Although babies are born with a natural immunity to disease, this typically begins to diminish at the age of two months. For this reason, it would be advisable that your child has the relevant immunisations to protect them from the threat of serious infections such as Meningitis and Polio.

There are many diseases that can be prevented through vaccinations. When your baby is a few months old, he can be a polio vaccination, DTP-Hib vaccination and a meningitis C vaccination. The polio vaccine is taken orally as drops, whereas the other two are given through injections in either the thing or the buttocks.
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Learning is one of the most important things for young children and babies; everything comes naturally to them at this age. Learning is fun for toddlers, as they are already beginning to explore and learn about their environment. A young child will often find it much easier to learn and retain new things than an older child or adult, so this is a great age to start teaching your kid basic math and reading skills.

Children should be taught in a fun and enjoyable way; often they cannot distinguish between learning and playing. If they get bored, then you can stop the session and do it another time. There are many learning games available to children of all ages, and these are a great way to keep kids occupied as well as teaching them new things.
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Time to get your child potty trained? Most children start learning to use a potty by their second birthday, although all kids are different and some begin earlier as well as later. There are many tell-tale signs to indicate whether your child is ready to be trained on using the potty, and these will be able to help you to get started. (more…)

Does your baby or toddler have problems with their sleeping patterns? Do they keep you awake most nights with their tossing and turning? Most babies will keep their parents up to some extent, although it is estimated that over one-quarter of all youngsters have severe sleeping problems. If you are struggling to cope with your child’s erratic sleeping patterns, there are several tips that you can try that may help your child to get more of the much needed sleep. (more…)

More and more parents around the world are deciding to give their child a greener and more environmentally friendly upbringing. This not only helps promote a more sustainable earth, but also helps your baby combat many childhood health problems such as asthma. (more…)

Your child is finally growing up and these pre-teenage years can be difficult for both you and your child. You may be getting along great one minute only to find that you are arguing the next. This is a transition period for your youngster; not quite an adult and not quite a child anymore.В  They crave to be treated like adults and want the freedom it entails. Yet they still need you to be their parents and to love them for who they are. It can be a difficult transition which may lead to arguments and rebellion. Not knowing where you stand from one minute to the next can be hard, but there are many ways to cope with these transitory years of your child’s life. (more…)

Most babies get their first teeth when they are around six months old, although this does vary and can be as early as three months or as late as fourteen. Aside from seeing the tooth start poking through, there are many telltale signs that you can look out for to tell you that your baby may be starting to get their first teeth. (more…)

hen babies are first born they have a little bit of natural immunity to disease, but immunisation will offer your child additional protection from serious illnesses.В  Immunisation typically begins when your baby is two months old, which is when the natural immunity they received from the mother will begin to disappear. (more…)

Have you been bombarded by advice from all directions on how you should be bringing up your child? Have all your friends and family been giving you different tips and techniques that just don’t make sense? Although it is nice to get advice from people, it can sometimes be very hard to cope with all the different ideas that keep bombarding you. Many parents find it hard to listen to all the conflicting tips that friends can give, and it is therefore important to remember that all children are different. Nobody will know your own child better than you and different things will always work for different people. (more…)

As your baby begins to grow up, they will develop their own distinct personalities and characteristics. This is the most important time for you as a parent to help them to discover themselves and to encourage them along the way.

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