Baby & Toddler (age 0-3) Advice

How To Decipher Your Baby’s Cries

Priscilla Dunstan, an Australian mom who says she has a rare photographic memory for sound, claims she has unlocked the secret language of babies and can provide moms and dads with a guide to their babies’ cries. She’s selling DVDs on www.dunstanbaby.com that claim to teach parents how to distinguish among a baby’s cries. And, [...]

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Child-Care Searching Saga

Turning your baby over to a child care provider such as a daycare provider or nanny can be one of the most stressful experiences of early motherhood. Almost inevitably, you’ll have concerns about whether or not the provider will comfort your crying baby, shower your child with love and attention and respond appropriately in an [...]

Friday, February 6th, 2009

The Causes of ADHD

There has been so much confusion and misinformation about children who are hyperactive and distractable. Parents have heard that there’s no such thing as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder—that the diagnosis has been made up by doctors to make money—or that ADHD is caused by allergies, food colouring, too much sugar or a vitamin deficiency.
To make [...]

Friday, February 6th, 2009