 11th December, 2011
Winter is a wonderful time to stay inside and enjoy the warmth. You can do your shopping online and reduce trips to the shops and decrease the risk of travelling in cold and icy weather. However, we can’t stay inside forever and the older children get, the more they want to be out and about.
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Posted on 10th December, 2011
New mothers who want to breastfeed are often looking for advice, but is that what they need? Parents come from smaller families these days and perhaps have little memory of seeing babies breastfeed, or perhaps they have never even seen a baby breastfeed anywhere. By the time they are holding their own precious bundles, they are often intimidated by the whole thing and completely unsure of what to do. Mothers may have previously been managing a team of employees in a high pressure sales office, or commanding a classroom of thirty five children without blinking, but suddenly they can find themselves completely out of their depth.
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Posted on 9th December, 2011
Parents want to do what is best for their children. It starts in pregnancy. Mother’s watch what they eat and drink and do everything they can to ensure safety during the nine months leading up to the birth. They will also often prepare a room for the baby full of bright colours, stimulating artwork, toys and music.
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Posted on 5th December, 2011
So where is the safest place to give birth? Most people would say the hospital and dismiss anywhere else as risky or foolish. Is this the full story though? Why is it when someone says they plan to give birth at home, people are quick with comments like ‘ooh, you’re brave’ as though that person has just announced they are planning on performing their own open heart surgery.
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Posted on 4th December, 2011
It’s perfectly normal for a baby’s head to be slightly misshapen for a few days, or even for weeks, after it’s born. This is usually due to the passage down the birth canal and the sort of birth the baby experienced. Yet after a while, some parents notice a persistent flat spot, often at the back or down one side of the head. A quick search will reveal the name for this syndrome. It’s called positional or deformational plagiocephaly. What parents will also find is a lot of conflicting information and advice about this condition.
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Posted on 3rd December, 2011
In the first six weeks of breastfeeding, many mothers honestly cannot see themselves making it to three months. It is exhausting; awkward; nerve wracking; painful; trial and error; and you never feel quite sure you are doing it right. However, over time you grow in confidence and by around four months, after surviving another growth spurt, you start to find it easier. Out with friends, you notice how much easier it is for you to discreetly feed while others have to mess about with bottles and temperature. You might also notice that your baby seems less prone to illness than the formula fed babies and that aside from the obvious general tiredness of motherhood – which all your mother friends experience, regardless of their feeding choices – things are not so bad. In fact, you are actually enjoying breastfeeding.
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