13 Ways to Encourage Good Behavior in Toddlers In addition to keeping the “don’t touch” items out of the way, consider positive steps you can take to encourage good behavior in toddlers. 1. Give Him His Own Drawer In The Kitchen Fill it with interesting items to pull out, sort and study: things like measuring […]
Using Humor for Discipline
5 tips for using humor for discipline In disciplining a growing child, a parent wears many costumes: You put on your policeman’s cap for dangerous situations, your preacher’s collar for morality lessons, your diplomatic tie and tails for power struggles, and your doctor’s coat for healing little hurts. But the costume that will serve you […]
Working and Breastfeeding
Working and Breastfeeding is Nothing New Women have always worked and breastfed. The pioneer mother on the prairie had lots to do besides nurse her babies, and even modern mothers who are at home during the day struggle with the work of running busy households while responding to the needs of their infants. Combining working and […]
Making the Most of Your Maternity Leave
Tips to make the transition back to work after maternity leave easier During the weeks after birth, when you are caring for your baby full-time, you can also begin to plan for your return to work. But don’t let concerns about leaving your baby get in the way of enjoying this special time. Here are […]
Job Alternatives for Breastfeeding Mothers
Often the best solutions to the challenges of combining breastfeeding and employment are the creative ones. Consider these alternatives to spending the entire day away from your baby. Keep in mind that your plans may change as your baby grows and develops. • Bring your baby to work. This may not be possible on an […]
Increasing Milk Supply
Increasing Milk Supply with Help From Baby Remember the three B’s of breastfeeding: the breast, the baby, and the brain. For increasing milk supply, the breast needs more stimulation from the baby and making that happen will require some adjustments in your brain. To increase your milk supply, you have to make breastfeeding a priority. […]
Weaning
WEANING: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Weaning is not a negative term, nor is it something that you do to a child. Weaning is a journey from one relationship to another. The Hebrew word for wean is gamal, meaning “to ripen.” In ancient times, when children were breastfed until two or three years of age, it […]
Engorgement
Two to four days after birth, mothers may awaken to find their breasts have grown two cup sizes overnight. It’s those milk-making hormones at work! “Has your milk come in yet?” asks the nurse. Mom can answer with a definite “yes!” This dramatic increase in breast size and fullness is called physiologic engorgement. It is […]
Plugged Milk Ducts
Plugged Milk Ducts Sometimes a milk duct leading from the milk-making cells to the nipple gets plugged, resulting in a tender lump beneath the areola. There may also be a wedge-shaped area of redness extending from the lump back towards the wall of the chest. Unlike mastitis, the pain comes and goes with a plugged […]
Fight’s Breast
Breastfeeding has become such a struggle. Our three-month-old seems to squirm, arch, and sometimes fights nursing until I get her going. Then she settles down. Help! Some babies just have trouble settling down for a feed. This nursing nuisance is particularly common at three months of age when babies develop better visual acuity, so that […]
Best Breastfeeding Positions
Helpful Breastfeeding Positions Besides the cradle hold, three other helpful breastfeeding positions are the clutch hold, the side-lying position, and the reversed cradle (also known as cross-cradle) hold. The first two positions are especially useful in the early days of recovery from a cesarean birth, when you may not want to lay baby over your […]
Foods That Boost Your Immune System
10 Foods That Balance Your Immune System Adequately feeding your immune system boosts its fighting power. Immune boosters work in many ways. They increase the number of white cells in the immune system army, train them to fight better, and help them form an overall better battle plan. Boosters also help to eliminate the deadwood […]