Archive for September, 2007
Friday, September 28th, 2007
Children normally start babbling by the age of six months and start uttering their first words when they are around one year of age. However, some children seem pretty slow with developing speech and this becomes a point of concern for parents. While hereditary reasons may be involved in such ...
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
There are different parenting styles which people adopt to bring up their kids. Usually, parents employ more than one style though their overall style of parenting falls into one of the three main styles of parenting: authoritarian, democratic, and permissive.
Authoritarian parents make most of their children’s decisions and the children ...
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
The health of the unborn child directly depends on the chemical environment of the mother’s body. There are different substances and exposures that can cause birth defects in the infant. These threats are collectively called teratogens and must be avoided by expectant mothers since early pregnancy to ensure the healthy ...
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
Switching the baby’s feeding source from breast or bottle to cup is a turning point in his/her growth. However, it is not an easy game for many parents and proves quite a challenge in a large number of cases. As a general rule, the longer you take to introduce a ...
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
Tummy-ache is the problem of many babies. While giving the child burp in the right way often relieves the ache, caused by accumulation of gas, in some cases the ache persists. You should remember that tummy-ache that stays for 12 to 24 hours and becomes more painful with time is ...
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