Good nutrition begins with a good breakfast consisting of fruit juice, whole grain cereals, bread and milk. Children who eat inadequate breakfasts become tired and inattentive to their schoolwork by the latter part of the morning. No teacher should be required to teach a child who did not bring his brain to school; she cannot [...]

There are three different types of bath that you can give to your baby, and these will depend on the age of your baby. Sponge Bath: This type of bath is recommended for the first few weeks, until the umbilical cord and circumcision, if any, have healed. Baby Tub Bath: This type of bath is [...]

All parents become frustrated when they must change their toddler’s dirty diapers when diarrhea strikes. A child suffering from diarrhea may pass 5 to 10 stools per day. Those stools are loose or watery, often running down the child’s leg and soiling both carpeting and furniture. Diaper rash may appear. And medications seldom relieve the [...]

When you’re pregnant, your eating habits become more important than ever. They affect your health, the way you feel, and, of course, your baby! Your baby’s organs need the right amount of protein, carbohydrates, and fats to develop properly, so you should pay special attention to your diet. What is a good diet in pregnancy? [...]

Cooking for a toddler is different from cooking for adults especially if you are dealing with a picky eater. When my baby started eating solid foods, I got tons of suggestions from experienced parents. One of the suggestion was to make your toddler eat what you eat. But it was not as easy as it [...]

How can you raise a smart kid? Buy the kid books. You don’t, however, have to read them.
That’s the conclusion I drew after reading the results of a new study in the journal Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. The researchers argued that there is a strong correlation between the number of books a family owns and a child’s academic track record.
The researchers went to a lot of effort to document this finding. Over a 20-year period, the study looked at more than 70,000 people in 27 countries.

Newborn babies whose mothers got a flu shot while pregnant are less likely to get the flu or to be admitted to the hospital with a respiratory illness in the first six months of life, U.S. researchers said. During most flu seasons, babies under six months tend to have fewer cases of flu-like illnesses than [...]

Professor Steve Field, Chairman of the RCGP (Royal College of General Practitioners), representing 42,000 primary care physicians (GPs) says that parents who smoke in front of their kids and feed them junk foods are condemning a whole generation to a lifetime of heart disease, diabetes, and possibly even premature death. Prof. Field urges parents to [...]

Like adults, no two children are alike. Therefore, children need to be treated as individuals. With three children in our family, it is hard to find one-on-one time to talk, listen, and nurture each child’s personal needs. In our house, we schedule one night out of the week to spend with one child alone. On [...]

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends weaning a child from the bottle at 15 months.  That doesn’t seem too unreasonable considering most babies are ready to eat solid foods at 4 to 6 months and most doctors recommend transitioning from a bottle to a cup at 12 months. In fact, the AAP states that kids [...]