Here’s a common story. Your child gets vaccinated and cries for days with little to no sleep. Is this normal? Experts say the solution is to keep the child drugged so they can sleep. Read how “Sleep is important after getting shots, because sleep is a sign of a vaccine response, and it’s important to maximize that […]
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As an acupuncturist who had worked at the edge of possibilities, I was used to being consulted after all other options had been exhausted. In 1987 my then husband asked of a work colleague “How is your baby” – the usual happy response of a ‘boy’ or ‘girl’ was tempered by the fact of his
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One day .. . Never know who you will bump into! ‘A couple of weeks ago on a walk in my neighbour hood I walked past a house I had walked past many times. This particular day I noticed a sign on the nature strip advertising acupuncture with Heather Bruce. I stopped and stared and
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A child learns gratitude by not getting everything she wants. A child learns patience by waiting. A child learns generosity by sharing and giving. A child learns self-control by having to control herself. And above all, she learns contentment by not being trained to always need more and faster. – How to Unspoil Your Child Fast
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Is this, or was this your baby? sometimes sleeping hot – sweating easily — maybe being slightly constipated – prone to rashes or pimply outcrops – occasionally having an odour about her/his body, or body wastes – – is slightly/vastly temperamental, busy and or difficult? – hard to settle for sleeping/naps – tends to awaken
Having three bright boys was NOT a gift. SEAN, MY ELDEST, was tested at being past genius level at 6 ½ and languished at school. Possibly my not understand in the education system here in Australia did not help – in my native NZ, when I was attending school, everyone started on their fifth birthday
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As we, as parents, all know, without direction babies/ toddlers and children would grow up to be fairly feral without the moderating effect of humanization. What are parents for? Yes, we need to feed and clothe and keep them safe, but even in all herds/tribes of animals, there is a code of behaviour that if
A strange thing to write about ?Not a sexy word? Try boundaries then.I see a lot of very strange (to me) styles of parenting as people bring their difficult toddlers and children (fairly feral if not getting their own way) – and I often wonder – did no one tell these people the role of
Happens for many of us and we never know it. Should you see a baby with ‘crossed eyes’ think – brain injury – as this is the most often visible side effect. 1) – Archie at 3 months – now with substantial mobility and generalized brain injury (‘diagnosed’ as having cerebral palsy). This was not
Please be aware that I am advocating that you think for yourself, rather than accept what is at present in fashion. These change often. Mothers throughout time have slept us where we sleep the best, as ‘littlies’. Tummy Sleeping And Apparent SIDS Risk We all want the best for our children, and act accordingly. We are