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Kiddie Menus 44
Pancakes served with butter and syrup Breakfast is very important as it is the first meal of the day. It is critical to ensure kids have a balanced diet, as it jumpstarts the child’s day, making him productive throughout the day. Always encourage your child to eat breakfast. It is often a challenge to get…
Have You Heard of Rotavirus?
This is a question Sheila, mother of two year old Jeremy would give a big nod to. Two years ago, during a routine visit to the clinic with Jeremy, the nurse had introduced Sheila to the Rotavirus vaccine via a disease information leaflet and a brief explanation on the need to come for the next…
Month four – Mr & Miss Personality
It is common find mothers comparing their babies trying to figure out whether their development, behaviours, feeding and sleeping patterns are similar. Many get anxious whenever their babies don’t respond well to their growth milestones. Although it is perfectly normal for a baby not to be at par with another of a similar age, most…
BCG – A Must For All Babies
BCG is a live vaccine against Tuberculosis (TB). BCG stands for Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. It was named after two doctors who developed and introduced the vaccine in the 1920s. To date it remains the only available vaccination against TB. It is given to infants to help prevent the more serious forms of TB. The BCG Tuberculosis…
The best fed baby – HERE ARE SOME TIPS
Proper upbringing 1. Feeding: Proper food is very important for a child’s’ health. Breastfeeding is considered to be the best source for nutrients supply to the body of the new born child. Breast milk contains colostrums which play a vital role in building up the immune system of the child. This will eventually help in…
The shoe factor
Many mothers cannot wait to adorn their baby’s tiny feet with footwear. The time that a baby gets to walk calls for a celebration, and which way to do it but to get your angel a pair of shoes? Don’t they look cute? Those tiny little feet encased in tiny cute shoes. Male or female,…
My baby’s hot water scalding accident
My baby’s involvement in a hot water scalding accident was scary! Ever since I got my baby boy Jeff, I could not remember him falling. Or having one of those ‘common’ accidents. Maybe I was a freak but I wouldn’t have liked any harm to come to my baby — not when it could be…
Yummy secrets for your picky eater
Goodie tray: Offer her a compartmentalized dish, and put bite- size portions of colorful and nutritious foods in each section such as apples, hard boiled, egg, banana and the like. Relax the rules: The distinctions between breakfast, lunch, and dinner have little meaning to a child. If your child insists on eating pizza in the morning…
Weaning time-Kiddies Menus
Your baby has just started eating solid food. So what should you as a parent prepare so as to become a super chef to a special little customer? There are plenty of options one can create to tease a little ones palette. A fruity yoghurt is a delicious and nutritious first food for babies Banana…
Wean your child for school
Even before birth, a baby and the mother develop a bond that only grows to greater heights when the baby is born. As days go by, and the baby achieves developmental milestones day by day, his dependence on his parents for his survival creates an inseparable connection. He learns to associate security and provision of…
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