Bright Heart Kids

07/05/2017

26/03/2017

How to Get Toddlers to Listen

26/03/2017

Peppa pig voice

26/03/2017

Harley Bird who started her job at 5 as Peppa pig voice maker

26/03/2017

The voice of Elmo

13/03/2017

“The soul is healed by being with children.”

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

13/03/2017

Funny

03/03/2017

30/01/2017

26/01/2017

Yes,I'm a Mum!

26/01/2017

BRIS: Essential Baby & Toddler Show

3 March–5 March ·

14/01/2017

Have a look at "One Handed Cook Book"
http://onehandedcooks.com.au/

12/01/2017

A friend sent this post to me for the families in Brisbane 🙂

06/01/2017

Some reasons fo babies' cry and how to soothe them

06/01/2017

How To Calm A Crying Baby by Dr.Robert Hamilton

05/01/2017

Making healthy snacks appealing

04/01/2017

Happy New year from this cutie

03/01/2017

Dummies and pacifiers(Part 2)

What are the advantages of using a dummy?
A dummy may soothe your baby or help him settle to sleep.The act of sucking can relieve pain. For example, it may help your baby if he sucks on a dummy when he's having his immunisations. A dummy may help if your baby is premature. If he's given a dummy to suck on before feeds, he may adapt more quickly from tube-feeding to bottle-feeding. He may also be calmer and settle more easily before and after his feeds.Premature babies who are given a dummy also have shorter hospital stays. An alternative to using a dummy is to express your milk, and then encourage your baby to strengthen his suck on your emptied breast..

What are the disadvantages of using a dummy?
Using a dummy for long periods can result in repeated middle ear infections:
•Sucking may channel bacteria from your baby's mouth into the narrow tubes between his ears and throat (Eustachian tubes).
•If your baby uses a dummy a lot, it may affect the structure of his mouth, which may mean mucus doesn’t drain as well along his Eustachian tubes.
Limiting the amount of time your baby uses his dummy will guard against ear problems. If you only let him use it to settle himself to sleep, it can make a big difference to the number of ear infections your baby gets.The longer your baby uses a dummy, the more likely it is to change the way his teeth grow. This can result in an overbite or crossbite, where the top and bottom teeth don't meet properly. You may notice this if your child uses his dummy beyond two years or three years old. The worst effects are usually seen in children who use a dummy for four years or more.The same goes for thumb-sucking, though. The British Dental Health Foundation recommends parents avoid the use of dummies and discourage their baby from sucking his thumb. Using a dummy for long periods can make it harder for your baby to try to talk to you or make sounds. Your baby's speech development is another reason why it's best to limit using a dummy to when he's trying to get to sleep.

03/01/2017

Dummies(Pacifieres)- Good or Bad

03/01/2017

Dummies and pacifiers(Part 1)

When could I start giving my baby a dummy?
The official advice if you're breastfeeding is to wait until your baby is about a month or so old before you introduce a dummy. This is so you have time to get your milk supply established if you’re breastfeeding. Then it's really up to you when and if you use a dummy. Many parents use a dummy during the first six months to help settle their baby to sleep at night, and for naps during the day. Some parents use a dummy in the first six months because they've heard it may help to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). However, the evidence for this is not strong. It's best if you try to wean your baby off his dummy when he's between six months and 12 months old. There are disadvantages to letting him have a dummy for longer .

Will using a dummy help prevent SIDS?
A dummy may help to prevent SIDS, but the evidence for this is not strong. If you choose to use a dummy for this reason, don't worry if it falls out while your baby is asleep. Don't encourage your baby to take a dummy if he doesn't want one. There are other, proven ways to help your baby sleep safely.
Your baby's room temperature, putting your baby to sleep on his back, and not smoking, are important in preventing SIDS.

I've decided I do want to use a dummy. What else do I need to know?
Dummies can give you a break when your baby's distressed. If you decide that it's best for everyone if your baby has a dummy, here are a few tips:
•Use an orthodontic or flat dummy. There is some slight evidence that it may be better for your baby's developing mouth than a cherry dummy.
•Keep the dummy as clean as possible. Sterilise it as you would any other bottle-feeding teat. Silicone dummies, or dummies that are all one piece, may be easier to keep free of bugs.
•Check dummies regularly. Cracks, splits and holes can trap germs. If you find any problems, buy a new dummy straight away.
•Never dip the dummy in sweet foods. Don't coat your baby's dummy in foods such as honey or juice to stop him crying. Honey can harm your baby, and sticky, sweet food and drink can cause tooth decay.
•Wait until your baby really needs a dummy. For example, if your baby is crying inconsolably, or you want to settle him. Try not to let his dummy use become a habit.
•Wean your baby off his dummy before he turns one year old. It will be easier to do it then, than when he's older. To avoid your baby developing an overbite or crossbite, it's best to stop before the age of two years old, and definitely before he's four years old.

03/01/2017

Top 5 Reasons to Swaddle Your Newborn Baby

1.Reduce SIDS
In 2007 the Journal of Pediatrics did a meta-study of research on swaddling. One of the many positive results was that swaddling reduces the rate of SIDS. The current assumption is that swaddling makes it hard for newborn babies to inadvertently cover their heads or face with bedding and decreases their ability to flip over onto their stomachs, both of which have been linked to higher rates of SIDS in newborn babies.

2.Basis for soothing
Swaddling your baby may not immediately soothe your crying baby or lull them instantly to sleep. In fact the process of being swaddled may make them frustrated and thus (briefly) cry more loudly, convincing some parents that their babies “hate” the swaddle. But swaddling creates the foundation for which other soothing techniques (white noise, motion, etc.) build upon. Start with the swaddle and then layer on additional soothing techniques (pacifier, loud white noise, movement) to calm a crying baby and encourage sleep.

3.Improved neuromuscular development
Many people feel that a newborn needs to have their hands free so that they can practice using their arms, figure out how to get their hands into their mouths so they can self-soothe by sucking on fingers, etc. However most of the movement of your newborn baby’s limbs is actually unintentional and random. Immobilizing their arms actually helps them to develop better motor skill organization. Swaddling is especially helpful for premature babies.

4.Cry Less
Babies cry regardless of what level of mastery in baby soothing you have achieved or how easily soothed your baby is. However, in addition to helping other soothing techniques to work more effectively . swaddling alone seems to result in a 28% reduction in crying.

5.Sleep Better!
Your newborn baby will sleep better and sleep longer if you put them to sleep while swaddled. Swaddling prevents newborn babies from startling themselves awake with random arm movements. And swaddling “stimulates sleep continuity.” This is a quote from the Pediatrics study that is a fancy doctor way of saying that it helps them to sleep longer. While newborns are renowned for their ability to take itty bitty naps all day long, certainly our goal is to help them settle into longer continuous windows of sleep. And swaddling will help them to do that quite effectively!

03/01/2017

How to swaddle a baby

03/01/2017

03/01/2017

Top tips for napping