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Why does head lice appear to be on the rise these days? My daughters have always been instructed to take precautions and not share brushes, but have contracted head lice three times in the past year! Head lice treatments Head lice infestation in child care and school-age children is common in the U.S. and elsewhere. …
Ask any mother who has raised children who were both breast and bottle-fed, and I’ll bet that parent would be hard pressed to say that her breast-fed child is smarter than the other. Yet a new study says that’s precisely the case – breast- fed babies are smarter than their bottle-fed counterparts. (This caused great …
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Babies spend at least their first two years in diapers, and at least a few days or weeks of those years suffering from diaper rash – red, irritated, broken-down skin. But there are things you can do to help your baby avoid diaper rash and to heal it when it does occur. Common Causes of Diaper …
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Any parent with a colicky baby knows how frustrating and exhausting this condition can be. Despite a parent’s best efforts, the baby may cry for hours, well into the night. Here are some simple steps you can take to help relieve your baby’s discomfort and find some peace for yourself. If gas pain seems to …
In some instances, when the baby’s colic is related to gas pains caused by the nursing mother’s diet or the formula, colic may be prevented. Try the following preventive measures: If you are nursing, make note of whether your baby is colicky after you eat certain foods, so that you can avoid them. Foods that …
Here are some simple steps you can take to protect your baby’s new teeth and ensure healthful habits later on: When the first teeth appear, make tooth brushing a part of your child’s daily routine. Use either a child’s toothbrush with small, soft bristles or a gauze pad. Gently rub the teeth bottom to top, …
Tolerance and perception of pain during childbirth vary enormously. The prospect of pain frightens some women, who request pain medication early in labor. Others want a completely “natural” birth, with all the intensity of sensation and the fewest interventions possible. The topic of epidural anesthesia and pain relief is controversial, even though epidurals are widely used …
My husband and I have decided to start trying for a child in the spring of 2012, 18 months from now, but I’ve found that I’m already starting to make changes in many areas of my life. Some of these changes weren’t necessarily borne out of our plans for parenthood; but in the odd way …
There is something uncanny about traveling in a car with young children. No matter the size of the car, kids often “get into it” with each other. They tease, torment, bicker, bug or fight. The topics vary among who gets to enter which door, who gets to sit in which position, how close they are …
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