HOW DIAPER CREAMS WORK Here is a brief overview of the different diaper creams available for diaper rashes. See Diaper Rash for suggestions on preventing rashes or if you need help with identifying and treating specific diaper rashes. Most commercial diaper creams are “barrier creams”. They act as a “barrier” between your baby’s sensitive skin […]
Feeling Stretched Thin to Your Limit
Being Stretched Thin Can be a GOOD Thing During the early years of living with our high need child, I must have heard Martha use the term “stretched thin” a hundred times. Stretching is exactly what high need children do to — and for — their parents. Yet, this powerful word has helpful and harmful […]
3 Steps in Tracking Down the Cause of Colic
STEP 1: KEEP A COLIC DIARY A diary is helpful for two reasons: You may uncover clues that help your baby’s doctor diagnose a hidden medical cause of colic, and you may be surprised by the correlations you find. As one mother noticed, “On days that I wear my baby in a sling most of […]
5 Coping Tips For Parents
Besides comforting your baby, it’s important to comfort yourself. Here are some time-tested ways of surviving and thriving with your colicky baby: 1. Realize it’s not your fault. Oftentimes the cause of your baby’s cries cannot be found. You need not feel that it’s your fault if your baby cries a lot, nor is it […]
Why Babies Fuss
3 Reasons As to Why Babies Fuss Very simply, babies fuss for the same reasons adults fuss: they hurt either physically or emotionally, or they need something. There is a wide spectrum of types of crying. At the quieter end is the baby who fusses to be picked up but is easily comforted and satisfied […]
Goes To Sleep Late
What To Do When Your Baby Goes To Sleep Late My four-year-old refuses to go to sleep until we do – usually around 11:00 or 12:00 at night – and we have the worst time waking her up in the morning. How can I get her to bed earlier without a fight? Bedtime procrastination ranks […]
Newborn Sleeps Too Much
Does Baby Sleep Too Much at 3 Weeks Old? What do I do if my baby sleeps too much? My baby is 3 weeks old, and I have to wake him up to feed him every 4 1/2 hours. Is this normal? Oh, how many mothers would love to have your “problem”! Sleep patterns in infants […]
More Sleep-safe Precautions
Do’s and Don’ts For Sleep-safe Precautions Besides the crib safety precautions, to increase your baby’s chances of a safe night’s sleep, observe these do’s and don’ts: DO’S: Place baby to sleep on her back or side, whichever way she seems to sleep the best. Spread sheets and under sheets smoothly and tuck them in tightly […]
Sleep Trainers: Buyer Beware!
Sleep Trainers Don’t Know Your Baby Do What’s Best For Your Baby Ever since parenting books found their way into bedrooms, authors have touted magical formulas promising to get babies to sleep through the night and follow a more convenient schedule. While babies have a lot of wonderful attributes, convenience is not one of them. […]
Night Terrors
Is Your Child Having Night Terrors? It’s the middle of the night and you are awakened by your child screaming from his bedroom. You rush in to see what’s wrong and you find him sitting up in bed with a blank stare but very agitated. You try to wake him, asking him what is wrong […]
Benefits of Co-Sleeping
Scientific Benefits of Co-Sleeping Popular media has tried to discourage parents from sharing sleep with their babies, calling this worldwide practice unsafe. Medical science, however, doesn’t back this conclusion and prove the benefits of co-sleeping (See Safe Co-Sleeping Research). In fact, research shows that co-sleeping is actually safer than sleeping alone (See Co-Sleeping: Yes, No, […]
Treating Asthma
Preventing, Maintaining and Treating Asthma Read on to learn about treating asthma including allergy prevention, asthma medications, methods for administering inhaled medications and which method is best for your child. Allergy Prevention Some forms of asthma, as described above, may be caused by allergies to substances in the environment such as: dust, mold, cigarette smoke, […]