Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Setting a daily schedule for toddlers is a great way of making their routine efficient. A toddler schedule lets you accommodate all the essential activities, including naptime and playtime, without worrying about missing out on something. It also helps make the routine predictable for the little ones since they know
Month: February 2021
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Skin-to-skin contact refers to the practice of placing your baby, belly down upon your chest or abdomen, with no clothes in between. The first time a parent makes skin-to-skin contact with their baby is immediately after birth. Doing so boosts parent-baby bonding and makes the baby feel warm and secure.
Fusing the neck’s top two vertebrae can prevent repeat strokes in children with bow hunter syndrome, a rare condition that affects a handful of U.S. pediatric patients each year, UT Southwestern researchers suggest in a recent study. The finding, published online in Child’s Nervous System, offers a new way to treat these children and protect
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE It’s not an easy task to handle the emotions of your child in their growing years. Defiance is a common problem, especially in children and adolescents. When a child uses defiance to exert control over a situation against your wishes, it is called disobedience. Disobedient behavior is characterized by temper
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Parents who have potty-trained their little ones are often surprised and disappointed to find them still wet the bed at night. However, nighttime bedwetting does not mean that your potty training plan has failed. It means that your daytime potty training was successful, and now you may start training the
Image: iStock IN THIS ARTICLE Formula or formula milk is designed to substitute human milk for babies (1).It contains nutrients to support the growth and development of an infant. Its use is recommended by several apex pediatric organizations when breast feeding isn’t possible, or breast milk supply isn’t enough to meet the baby’s dietary needs.
In an effort to help schools reduce the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks as they resume in-person instruction, University of California San Diego and the County of San Diego are testing the Safer at School Early Alert system, an evidence-informed program to detect SARS-CoV-2 at schools and child care centers. Modeled after UC San Diego’s Return
It may be safe for COVID-infected mothers to maintain contact with their babies. Keeping them apart can cause maternal distress and have a negative effect on exclusive breastfeeding later in infancy, according to The COVID Mothers Study published in the peer-reviewed journal Breastfeeding Medicine. In this worldwide study, infants who did not directly breastfeed, experience
The descriptions on the fronts of infant and toddler food packages may not accurately reflect the actual ingredient amounts, according to new research. The team found that vegetables in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “dark green” category were very likely to appear in the product name, but their average order in the ingredient list was
My son is nine years old: I expected to have an uncomfortable conversation this holiday season, but I thought it was going to be one about a guy in a red suit. I misjudged which uncomfortable conversation was coming. It all began when the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” came on the radio and my
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Homemade baby food is one of the most cost-effective ways to feed solids to your baby. Besides, it gives you the freedom to add healthy ingredients. However, it may not always be possible to prepare fresh baby food. In such instances, freezing baby food could seem a practical solution. While it
Sam Edelman felt like a girl for as long as he could remember, his dad said. As Sam’s 18th birthday approached, and after years of researching hormone treatments, the high school senior scheduled an appointment with a doctor who treats transgender people. It was a big step for Sam, a musician, a runner, a snowboarder
Rather than feel bad that there’s no dinner reservation on the cal or sexy lingerie in the mail (LOL), let’s make laughter our therapy this Valentine’s Day. Remember last Valentine’s Day, in the Before Times, when this new thing called “coronavirus” was a far-off concern and you might have even had energy to make your
Rates of overweight and obesity in children are rising around the world, with serious long-term consequences for health and health care costs. In prior research, video and mobile games have helped children eat healthier and exercise more. A new study examined how Indian 10- and 11-year-olds’ food choices were affected by playing a pediatric dietary
Hello Everyone! I love those designer candy apples you see at the candy store. The ones with all of the candies on them. Here is how you can make 3 designer recipes. They are super easy and are wonderful holiday gifts!
Peaceful Parenting Things I Mess Up (and things I’m good at too!) The Parenting Junkie talks about peaceful parenting and her peaceful parenting fails. Do you ever feel like you are messing up at peaceful parenting? You should know you’re not alone. There are peaceful parenting things I mess up and peaceful parenting things I’m
Don’t throw away the empty plastic bottles lying around your house! They can be perfect for making different crafts that will be useful in the kitchen, bathroom, and even when going out! So buckle up and prepare your crafting supplies because we’re going to shower you with tons of ideas you’ll want to try ASAP!
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Does your two-year-old child, who usually sleeps well, suddenly refuse to go to sleep or wake up frequently during the night? And do they find it difficult to go back to sleep by themselves? They might be experiencing 2-year-old sleep regression. Sleep regressions are pretty common in babies and could
Previous studies about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have shown that the illness is often more severe in men than women. However, there is limited data available for the pediatric population. Though children and adolescents are at a lower risk of developing severe illness, some
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE As a parent, you might be curious to know when babies see colors and start distinguishing between them. This post has all the answers regarding babies’ color vision. As is the case with any developmental milestone, such as crawling, walking, or talking, babies learn to see and distinguish between different
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