A friend recently amused me with the tale of how long it had taken to name her daughter. For more than a month visitors would show up at her city apartment to congratulate her on the birth of her newborn baby and immediately ask the obvious – “What is your...
Congratulations! You have a baby and now you need to name him. Before, uncommon baby names are obviously somewhat unpopular. If these names are compared to the popular ones like Edward, Melissa, Karen, Michael, Peter, and etc. it will stand out because of its uniqueness. The reason why so many...
Everybody poops. But babies have a special power, I guess. Well, that’s the only thing that they can do, apart from eating of course, and we all did the same when we were babies too. I’m Aryan, a young father and a complete novice when it comes to handling babies....
I am often asked by parents how they should deal with baby talk. Parents differ in the use of such cutesie-pie, easier-to-say, immature words. I’ll share with you what I tell parents in my practice. First of all, nearly all of us talk to infants differently than we talk to...
I didn’t fully comprehend the need – or the satisfaction that came with it – to bond with my child until he was born and I held him for the very first time. But although the bonding began that day in the delivery room, it didn’t end there. The parent-baby...
Most accidents are the result of people’s recklessness or inattentiveness. Especially, almost all of the accidents that occur at homes involving children are avoidable if only the parents are just a little more thoughtful. Many home accidents involve children choking because of a foreign object swallowed or pushed into the...
Parenting is one of the toughest jobs in the world. There is nothing that can prepare you for the strength of this job. Even pregnancy does not prepare you for the weight of responsibility that you feel when you hold your baby for the first time. It is at this...
New scientific evidence strongly advises gestational diabetes women should not smoke at all. What this new research reveals, is that smoking is particularly harmful to people with diabetes. And our concern here is that gestational diabetes moms, or diabetic women who get pregnant, need to take a heightened warning from...
Using a tripod in baby photography is not only useful, for the majority of baby photography a tripod is essential. Using a tripod and cable release will free you to concentrate on maintaining a rapport with the parents and child. This is particularly true when photographing young babies with their...
So you want to breed betta fish. You have been doing research on the Internet and going through all the websites you possibly could. You even went to YouTube to check out some of the videos and you were so excited when you are watching the videos of the betta...
Before I was a mom I had never changed a diaper or had even held a newborn baby in my life. I never really was the babysitting type. I had no clue what I was doing, I needed some major help. So now that I am a mom I would...
Choose the sex of the baby naturally If allowed to choose, many parents would like to be able to predict the sex of their baby. There are several reasons why a couple would prefer a certain gender like cultural affiliations and genetically-linked diseases. Listed below are some things to consider...
What is the meaning of Colic that happens to new born baby? There is still no particular cause for it, but round 20% of babies have colic. Speak to the doctor, health visitor or community midwife about colic they will suggest you some colic remedies. Although there is no cure,...
Baby dolls have existed ever since someone thought of drawing a face onto a piece of fabric or wood, and have been loved by children world-wide. Toys have resumed becoming more and more sophisticated, and now children demand the very latest in technology for their presents. But is this good...
Positions to get pregnant, what is the best way position of all? When you have sex trying to making babies in mind. Many couples will analyze and trying every different position to make babies. And they can’t make babies at all, then they keep struggling, raise the efforts of making...
Recently it came to my notice that Physical Therapist Dr. Glenn Dorman has celebrated his ninetieth birthday. His book, “How to Teach Your Baby to Read,” co-athored with Janet Dorman over forty years ago, started a whole new approach to teaching reading to the very young. It all began while...
Babywearing and using a sling to carry a child around in have become popular practises in the Western world in recent years. As a form of transporting children about, it isn’t something new, but something that has been used for a very long time. It has become popular because it...
Teaching your toddler is going to be exciting, challenging, and tiring! Tiring? You ask! Absolutely. They are these never stopping, ever playing, never sleeping little monsters! Where do they get that energy? Efforts need to come from parents. Period! Parents are the motivation, inspiration, and influence for their kids. Children...
The importance of self-esteem cannot be argued. It is fundamental to mental health, social happiness, and a legit passport to success. Self-esteem does so much that it affects our trust in people, our relationships, our work, basically, in all aspects of our lives. No wonder, it is only natural for...
As a mother of two sets of fraternal boy/girl twins, I am often asked, “How do you do it?” I do not have an answer. I am just a regular 27 year old who has never known it any other way. Most people come home from the hospital with one...
