Kangaroo Mother Care for the premature baby
There is no better incubator and home for a fetus to develop than within his/her mommy’s tummy. However, sadly for some babies who are born too early, technology needs to play a role in keeping a b...
Is separation anxiety affecting your baby’s sleep?
When looking for reasons why your baby is waking at night, you need to also rule out separation anxiety.
Sleep is your very first separation from your baby and from day one, it creates anxiety for...
Kangaroo mother care - the way nature intended
There is no better incubator and home for a fetus to develop than within his/her mommy’s tummy. But sadly for some babies who are born too early, technology needs to play a role in keeping a baby w...
Introduction of solids and the development of food allergy
There is a great deal of debate and conflicting information out there on when the right time to introduce solids is. Pediatric dietician, Kath Megaw to present the latest research-based evidence fo...
Is it possible to teach my baby about night and day?
As Evan woke for the third time that night, his sleep deprived, exhausted mom choked back the tears - is it actually possible that he needed another feed? As she stumbled through the darkness to li...
Interviewing and selecting the perfect nanny
The process of interviewing and selecting the prefect nanny is potentially very challenging, there are many wonderful women (and men) with a passion for children looking for work as nannies. The ke...
Information on premature babies
Everyone hopes their pregnancy will be uncomplicated and free from emergency. Few people consider the possibility that their baby could be born many weeks before the due date and need to be given s...
Baby Stimulation Programs
Every well-meaning parent wants to do the best for their baby. We focus heavily on our baby’s milestones and create expectations for ourselves as parents to have the best, brightest baby on the blo...
Ideas for stimulating your baby
Stimulating your baby’s fine motor development in the bath and on the floor.
Successful play ideas are:
SIMPLE . . . FUN . . . AFFORDABLE . . . NOVEL . . . REPEATED
Successful play ideas:
STIMU...