Babies and Children Tips

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

1-20 Tips

1. Mumps Or Chicken Pox?
Homeopathic 'Belladonna' may help if your child has a sore throat, earache, mumps or chicken pox.

2. Your Children
"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you." Kahlil Gibran 'The Prophet'

3. Smoking In Pregnancy
If you smoke when youre pregnant you increase your risk of miscarriages and your baby is more likely to suffer Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (cot death).

4. Carrying Backpacks
Make sure your child's backpack weighs no more than 5 to 10% of his or her body weight. Otherwise the child is likely to bend forward in an attempt to support the weight on his or her back. (American Chiropractic Association)

5. Inspiration For Today
"No man stands so straight as when he stoops to help a boy." Knights of Pythagoras

6. Children Don't Sleep?
If your child has problems sleeping, make sure he/she is warm enough.

7. Autism
Children with autism may be helped by yoga.

8. Small Decisions
Let your children make small decisions even when you know they are wrong. They too learn by their mistakes.

9. Natural Food Colourings
Children are often allergic/sensitive to natural food colourings because of the chemical solvents used in their production.

10. Summer Colds
A summer cold that goes on and on may be hay fever. Find a therapist who specialises in allergies to help you out.

11. Feeling Afraid & Anxious?
Imagine yourself bathed in green or blue light when you're feeling fearful and anxious.

12. Keep Your Child Safe
Remind your children to remember never to give out personal information such as your name, home address, school name, or telephone number in a chat room or on bulletin boards.

13. Plastic Toys
Only buy good-quality plastic toys for young children. Cheap ones may contain phthalates which are known to cause problems in the body. If the child sucks a cheap plastic toy, they could be getting a dose of phthalates.

14. Dried Fruit
Eating fruit dried rather than fresh means you get less vitamin C, but it's still better than not eating fruit at all.

15. Hay Fever And Exams
Hay fever medication containing chlorpheniramine has been shown to result in a 40% chance of a drop in grade if taken during exams. Try safe, effective homeopathic remedies instead.

16. Starting To Clean Baby's Teeth
Start to clean your baby's teeth as soon as they have any. Even formula and milk can cause tooth decay.

17. Healthy Eating
If you want your child to eat more healthily, set them an example by eating and enjoying healthy food yourself, but don't make a big deal of it.

18. Food Colours
Natural food colours may contain minute traces of industrial solvents used in their manufacture, which may be a problem for some children.

19. Untidy Kids?
Put all the items in a box. When the box is full, give your children notice that anything still in the box in 2 days time will be put in the dustbin/garbage.

20. Dried Fruit
Eating fruit dried rather than fresh means you get less vitamin C, but it's still better than not eating fruit at all.

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