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Why Your Kids Need to Exercise and How to Get Them to Do It
Decades ago, screening children for high cholesterol and high blood pressure was fairly uncommon. Today it’s not. If you haven’t heard, many of today’s children are battling the bulge. The excessive weight that many of our children are carrying around should not be ignored. It can lead to physical and mental health problems now - and in their future.
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When Your Children Have Headlice: Treatment Options
Just mentioning head lice is enough to make you feel itchy isn’t it? These pesky little creatures affect almost every child of school age at some time in their lives, and cause no end of grief for parents in the seemingly never ending battle to get rid of them. The first sign you might notice something is wrong is when your child starts scratching their scalp or neck. There might even be a rash at the nape of their neck due to louse droppings! It sounds terrible, I know - but don’t worry. They can be got rid of, but it takes time and a lot of persistence. Before we look at the various treatments available, let’s just dispel a few of the myths surrounding these pests.
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Child Bedwetting Solutions and Advice
Bedwetting, or enuresis, will affect all children at some stage in their lives. It is estimated that fifteen to twenty percent of all five and six year olds will wet the bed at some point. Making that transition from wearing nappies to being dry is a big step after all, and it takes some children longer than others. Having a few strategically placed potties around the house can be an enormous help during the day, when your child needs to get to the toilet in a hurry. Some parents let their children wander around in just a t-shirt during the day so that they don’t have to worry about pulling pants down. However, you should expect a few puddles here and there along the way until your child learns to recognise when they need to go.
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How to Talk to Your Children About Your Divorce
Once you and your spouse have made the decision to end your marriage there will be hundreds of things to think about and work out. Right now, your children should be first and foremost on your mind. Understand that for your children, as well as yourself, divorce is a big change. It’s going to affect everything from how they socialise with their friends to how they communicate and respond to you. Some children handle the news of divorce fairly well, while in others it can shatter their worlds.
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The Bullies Have Gone Hi-Tech
Most Mums can recall their own childhood when they knew a child in school that was bullied and teased. In some cases, perhaps they were that child. Name calling, rough play, and daily taunting could bring a child to tears. Not much in terms of children being ridiculed, embarrassed and afraid has changed. However, the way kids are being bullied has. Today’s youth are being harassed through the Internet, social network and mobile technology that leave many Mums wondering how to protect and put an end to the new face of bullying.
Latest Pregnancy & Parenting Discussions
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problems with daughter
i know this is my first post but i got to internet and this forum to help me with this problem that i don’t share with one i know
Hi
I’m a mother of 3 girls 16 y.o, 14 y.o & 11 y.o.. i have many problems with my sweetie t Sara the youngest. Firstly she is little ashamed of her body. I heard little young men in her school calling fatty girl, camel toe, beef can, and things like that. I’m very sad for her. I talked with her a lot about her body and… -
update my foster child..
Ok as you may know from my other post S was supposed to be here for 6 weeks or so now it looks as if he will be here for a year..
His parents are worthless individuals.His father was still receiving the family allowence and promised to give S pocket money each month equal to the family allowence ... january was ok but this month , well his father has moved into a 4 bed house with his girlfriend and her two kids and setting up home costs money so guess who misses out?…
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Advice on returning to work after having a baby.
Hi all,
I’m wondering if anyone can help with my dilemma.I’m due to return to work in July after maternity leave and have applied for flexible working (3 days a week). According to the chat I had with my manager it doesn’t look like they are going accept my request. Although I know they have to provide me with a valid business reason, I’m sure they will come up with something to cover themselves.
Problem is, if I go back full time my partner and I really cant afford the childcare costs, which…
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bad behavour
I was appalled today. one of 3 couples who looked around our house in view to renting it had a baby and a young boy, the boy must have been about3years old.
Durring their time in the house the boy went through most of our kitchen cupboards even although the mother said not to a few times, he picked up a handful of gravel and threw it at our conservatory windows and spent the rest of the time trying to steel change out of a pot of money we have on the stairs(its not much, just loose pocket…
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Advise needed
Hiya - I am 11 weeks pregnant and have been diagonised with UTI .. urinary infection .. i am done with my treatment of antibiotics and I have had another urine test done . But I am still waiting for the results which will take another 7 - 10 days .
I am wondering if I am still having the infection and this would have an adverse affect on my unborn :(
Please help .. I know I ll have a sleepless night until I know I have not done any irreplacable damage to my unborn…