Feeding Accessories Pre-feeding Toys These toys can help develop lateral tongue strength and oral motor skills. They are important to use before solids to ready your baby for feeds. Foot Rest If your highchair doesn’t have foot support, you can add one on. Foot support is essential for babies being able to eat successfully. Spoons Soft silicone spoons are best for babies. Some spoons with ridges can be used for teething and early purees or self-feeds. ... [Read More]
Children’s Health Care
BATH SAFETY
SPLISH SPLASH SAFETY BATH ACCESSORIES BATH THERMOMETER Bath thermometers are easy ways to see if the bath temperature is too warm or cold. Some come with flashing lights that signal appropriate temperatures. ANTISLIP MAT A mat helps prevent slipping on the slick tub surface. FAUCET COVER A faucet cover provides a soft covering to the hard tub faucet. INFANT BATH SEATS There are a few options for infant seats. Some you place in the sink ... [Read More]
CONSTIPATION
Everyone poops FIBER Increasing your child’s fiber intake can help treat constipation. Fiber is found in fruits, veggies, beans, and whole grains. To figure out how many grams of fiber your child should eat in a day take their age and add 5 for a minimum number, 10 for a maximum number. DIET If your child is constipated, try decreasing milk to less than 16 ounces a day or decrease the percentage milk fat. If you decrease from whole to 2% or 1% milk, make sure your child is ... [Read More]
PROVIDER SPOTLIGHT
A chance to get to know your providers Lars and his husband Michael love to travel. Recently they have been to Japan and Croatia. They are pictured here in Puerto Vallarta. Lars performed at the Super Bowl in 1982. He is on the far right in this picture. The whole video can be seen on here on YouTube. He can be seen during “Surfin’ in the USA” holding a blond woman on a surfboard and right at the completion of the song. Lars and Michael adopted Daisy, a King Charles ... [Read More]
WINTER OUTDOOR SAFETY
Safety tips for outdoor sports and play OUTDOOR GEAR HELMET Helmets need to be SPORTS SPECIFIC. A bike helmet is not appropriate to be worn skiing. Your ski or snowboard helmet should be professional fitted at a ski center. Your child’s goggles should be tried on at the same time to ensure a proper fit with both pieces of equipment. For sledding a ski or snowboard helmet is preferred but a bike helmet is acceptable. For ice skating, a ski, snowboard or bike helmet is ... [Read More]