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Ladybird Campaign to Get Dads Reading!
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/06/2008 01:47:25
Reading Dads is a new initiative to encourage more fathers to read to their babies and toddlers
books are launching their major initiative: Reading Dads.Reading DadsThis is a great project to encourage Dads to read to their children and spend more quality time together. The campaign has been supported by Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children
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Winding your Baby
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/08/2008 01:13:07
Not all babies suffer from excessive air in the tummies, but they should be encouraged to 'burp' during a feed
– encouraging him to burp up any excessive air – is all part of feeding.How often should I wind my baby?It is a good idea to try a gentle winding session half way through a feed and then at the end, though don't obsessively do the mid-feed wind every time
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It's National Breastfeeding Week!
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/05/2009 00:42:00
May 10-16 is National Breastfeeding Week – so what's happening, and could it encourage you to give breastfeeding a go?
Just take a look at the Breastfeeding Central section of ThinkBaby and you'll see lots of articles about every aspect of feeding your baby. It's a big issue, but in the UK, despite the message that 'breast is best', take up of breastfeeding and the drop-out rate within the first ...
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Toddlers who throw things
By Laura Lee Davies on 29/08/2006 01:02:42
After months of your encouragement to throw or kick a ball at the park, your child realises that throwing bricks at mummy is lots of fun! How do you get him back out of the habit...
Throwing, like biting, is part of that growing realisation to a toddler that he can affect the world beyond himself. The experience is physical and the reaction seems hilarious. After all, haven't mummy and daddy been pulling faces for the past two years and making weird noises t...
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Can we Learn about Paternity Leave from Sweden?
By Laura Lee Davies on 28/09/2009 01:28:49
As the UK government announces longer allowances for dads to look after babies, BabyBjörn champions the Swedish system which encourages dads to be more hands-on with their kids
days reserved for each parent and the remaining time allowable as the couple see fit. The reason for the reserved 60 days is to encourage dads to take their share – those 60 days can't be transferred to the mum, so if dad doesn't take them, they're lost
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The First Years' new Nature Sensations toys
By Laura Lee Davies on 28/06/2006 10:10:00
From six months, the latest Nature Sensations toys offer bright, pretty stimulation that's fun for babies and toddlers.
Push Along Turtle £6.75The First Years group has a wonderful new range of early toys for small children called Nature Sensations.Encouraging touch and feel as well as visual stimulation, the theme is the natural world, with animal and insect
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NICE support better post-natal care
By Laura Lee Davies on 27/07/2006 11:24:26
New guidelines will recommend better personalise care for mothers and babies in the first eight weeks after birth.
and babies in the first eight weeks after the birth.At the moment, a mother has a few days' supervision under the midwife team she had when her child was born, then she is encouraged to keep in touch with the local health visitors and her GP. However
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Get into Parent Know How
By Laura Lee Davies on 22/06/2006 01:51:22
A new project to offer tips and advice to parents on the most important aspect of bringing up kids: spending time together.
The DfES (the government department for education and skills) has taken the initative to encourage parenting skills, and nurture a more thoughtful way to bring up children.The campaign is called Parent Know How and is aimed at making simple
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Milk intake when weaning
By Laura Lee Davies on 31/01/2008 01:52:59
It's important to get the balance right between milk and solid food pnce you start weaning...
time. During this period, it is not a good idea to reduce feeds too much, though you might want to wait until after a solids-feeding session to offer a breast or bottle in order to encourage more enthusiastic attempts at eating.When to move to fewer
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Playtime for Your New Baby
By Laura Lee Davies on 05/01/2009 01:00:17
It isn't all just sleeping and feeding – new babies can enjoy playing with you, too!
background, go to the following links:One month oldTwo months oldThree months oldYou can also encourage language development from the earliest days and whilst your baby will babble back for many months before any words even begin to half-form, this two
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