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Five ways to prevent stomach bugs
By Fiona McKim on 30/07/2012 13:27:08
Help your child avoid those tummy nasties with these quick tips
such as the stomach flu are often found hiding in the bathroom so ensure this area stays clean as a whistle, using disinfectant products. Other bacteria blackspots can include door handles, the lids of nappy bins and light switches. Don't miss... more health advice
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The Truth About Juice
By Janette Marshall on 26/06/2012 16:59:36
Despite the much-bandied benefits of fruit juice, the high sugar content can sometimes cause more harm than good
While it may not be quite the ‘baddie’ that a fizzy drink is, this ‘natural’ product is deceptively harmful to dental health and to children’s diets more generally. Well-meaning parents who allow their children to down beaker after beaker of juice
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Factfile: Headlice
By Junior on 01/10/2012 13:13:00
Discover what makes those pesky critters tick
else’s, even for a few moments, they can migrate. This is why they are prevalent amongst primary school children.What are the signs?Often there is no sign of infestation until nits – empty egg cases – start to become visible as they grow out in the hair
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Five Common Eyesight Problems
By Catherine O'Dolan on 01/10/2012 14:49:16
Five problems to look out for with your child's eyesight…
1. Myopia (short-sight) Difficulty focusing in the distance. This can be corrected with glasses. 2. Hypermetropia (long sight) Difficulty focusing close up. This can be corrected with glasses.3. Astigmatism This occurs when the cornea (the front part of the eye) is not a regular ...
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The Truth About Milk
By Nikki Sheehan on 26/06/2012 17:26:07
The white stuff may look like the ultimate health drink, but could it be doing your child more harm than good
that it may not live up to its health-giving reputation. The UK Government recommends that, from one year old, children should drink around three-fifths of a pint each day. This is to ensure that growing bones and teeth receive the calcium and other nutrients
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The Truth About Water
By Niki Sheehan on 27/06/2012 10:44:34
More and more children are refusing to drink water in favour of sweet drinks, with potentially harmful consequences
Water, water everywhere and not a drop is drunk – in many families anyway. They’ll swim in it, wash with it, squirt it at each other, but when it comes to quenching their thirst, a measly 19 per cent of
children will choose it. And this rejection
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Grandma’s winter health tips – facts and fiction
By Susan Walls on 01/10/2012 10:46:00
Life BC (before Calpol) involved a whole host of bizarre snuffle-soothers. But do grandma’s remedies actually work?
comforters...Coughs and chest infectionsGRANDMA’S REMEDY For babies, take a cinder from the fire and place in a cup of water. When cool, give a drop of cinder water on a spoon. For older children, rub goose grease onto the chest and back area before covering
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Ten facts about juice
By Junior on 25/06/2012 17:05:20
Get the lowdown on what's behind the label and read our top tips on the best way for your child to drink juice
and additives) will widen your baby or toddler’s taste for vegetables. Gradually decrease dilution until your child is two when half-and-half fruit juice and water may be given and continue to dilute for all preschool children. 9) Older children can use straws
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