Posts Tagged ‘sleep’
The PURPLE.
The PURPLE. (period) is a really helpful term for that period of time when young babies seem to be very unsettled, crying a lot but are otherwise absolutely healthy. I think it’s a better term than ‘colicky’ because it describes what to expect. It’s a mnemonic that stands for this: P = Peak of Crying…
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Things that go Bump in the Night
Your fun filled toddler has eventually started to sleep beautifully in the night and you’re loving the peaceful nights, only to be woken up at 11pm with him screaming! You rush into his room to find him thrashing about in bed, mumbling not making any sense. You feel his forehead, he doesn’t feel hot…. His…
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Does your child have pinworms?
Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis) are tricky little things that are very common and can cause lots of problems. So it’s really important to know if your child has them and what to do about them. What are pinworms? Pinworms are a parasite that live inside humans and actually need us to survive. When I first learnt…
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Keeping your kids healthy in a coronavirus lockdown
Easy ways to boost your children’s health and well-being if you’re in a coronavirus lockdown
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Is your child getting enough sleep?
Not many parents will answer ‘yes’ to this question! I’m lucky to have two ‘good sleepers’ but even they go through periods of bad sleep when I feel like a walking zombie. So what exactly are ‘good sleepers’? How much should your child sleep? What’s normal? Age Recommended hours of sleep/24 hours(naps + night time)…
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My Top 10 Iron Rich Foods
Iron is one of the most important nutrients of childhood and the majority of children I test are iron deficient. This is usually due to a combination of the high demand that growing bodies have as well as poor dietary intake. Sometimes children can also have specific problems with absorption or increased loss of iron…
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Does your child need more Magnesium?
Did you know that magnesium is one of the most important minerals in our body? It’s needed for over 300 biochemical reactions and is intricately involved in most body systems. Muscle cramps, irregular heart beats, high blood pressure, anxiety and insomnia are just a few of the conditions that have been linked to low magnesium…
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Boost your child’s immunity!
Kids get sick all the time right? Snotty noses, coughs, vomits, diarrhoea, fevers, we’ve all been there. It’s awful having a sick child! Did you know that around 10 mild infections per year is actually considered normal, especially in the toddler and preschool age group. Yikes! But we can beat those stats by helping our…
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