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That newborn won't be ready for jelly beans and chocolates this Easter, but a handmade baby quilt with a personal design will be the sweetest Easter gift he or she could receive.You can be the smartest Easter Bunny in the hutch when you choose a lovingly hand-crafted quilt in Easter pastels for that favorite new arrival in your life. Here's why:SignificanceOther than the eggs, Easter basket goodies don't really connect with the significance of this meaningful observance, but a baby quilt will. If your choice is Easter pastels, it will always remind the little toddler and growing child of the special day when her quilt came into her life. Easter is a time of religious and happy family observances, and the quilt that arrived on Easter will always be associated with family togetherness and jo...

With their youth and vitality, most children are relatively healthy. Issues, however, can arise that impact a youngster's wellbeing. To ensure that you discover any problems quickly, schedule regular child health care appointments with a practitioner. An active relationship with a physician will enable you to quickly address concerns.Importance of a Healthy ChildhoodKids are vital to the overall future of society. For humankind to continue to prosper and grow, kids must be alive and well to carry on the race. Youngsters will play a vital role in the ongoing creation of families, filling positions in the workforce, and participating in democracy. To achieve these lifetime goals, kids need to have good health. Wellbeing during childhood often carries over into adulthood, resulting in healthi...

Recently I have had several parents tell me that family members and even people from the medical profession told them that it is "normal for some children to not sleep much". I had a mom of a two-year old tell me that her daughter was sleeping about 4 hours per night! The mother was exhausted but she was being told that was probably normal for her child to sleep only a few hours. Adults require less sleep than children. So, if you the parent are exhausted with the amount of sleep you are receiving, your child is even more exhausted. If you are bed-sharing with your child, remember your child needs a lot more sleep than you do. As adults we might cover up our signs of tiredness by drinking coffee, eating, showing little energy or having a difficult time focusing mentally. But, our bab...

FACT: Around 900 babies all over the world die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) everyday. What's more baffling is that most of these deaths happen at their own cribs where they should be safest.But it happens. While SIDS still remains a medical mystery, doctors agreed that it's important to remove the many risk-factors involving it. Infants have lost their lives from various incidents, you don't want any of these from happening to your child, do you? It takes more than just buying the safest crib to prevent all these.Review these safety rules before trying to put your baby on a crib (remember to relay them to your nanny too);Crib SafetyYou may be smitten by the latest crib models at the store, but that is not what we are looking for here. Think safety. When safety is the main concern...

IntroductionIn this present age, most of the foods contain harmful and toxic chemicals that are used either to impart bright and attractive colors to the foods or to impart wonderful taste to them, so that we crave to have them at any cost. Keep in mind one important thing that, our children are our sole responsibility and we should practice utmost care while feeding them. We should be wise enough to judge what is good for them and what is bad.What are the 5 things that you should not feed your toddler?Let us have a glance at the top 5 foods that we should never feed our kids. They are as follows: Fruit snacks: Well, most of the time, we often are too busy to make fruit salads at home, as we feel it will take a long time and will definitely be a hectic work to do. This is the sole reason,...