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Five ways to give up the dummy
By Grace Brown on 06/08/2010 16:31:43
Positive strategies to help your baby relinquish his soother without tears
Five Ways To Help Babies Give Up Dummies 1. Pick The Right Time Start to restrict dummy use around six months old. Ideally dummies should be abandoned completely before your child starts to learn to speak as this will prevent speech problems2. Ease Your Child Off The Habit Start ...
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The dummy dilemma
By Susan Wallis on 10/12/2012 16:37:14
There's often controversy over the use of soothers, but how do they affect your child's development?
Most babies love to suck: it’s a proven way to soothe and comfort a fretful baby, but there can be drawbacks. You may want to think twice about giving your baby a dummy, especially if he’s a boy. It could stunt his emotional development by robbing him of the chance to try out fac...
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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?
IN THE DAYS before antibiotics, Grandma had some weird and wonderful ways of dealing with childhood coughs and colds. Most of these cures were foul-smelling. Many featured old socks, slices of bacon, and raw onions. But do any of them stand up to scrutiny in the quick-fix ...
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Best of the rest... Most Innovative Product 2012
By Junior Design Awards on 20/05/2012 22:40:55
Our judges were spoilt for choice by all the ingenious items beautifully designed to make family life happier
The Fisher-Price Cruisin' Motion Soother is the first of its kind. Taking your baby out for a ride in the car is a tried and tested way of sending him off to sleep. The Cruisin' Motion Soother replicates the feeling of being in a car. The bucket
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The Glamping Season starts here…
By Catherine O'Dolan on 19/06/2012 15:21:15
With the festival season creeping up fast, here's some glamping tips from Karma Canvas to help you reside in style
home. Oh, and don't forget the soother/favourite toy, most important for settling purposes! 4.Make sure you pre-book a family-friendly campsite, with lots of room for children to run around; sites on a farm or with woodland to explore are always winners
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A to Z of sleep
By Margot Sunderland on 18/04/2010 10:33:33
Simple strategies to give your child sweet dreams every night.
reflection on powerful feelings is a wonderful soother for children and adults alike, and can calm threat and alarm systems in the brain. U is for Understanding Being rudely awakened from a blissful sleep is part and parcel of being a parent, but it
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