As many experienced parents are aware, an excessive build up of gas in babies can cause discomfort, pain, sleep disturbances, and extreme fussiness. While many medications and methods exist for treating the symptoms of gas in infants, most parents feel it necessary to treat the underlying cause rather than merely the symptoms. When it comes ...
Many new parents are told to add infant cereal to their formula-fed baby’s bottles to help them sleep longer at night. This idea might seem logical; after all, cereal is heavier than formula. It makes sense that formula would keep the baby full longer, making them sleep better. This idea, however, has been proven in ...
When a child dwells in an environment which does not supply enough high biological value (HBV) protein (essential amino acid building blocks), yet supplies enough non protein energy building blocks (carbs and fat), nutritional imbalance arises, surfacing in their bodies and minds as symptoms and signs typical of the disease known as kwashiorkor.[1] Kwashiorkor is ...
INTRODUCTION Jean-Jacques Rousseau began documenting his ideas regarding child development in the mid 1700’s. His complete edition of Emile or On Education was published in 1764. The question that comes to mind while studying Rousseau’s work is what ideas have changed and what have remained the same about early child development/ child rearing since Rousseau’s ...
This is a review of Earth’s Best Infant cereals. Earth’s Best makes all organic baby foods, cereals, formula and toddler foods. A full list of their products can be found at www.earthsbest.com. On their website, you can also download a free infant feeding guide and health and nutrition information. If you sign up for their ...
There are so many things that your baby is learning at this stage. They are curious about everything and love to explore, which can be both exciting and scary for us parents. So it is our job to keep our babies busy and interested in safe and healthy things. Here are some great activities that ...