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12. Baby Cribs - Safety Is Key
You have just learned that you are expecting a baby. Even if you have other children, you must take a look at cribs. Is the crib you already have an antique? You should look carefully at your second hand crib whether it is an antique or not. The safety of your new baby makes this necessary. The screws and/or other fasteners such as bolts must be in place and not loose. It is of the utmost importance that this is tested before you place your baby in the crib. Take something that is almost equal to your 4-month-old baby's weight. In order to be certain that it will hold its position bounce it off the mattress. If it doesn't your baby could be hurt seriously or worse. When you set up your nursery, if it isn't set-up already, serio...
Author: Martin Smith Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:15 -0400

13. Moms - Get More Energy Now
Let's be honest! When it comes to parenting, men expect their wives or partners to do the lion's share. There are signs that we're moving toward a more enlightened age in which ALL parents play their part. But in the meantime, let's concentrate on some help for tired moms. Apparently the number one question mothers ask their doctors is, "How can I get more energy?" Fatigue is a serious problem when it robs us of our happiness, our sense of balance, and even our effective parenting skills. So what's the answer? Ironically, the best way to overcome the energy crisis is to first of all spend just a little bit more time and energy. But hang in there! It will pay great dividends in a short time. The first ...
Author: Frank McGinty Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:14 -0400

14. Responsible Fatherhood - A Unique And Irreplaceable Role
Something happened the other day that made me feel uneasy. Yet I shouldn't have felt that way! My wife had left for work and I was hanging the washing out to dry. A neighbour from down the way was in his backyard doing the same. 'Good day for drying', he called. 'Let's hope the rain stays away.' I had to think about what made me uneasy. Then it hit me. Two men hanging out the washing! When I was a kid that would never have happened. That was women's work, after all! And that made me think about the changing role of men and fatherhood. Change is seldom easy, hence the deeply buried sense of unease - even in someone like me who considers himself an enlightened individual! The image of fatherhood has c...
Author: Frank McGinty Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:14 -0400

15. Why Child Bearing Is Healthy
From a purely biological perspective, bearing children can be considered the most important reason for a woman’s existence. For that matter, the same could be said about men, since both sexes are, in effect, disposable packages of genetic material. We die, but our genes continue on immortally. With increasing population pressure and modern independent lifestyles (unlike the family farm where children were almost a necessity), procreation has become an option that is increasingly declined or at least significantly restricted. But with these choices women take themselves out of a natural biological role. Additionally, treating the breast as an ornament rather than a feeding organ – by opting for synthetic formulas – also removes wome...
Author: Dr Randy Wysong Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:13 -0400

16. Parenting Confidence - Who Needs It?
It used to strike me as odd - but really, it makes perfect sense. If you are a regular flier, or have flown recently, you'll know what I mean. The 'plane is taxiing along for take off and the cabin crew are going through the pre-flight safety routine. The odd bit I'm referring to is when they tell you what to do with the oxygen masks in the event of the cabin losing pressure. Now, all decent parents would feel the urge to see to their children first. It's a natural instinct. After all, you regularly hear of adults throwing themselves down to push a child out of the way of an oncoming truck, with no heed for their own safety. So what advice are parents given? See to your own oxygen mask first. In other words, se...
Author: Frank McGinty Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:13 -0400

17. Five Easy Steps To Potty Train Your Baby
No…Don’t let your child pee or poop every where and make your life miserable. Try to potty training your child since baby. Starting since newborn is not a bad idea. Some mom say the sooner you potty train your baby the better you find the result. Thus, parents who will let nature take it course will find that it will take a very long time for their child to be dry at night. But it is also understood if parents feel that they baby is not ready for potty training. Potty training is a learning process, so you and your child should all be ready. Your child has to understand what you want, and then has to learn how to do it. Those who succeeded in potty training since baby said they started by wearing their baby a clothes...
Author: Amy Fadden Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:12 -0400

18. How Often Should A One-Month Baby Go For Check Up?
What happen during the first month of your newborn, does your baby need check up? In the first weeks after birth, your newborn begins a series of routine check ups. These are called well child visits. All healthcare professions have individual approaches to the timing and frequencies of these visits. In general, you should take your baby for a checkup within a week after delivery and thereafter, one or two visits during the first month as recommended by your doctor. During the well child visits, the doctor will perform the following: Measure weight, length, and head circumference of the baby. The doctor will plot these measurements on a growth chart for comparison of previous and later markings to ensure normal, expe...
Author: Amy Fadden Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:11 -0400

19. Integrate Fun and Learning with PC Games
Children are always up for a good game. Well, who isn't? Pretend that you are back in school. For the rest of the class period you have two choices as to how you can spend your time. Option #1 is to struggle through endless arithmetic and English worksheets without any feedback except for a stamp that says "Great Job!" Option #2 is to work on the same arithmetic and English content, but on a computer. Yes, you can play a computer game to learn your numbers and verbs. Which option would you choose? Which option would children most likely choose? Option #2 of course! Using computer software in education is not a new concept. Computer games have been used as a learning tool for the past two decades because they help students with basi...
Author: Steve Hall Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 18:07:33 -0400

20. Teenagers Taking Risks
It can be hard being a parent with a teen going through what I term the 'I'm Invincible' phase. This is the phase when teens start doing scary and dangerous things (according to us parents) as a way of testing out their physical limits. This is not surprising given that, at adolescence, teenagers are effectively given a new body, one which has many improved features from that of their childhood body. It's no good as parents thinking we can tell them about the limits of this body; just as a toddler needs to work out for themselves how to balance to walk so a teen needs to work out for themselves how to use their changed body. Pushing themselves that little bit further each time is necessary for the teen to find out what happen...
Author: Carol Shepley Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 13:10:36 -0400

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