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Sunburns cause skin damage to babies, ultraviolet radiation in sunlight penetrates deeper into the skin to produce wrinkling, sagging, broken blood vessels and even cancer. Pale-skinned babies have greater risk of damage on exposure to sunlight even on cloudy day or in the shady place. Sun protection is a must for babies. Use sun creams [...]

Eczema is a disease of skin which is caused by hereditary or allergies to cause patches of tiny red bumps on the infant or baby’s scalp, face and cheeks. It is particularly atopic dermatitis which is the most common type of eczema that can affect the babies. This skin problem can occur to the babies [...]

Painful gas can be bad experience for the child to endure. Gas is usually common in infants and crying can only communicate to the parents to know that the baby is in trouble. Try to prevent the gas that can build up bubble before starting to trouble the baby. It is advised that the mother [...]

Rashes are very common in babies. Some of them disappear after a few days with some care but some need to be treated thoroughly. These rashes occur due to a variety of reasons. Knowing the cause of the rash would be helpful in administering the right medicines for treating them. Most of the common baby [...]

When a baby is born in the family, the basic instinct of all the parents is to capture those early days on camera. Popularly used as postcard pics to inform friends and family about the new arrival, baby shower gifts, for keeping in the album to cherish and relive the moments later on in life. [...]

Most moms having their first child, get worried when they find their babies hiccupping often. But this is nothing to worry about and its nature’s way of getting the baby accustomed to the new world. In fact babies hiccup when they are in the womb too. Causes for Infant Hiccups Hiccups occur when the diaphragm [...]

It’s not easy to cultivate healthy habits in children after they grow up. So it’s better to teach them to eat healthy from a young age. Here are some ideas for healthy snacks for babies. Sometimes instant snacks are needed for babies or infants at home, few ideas are given here. Apple Sauce One of [...]

Choking of the child will definitely run waves through the parent’s body. But the best thing to do at the time is to call the ambulance if it appears serious. In the meantime, the parents can try to comfort the child and try to relieve them of the suffocation or choking. Here are some suggestions [...]

It’s a good debatable topic whether the parents should pierce the child’s ear when they are young or should they choose to pierce it when they grow older. Is it really necessary to pierce boy baby’s ears? The debates on these topics have been going on forever and will go on for ever. As supporters [...]

Sun can be a boon and a bane. While little bit of exposure to sun is good but too much is bad. It has adverse effects on the skin. It can cause diseases like skin cancer, sun burns, early ageing of skin, dark circles under the eye, etc. The effect of exposure to sun without [...]

There is nothing to worry if there is a premature baby in the family as it can be brought in par with other kids with the advance medical sciences. What is a Premature Baby? Babies born before the thirty seventh weeks of pregnancy are called premature babies. They may or may not be fully developed [...]

You already have kids and are planning for one more. It is a matter of extreme joy for the family as a whole. But have you thought about your children? How would they take it? What will be their feelings when they see that the newborn is getting all the care and attention from the [...]

Cleaning cloth diapers is not a big task as it looks like. There are many techniques available to clean them or parents themselves can devise their own one. Here a few basic techniques for how to wash baby cloth diapers at home: Dry pail method All the dirty could be stalked up together for a [...]

Many mothers look forward to the moment when their child would be ready for solid food. When are ready for it, the parents must ensure to give them a healthy and nutritious diet. Generally, solid foods should be started between four and six months. It depends more on the child’s physical and emotional development than [...]

Every moment of the first year of the first child of the family is very memorable for parents. It brings lots of surprises and disappointments. Surprises are when the parent doesn’t expect it of their child and disappointment when they find other kids of the same age doing better things. But each infant is different [...]

The day a baby is born, he is subjected to a variety of sounds. He starts hearing these sounds and starts reacting to them in his own unique way. Much depends on parents as they can help a child immensely in developing communication skills. At first, the child only cries and emits no other sound. [...]

A baby who is taking breast-feed is a matter of great concern for the mother. If this baby starts teething, he can become even trying for his loving mother, as babies often tend to bite hard on the nipples at the time of sucking milk. The mother usually experiences great pain and sometimes even suffers [...]

Cradle cap is a skin condition that usually takes place in infants. It is caused when the oils that are secreted from the infant’s body dry up in a large amount. The parts of the body that are usually affected by this are scalp, eyebrows, head and the skin at the back of the ears. [...]

Actions speak more than words. As babies are small and they cannot speak, the only way they can express themselves is through actions. They share their happiness, sadness, anxiety, pain etc by means of gestures only. Therefore it’s important for the parents to understand their signs and help them out. Its good fun to try [...]

Every child is a unique child and has different habits. So, there is not a clear-cut formula as to when your darling baby is ready for toilet training. Some kids become conversant with this chore at the age of one year only whereas many others take two to three years to get trained. A child [...]