How to wash your baby’s hands
Why washing your baby’s hands is important
Most babies are too young to stand at a sink, and even if they could, they would struggle to wash their hands. However washing baby’s hands is just...
Why teach kids about hand washing?
Washing hands is one of the most important measures for preventing the spread of diseases. Lathering the hands with soap and rinsing them with running water is a simple method of removing germs before...
Encouraging kids to wash their hands
Teaching children about hand washing early in life is important. Hand washing prevents the spread of diseases which make children sick. When kids learn early in life, hand washing is more likely to become...
Kids not cattle: Kelly discovers first-hand how to help her kids through hand, foot...
Hand, foot and mouth disease is an often misunderstood and unnecessarily feared disease due in part to some confusion with the animal disease, foot and mouth.
But rest assured hand, foot and mouth disease has...
Raising kids in the big wide world
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Medical professionals understand the huge role the outside world plays in the lives of our children. Kids are like sponges. To raise them so that they can form healthy relationships at home, school...
TV and kids: What really happens when you turn on the TV?
You can't swing a cat these days without hitting the latest iPad or iPhone. It seems like screens are truly everywhere, but despite all the new technology, the good old TV screen remains a...
Caffeine: Knowing when to say when
Making sure kids eat a healthy diet can be tricky these days, and it’s not made any easier by the manufacturing of foods and beverages with harmful hidden ingredients. Caffeine, a stimulant drug, is one...
Bed wetting: How to help your child stay dry
Wetting the bed isn't talked about too often but, for the sake of parents and kids alike, we need to open up the discussion on bed wetting so you can learn how and when...
Pit and fissure sealants: How they prevent cavities in children’s teeth
Teeth have natural dips or grooves in them, known as pits and fissures. It's all very groovy in one sense, but when it comes to keeping your children's teeth clean and free of cavities,...
Pit and fissure sealants: How they prevent cavities in children's teeth
Teeth have natural dips or grooves in them, known as pits and fissures. It's all very groovy in one sense, but when it comes to keeping your children's teeth clean and free of cavities,...
