Iris's mom and dad write about Mindful Parenting and RIE Parenting while maintaining a positive, optimistic, open-minded and mindful attitude.
After our not so pleasant experience with our daughter’s latest viral infection, I decided to write this article – which contains info and reviews of the main categories of thermometers – in order to help you find the best baby and toddler thermometer. I hope you will find it useful.
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Although lice infestation is very common, especially among small children who go to daycare, kindergarten or school, almost no one likes to talk about it. Even nowadays, when there are countless means to prevent and treat lice, many parents avoid this subject mainly because they consider it to be embarrassing. Yes, health taboos still exist! But here, we’ll get over them and talk about how you can easily get rid of your toddler’s head lice.
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This summer we left our daughter at her grandparents’ house for a week… for the first time. Everything went really well, except for just one thing: she was heavily bitten by mosquitoes. This, too, was a first-timer for her and for us, so we didn’t really know how to handle the situation. The bites were red and swollen, the size of a coin. However, we were fortunate to see that our daughter didn’t scratch them. During and after this not so pleasant episode, we consulted a pediatrician and we read more about prevention and treatment of mosquito bites on toddlers.
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One of the best items we bought for our little girl was the Learning Tower. This acquisition turned out to be extremely useful, not only for our daughter, but for us too. For those of you who don’t know what the Learning Tower is, I will explain it in detail.
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Heat rash (also known as Miliaria or prickly heat), is a very disturbing and uncomfortable condition for our little ones. Heat rash can occur at any age, but it usually appears more frequently on the extremely delicate skin of babies and toddlers (young children).
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As every parent knows, the baby skin – whether we’re referring to newborns, babies, toddlers or older children – is very soft and delicate. This is the main reason for which infants can easily suffer from short or long-term damage caused by sunburn and heat stroke. Keeping your baby safe in the sun is imperative during the hot season.
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Before they give birth, new mommies usually ask themselves various questions regarding the best ways to manage all the aspects of their newborn baby’s life. Every mother needs to be sure she offers her baby the best treatment, starting with how she interacts with her infant to how she takes care of him.
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For some expecting parents, having a pet (especially a dog) is actually a thing that really worries them. They usually ask themselves questions like: “Should we get rid of the dog?” or “OMG! What if our dog licks or, even worse, bites the baby?”. Well, all these questions are indeed justified but, before you take any action, you should first inform yourself about what could you do best in this situation.
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A C-section is considered major surgery. You will probably have to stay in the hospital for four or five days after your baby’s delivery. You will need up to six weeks to fully recover. Of course, nurses and doctors will look after you in the hospital. However, you will have to learn to properly look after yourself after you get home.
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Besides fragrant flowers and beautiful warm weather, the beginning of the spring season usually comes with viruses. They may infect our babies with colds, flu, bronchitis, pharyngitis, and other similar respiratory infections. Like many other babies, our 9mo daughter caught a respiratory virus that gave her mild but long-drawn bronchiolitis.
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