Feelings about nudity vary from family to family. Exposure to nudity with siblings or the parent of the same sex is fine and probably will continue indefinitely in locker rooms and so forth, but nudity with the parent or sibling of the opposite sex probably should be phased out between the ages of four and […]
Does your child dread going to the doctor’s office? If so, the following tips may make it easier: • First, schedule an appointment at a time your youngster won’t be needing a nap. Also, feed him beforehand so he won’t be hungry. • Second, bring a stuffed animal, security blanket, pacifier, or snack with you
If you’re sleeping with your child and want to change it, here are some suggestions. As you probably have learned, children don’t need to sleep with you, but they sure like it, and once it’s begun it’s rather hard to undo. I suspect you want to change this for the same reason other parents do
Some children are ready to be toilet trained by 18 months of age, and many, by 24. Toilet training is a gradual process that takes from two weeks to two months. In general, it involves about four steps. First, purchase a potty chair and make it clear that this is your child’s special chair. Put
It’s not harmful for your children to sleep with you, but don’t start until you have all the facts. – First, your child does not need this arrangement to be secure and happy. – Second, this is not quality time. If your child is asleep, it is neutral time, and if your child is keeping
Bottle fed babies don’t need solids until four months of age and breast fed babies are fine until six months. Introducing strained foods earlier just makes feeding more complicated without helping your baby in any way. • Between four and eight months of age introduce your baby to most of the strained foods and cereals.
Babies cry when they’re unhappy or uncomfortable. Crying is a distress signal. Babies don’t cry to exercise their lungs. A few of them cry because they’re in pain from an ear infection or a bad diaper rash, and most babies obviously cry when their hungry, but they stop as soon as you offer them a
Babies who are raised in households with smokers are hospitalized more often during the first year than babies who are brought up in smoke free homes. They’re put in the hospital because of lung infections. This fact has been proven in a number of studies from the United States, Israel and England, all showing the
We have made great strides in improving the oral health of or children, but much more needs to be done, especially in the area of prevention. Did you know that 25% of all school age children have five or more decayed, filled or missing teeth? Fluoride is most important in preventing dental decay. There’s no
I’ve heard a lot of “Old Wives’ Tales” about kids, and here are some: 1. “A child who is not toilet trained on time is emotionally insecure, or just nasty and stubborn.” Neither is true. There is no relationship between the time a child toilet trains and his emotional security or personality. 2. “Fever convulsions,
