Having worked amongst many babies and toddlers who either fuss at the breast/bottle or are refusing or fussy with their solids I would...

Congenital hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency is the most common preventable cause of mental retardation in the world. Iodine is not...

The psychological impact of your baby’s reflux on you and your family I am a mother of two children who both suffered from reflux as...

When Karen Eriksen’s son began refusing almost all food at the age of two, it would take five years and several specialists to establish...

For the first few months of a baby’s life your baby has three basic needs - feeding, sleeping and love. A well fed baby is generally a...

Some babies are born with flat spots on their heads. This is often due to the position they were in while in the uterus, other times it...

Slip on a t-shirt, slop on some sunscreen and slap on a hat! We’re all urged to keep those sunlight rays away from our skin, but in our...

Parenting Challenges Emily Perl Kingsley wrote the short article Welcome to Holland in 1987 (www.our-kids.org/Archives/Holland.html). It...

Safety Around Water It is not just swimming pools and dams that children drown in. A child can drown in 5 cm of water. This means...

Having recently seen a few babies with tongue tie or Ankyloglossia I asked Dr Laurie Kobler if I could use his article to inform parents...