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Moving from Crib to Bed
[05 August 2009] - When your child moves from crib to bed it’s a milestone in his life as well as yours. There is no precise time for making this move, though typically it’s between the first and third birthday. The key to success is to be patient and allow your child time to adjust. Read more »Mercury in CFLs
[30 June 2009] -Saving the planet at risk of causing another unforeseen global disaster. Greenhouse gasses versus mercury landfills which is the better of two evils and are there no other options?
Read more »Where should my baby sleep?
[24 June 2009] - Parenting 101Module: Sleep Environment
Facilitator: Erica Neser
Assignment 1:
a) Study Figure 1 carefully, paying special attention to the positions of Mum, Dad, Ann and Ben.
b) Now take a pair of scissors and cut along the dotted line around figure 1 as indicated. Place the diagram in a large file. This file should be used for storing any information starting with the words “You should always …”, “By now your baby should be …”, “My child will never be allowed …”, “I will never …”, “In our day, we always/never …” et cetera. Read more »
Co-sleeping in the modern context
[22 June 2009] - Erica Neser is the author of Sleep Guide for Babies and Toddlers (Protea Books, 2006)"Nature, if she be not interrupted, will do the whole business perfectly well; and there seems to be nothing left for a Nurse [or parent] to do, but to keep the child sweet and clean, and to tumble and toss it about a good deal, and keep it in good Humour." (William Cadogan, Essay on the Nursing and Management of Children, 1748)1 Read more »
Living with colour
[23 April 2008] - It revs us up or slows us down. we see red or feel blue. Why? Here it is in black and white. Read more »Dejunk your life
[10 January 2008] - We've become slaves to stuff. Liberate yourself by dumping the junk. Read more »Tell us your story
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Your Pregnancy Bible
The most authoritative and up-to-date sourcebook on pregnancy and early parenthood, created by a team of experts – doctors, midwives, health visitors and researchers – under the direction of a practicing obstetrician.
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