Early Motherhood

Eczema is not just about healing some skin problem but involves maintenance and control that the skin does not flare up. It is unlike some skin problem that occurs once and goes away. Eczema wound can heal and recur again easily.

Never use soap. We use bath oil such as Oilatum. Forget about whatever honey soap or gentle for skin soap, they are nothing compared to bath oil. Try and use bath oil on yourself and you will realize the different feeling on your skin after bath. Some recommend Seba Med and Lactacyd. I find the latter does not give a moisturing effect as in Oilatum.

Every step a child takes toward learning to read leads to another. Bit by bit, the child builds the knowledge that is necessary for being a reader. Over their first 6 years, most children

Kids toys are an important part of a toddler’s life. They teach a little boy or girl about colors, sounds, letters, motion, and friction. They can also inspire a child’s creativity. Yet, it’s also important that toys be safe so that children do not get hurt while playing.

The Risks

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that more than 191,000 children were treated in hospital emergency rooms for toy-related injuries in the year 2000 alone. The figure includes some 70,000 toy-related injuries to pre-schoolers. As a result, fire and safety experts have put together some tips for keeping children safe at play.

Parents role in child dental care is very important for child ages up to five years old. This is because young children do not have the manual dexterity required to brush teeth effectively.

The key to establishing good child dental care is by starting an oral care program early. In fact, the American Dental Association suggests that you begin cleaning your baby’s mouth the first few days after birth.

National 5 A Day Week has an important goal, getting people to eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day.

Meeting this goal will help you stay within the Food Guide Pyramid guidelines of eating 3-5 servings of vegetables and 2-4 servings of fruit.

But how do you get kids to eat more fruits and vegetables, especially when they may only want to eat chicken nuggets and french fries and you are not supposed to force kids to ‘clean their plate’ or make meals a power struggle?