Recently, a British blogger has come under fire for still breastfeeding her 5 year old daughter, Jasmine. Sophie Mei Lan tandem breastfeeds Jasmine with her other daughter Ariana 2. Sophie recently gave an interview with a morning daytime program in the U.K. After this, she received a slew of criticism especially on Twitter. This hasn’t affected how she shares and
Read moreThe mother in the article describes how show tunes a normally messy art activity into a a clean project for the kids. She places the paint in a plastics baggy and tapes it to a wall or bored, I can not tell which, with a paper towel behind it. The paper towel must server as a backdrop and a crushed
Read moreThe first time your new child gets sick is the scariest one. It’s hard to keep it together but it’s important to remember that this is just the first of probably many little colds. Do what moms all over do for illness: hold your baby more or cuddle to ease crankiness, keep them warm and clean, so change those snugglies
Read moreYou often hear parents rushing to move to the suburbs in hopes to keep their child in a less chaotic environment. But there are many children who thrive in a city and plenty of benefits that outweigh suburbia. Your child will be exposed to more people, cultures and ways of life. There are better educational opportunities in a big city.
Read morePlacenta accreta is a condition where the placenta adheres too strongly to the wall of the uteris. It’s important when considering a natural birth that you confirm this potential problem in advance since you’ll need a transfusion. Ultrasounds are the best way to diagnose it and there are risk factors that could put you in the higher incidence category. Dreams
Read moreKids can read too much, or at least do so in the wrong situations. They may start to learn to read inappropriate words that do not always fit the situation. Kids that learn to read the word butt can be extremely annoying. You also don’t want your kids to learn how to read curse words at too early an age,
Read moreHere are some tips to get your older kids to go to sleep. Put away the electronic gadgets at least 30 minutes before bed time. Keep the charges in the common rooms so the kids are not too tempted with the phones and portable games safely charging in their bedroom. Restrict sugar and caffeine before bed time. It may seem
Read moreSometimes fear and anxiety can cause us to think and say mean things. Sometimes it’s important to recognize when the fear and anxiety is talking. Responding in a more caring and sympathetic way can give the other person encouragement and a little bravery. When we respond out of fear we cause the other person even more fear and anxiety. It’s
Read moreSociety encourages us to keep our children clean in a manner that is potentially more harmful than good. Overkill when it comes to maintaining hygiene can actually cause a child to be more susceptible to infections. Many of the products we use can actually end up damaging us if we’re not careful. There are many cheap alternatives to these products
Read moreOver 30 percent of hospital births are c sections mostly because the hospital staff wants to get the birth over with instead of waiting out a long, vaginal birth. Only 2% of the US population have had a home birth but it’s starting to become popular again in modern America. Once your water breaks you have 48 hours to get
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