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HiPP Formula – A Breastmilk Alternative
Breast milk is essential for newborn babies. Mother milk contains all the nutrients they need to grow and develop, and it also helps protect them from infections. Breast milk also contains necessary antibodies that can help babies fight off…
Forcing preschoolers to write is pointless, dangerous —Prof. Omigbodun, child psychiatrist
IT was common practice for teachers and parents to ask children to write numbers, alphabets or draw at preschool age. While this might seem like a useful learning technique, it does not go down well with the kids and some mothers.
“I…
Why breastfeeding lying down is bad for your child’s ear —Expert
Breastfeeding is already known to offer a number of health and developmental benefits. Predominantly breastfeeding an infant for at least 6 months offers significant protection against the development of ear infection until at least age 3…
Convulsions in little children mostly due to fever, calls for concern —Expert
Fevers can cause a child to experience spasms or jerky movements called seizures. Seizures, a convulsion caused by fever also called “febrile seizures” are most common with fevers of 102°F (38.9°C) or higher, but they can also happen at…
Why children cry, throw less tantrums when mothers are sensitive to their clues —Experts
Being upset or showing anger is one of our most basic emotions. The truth is that children face many pressures that are of major importance to them, pressures that we have long forgotten. The increasing hours of school and decreasing…
Antimalarial drugs better than injections for children ― Experts
When 5-year-old Alexandria Kotagora fell sick, his mother took him to see a nurse at a nearby clinic. The nurse used a rapid diagnostic test to confirm malaria, gave him a course of artemisinin-based combination therapy, vitamins and…
Glaucoma: Why your baby’s eyeballs’ shape, size matter
Babies are cute with their small bodies and big eyes. A baby’s eyes are about two-thirds smaller than in adulthood. Their big eyes make them irresistible so we fall in love with them and protect them.
But there is more to the cuteness of…
How regular hand washing saves children from pneumonia —Experts
Mothers always ask when their babies are diagnosed with pneumonia what went wrong or what they should have done to pre-empt such a situation. Disease-causing germs from different sources, sometimes account for many diseases in children,…
Parents, put your phones away, it has far-reaching effect on children’s development!
Technology and gadgets are now indispensable in our daily lives. In the past few years, carrying a smartphone in a pocket has become commonplace. It has helped the insatiable appetite for information at the fingertips.
But as with…
Social media tapes: How parents can help children cope
DOZENS of reactions have followed the viral video on the internet involving a girl from Chrisland School in Victoria Island in Lagos State, who was allegedly raped by her fellow schoolmate who is claimed to be 13 years of age.
The…