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| What to expect from your infant, toddler or preschooler |
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| Baby Week starts on Discovery Health March 1 |
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| The addition of a baby to a family is supposed to be one of life’s happiest events - but for some, the road can be a little rocky. Discovery Health’s all-new Baby Week kicks off March 1 at 8pm (ET/PT,) showcasing the joys - and the struggles - that arrive with a new baby.... more |
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| How to dress baby for winter |
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| When dressing your baby for winter outings, think layers. Why? Because doing so creates buffer zones of warm air between garments.
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| Germ-free trips out with Baby |
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| You may feel like you'll go crazy if you just don't get out of the house. But what's safe for your newborn? Here's some advice on where to go and when.... more |
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| Whooping Cough? Could it be? Cases are on the rise. |
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| Your little one is coughing up a storm and those fits are ending with some strange “whoop” sounding noise. Could it be Whooping Cough?
Whooping Cough, also known as Pertussis, is a respiratory infection that’s seen a marked increase since 2004. It usually affects infants up to 6 months old (before they are able to be vaccinated), or kids over 11 years old (when their immunity begins to fade).... more |
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| Dos and Don'ts of Bathing Your Baby |
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| Babies seem so fragile. Even bathing them can be a scary prospect for new parents. To help get you started, Lancaster General Health offers the following dos and dont's...... more |
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| Tips for Strolling Safely with Baby |
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| According to research published in the Pediatric Emergency Care Journal, strollers are a common mechanism of injury for pediatric patients responded to by paramedics.... more |
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| Keep Your Home and Baby Safe |
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| When expecting a new addition to your family there is plenty of work to do. There are clothes and diapers to be bought, cribs to be put together and baby food to stock up on. In addition to the more obvious steps you are taking to create a happy home for your newborn, don’t forget to make modifications to your home, thereby making it safer for baby and creating less stress for you. ... more |
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| The Littlest Learners Can Still be in Style |
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| Just because your youngster doesn’t give much thought to their clothing doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t. It is easy to provide a stylish wardrobe for your infant or preschooler on a budget. ... more |
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| Things to Bring for Baby Travel |
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| Little ones require lots of stuff. It’s true at home and when traveling. But if you start packing for your baby or toddler with a checklist, you can not make sure you’ve got everything you need and can achieve the peace of mind a getaway should bring. Get started with the checklist to the right.... more |
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| Get Curious |
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| Just because your little one is still getting used to holding up his head, walking on his own, or gaining his first taste of independence doesn't mean that he is too young to go green. Like any learned skill, being eco-friendly is a habit that can start early, making it second nature – something that your child will continue throughout the rest of his or her life.... more |
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| Thousands of toys recalled |
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| CBB Group has announced a recall of about 39,000 fishing games, rattles, pull-along cars, mini pull-back cars, and cartoon bubble guns in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).... more |
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| Colic relief for baby - and you |
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| In many ways, newborns are not quite ready for the world at birth and need a “fourth trimester” of gentle holding, stroking, shushing and wrapping, says Harvey Karp, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at UCLA School of Medicine and author of The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Sleep Longer (Bantam, $14). ... more |
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| Killer Cribs |
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| Toxic fire retardant chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems are prevalent in common baby products, according to a recent study released by national environmental group Friends of the Earth.
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| Prepare a Child for a New Sibling |
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| Parents spend a lot of energy on preparations and much of the family’s attention involves meeting the newborn’s basic needs. All this change can be hard for older siblings to handle.
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| Fingerplay is educational fun! |
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| Parents of young children know how short a child’s attention span is. The child is more interested in playing than learning. Fingerplay covers both bases. It’s fun, but, at the same time, it’s also work. Learning is definitely taking place.... more |
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| Coping with your child's tantrums |
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| Q. My 2-year-old starts screaming if I have to take something away from her. Sometimes we’re out in public and everyone turns to look because she’s so loud. Could she be having temper tantrums? How should I handle this?... more |
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| Preschool Prepared |
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| There are plenty of benefits of preschool—it can be a great place for kids to interact with peers and to learn valuable life lessons such as how to share, take turns and follow rules.... more |
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| Q&A: Baby's First Year |
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| Congratulations! You've made it through pregnancy and childbirth. Now for the next phase...the first year of parenthood. ... more |
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| 10 Signs of a Great Preschool |
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| If your child is between the ages of 3 and 6 and attends a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten program, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) suggests you look for these 10 signs to make sure your child is in a good classroom.... more |
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| Answering Baby's Cries |
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| Babies cry for a number of reasons, and as a new parent, you’ll be puzzled, frustrated and altogether frazzled by this ear-piercing form of communication. ... more |
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| 7 Tips for the First Week Home |
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| You’ve just come home from the hospital where doctors, nurses and family members catered to your every whim, answered every concern, and left you alone when you wanted to rest. ... more |
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| Early Intervention Increases Academic Success |
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| When Shelley Matt, mother of three from Lancaster County, went to her Ephrata MOMs Club business meeting in the fall of 2004, she didn’t realize at the time how important to her and her family the speaker would turn out to be.... more |
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