Real experiences by a Mom

Merits and Demerits of In-home Childcare

In-home childcare is chosen by many parents due to various reasons. However, some new parents would like to know more about the system and its advantages and disadvantages. You will find below a brief description of what the whole system is about and what it entails.
In-home childcare requires a caretaker who is ready to take […]

Toddlers and Daycare Adjustment

Many parents feel overwhelmed by guilty when they have to leave their crying toddlers at the daycare centre. But they should listen to their head rather than the heart, because it is necessary for every working parent to leave their kids at the daycare center if there is no other alternative. The parents have […]

Toddlers and Oral Hygiene

Toddlers, like adults, require special attention to keep their mouth, gums and teeth clean and healthy. Hygiene of the mouth should start much before the first tooth appears. The gums should be regularly wiped with a soft wet cloth so that the tooth can emerge at a clean place when it chooses to appear.
Proper care […]

Hypnotherapy and EFT for Toddlers

Hypnotherapy and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) are excellent stress-busters and are easy to use tools for parents to alleviate their children’s fears of any type or intensity. These provide effective, non-invasive treatment methods for abnormal behaviors arising out of any type of anxiety, phobia or stress. These tools not only heal the abnormalities, but also […]

An Environment Friendly Pediatrician for Your Toddler

All parents have to seek the help of a professional pediatrician for their toddlers on a regular basis as kids need medical help very often. At a time when environmental concerns are discussed worldwide, many parents would like to have the services of a pediatrician who has an environmentally sustainable perspective on treatment. Here are […]

Toddlers and Lunch Bags

Similar to a heavy backpack, a heavy lunch bag too can cause additional strain and harm on the back and shoulders of the kids. Hence, parents should be careful and take certain precautions while burdening their kid with a lunch bag in addition to a backpack.

Lunch bags are usually carried inside a backpack. Hence, attaching […]

Toddlers and Whining

Toddlers are pragmatic enough to understand that whining is a method by which they can get what they want from their parents. Instead of being annoying, their aim is just simply to produce the desired results. It is also another way of substituting for their lack of verbal skill to make a request. According to […]

Toddler Hair Pulling

Some toddlers engage in behaviors that cause physical pain or harm to others to get things done in their way. Such behaviors include hair pulling, biting or hitting and so forth. According to Mark W. Roberts, profession of clinical psychologist at Idaho State University, children engage in such misguided activities mainly for three reasons. Toddlers […]

Caring for Permanent Teeth

Permanent teeth start appearing at age six or some time after that in place of the primary teeth, which start falling one by one. These may appear early or later in some children as dictated by each one’s bodily timetable determined by hereditary traits. The teeth’s order of appearance is more important than the time […]

Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

Baby-bottle tooth decay is caused by bacterial infection. Bacteria multiply in the mouth if exposed longer time to sugars resulting from breaking down of carbohydrates in liquids, such as milk and fruit juice. The bacteria, while feeding on the sugar, produce an acid that de-mineralizes and causes tooth decay. If not prevented, the problem could […]