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This article is to help parents preventing serious psychological disorders that may lead to anorexia and bulimia.

1. The most important thing you should do before teaching your children – is understanding yourself, how much common opinion affected your views, concerning appearance and figure. Further you should love yourself the way you are, and only after this tell children about genetic peculiarities of female and male bodies, nature of prejudices.

By the way, fullness of hips, waist and arms is a genetic peculiarity of female organism, one might say, a stock of nutritive elements for a baby, and also protection (in the area of waist) of fetus from cold and mechanical damages.

2. Analyze your dreams and aspirations. Ask yourself: May be you require too much from your child concerning his appearance? This question is especially relevant for girls. May be you criticize your child often in a way like this: “do not eat so much; if you could weigh less, I would like you more; you do not look like this cover girl; these stylish clothes are only for such slim girls, like models etc…”

Such phrases are a straight way to diseases, like anorexia and bulimia.

3. Discuss following things with your children (boys or girls):

a. How dangerous trying to remodel one’s figure due to a diet is;

b. How useful physical exercises are, both for figure and health in general;

c. How important regular nutrition, at least three times a day, and variety of foods are;

Besides, you should be an example of healthy nutrition and physical activity.

4. Tell your children that physical exercises should bring joy, not just being a method for fat burn and calorie waste. Completeness of life and merry emotions – here is a pledge of good figure.

5. Explain your children that they should not avoid some kinds of activity (for example, dancing, swimming etc.) only because someone can see their overweight there.

6. Teach your children treating people, especially women, not through appearance, but through words, actions, thoughts.

7. Explain your children that a fashionable image of a thin girl is created only to sell these or those things, and the thing they should strive for is individuality.

8. Encourage your children’s activity and praise them more often, even for the smallest achievements. Do not limit quantity of calories your children eat just because of your fancy. Only doctor’s recommendations can be a reason for this. Just give high-quality and healthy food to your children.

Coloring Book The World Emotional Intelligence

The mom and pop team behind Smiling Planet has a line of totally adorable melamine-free tableware for kids that we've already introduced you to, that are pretty, safe and eco-positive. And now from The Deane family comes something just as new and just as cool: The same illustrations we loved on the plates, only in a whimsical coloring book with meditating cats and dogs.

Yes, meditating cats and dogs.

The book is called everyone dreams of peace even when they don't, and I think Freddy Deane puts it best: "You can read it. You can color it. You can draw in it. You can even make a banner with it. Some people call that emotional intelligence. We just call it fun."

Eco-Friendly Storage Cubes Furniture Baby and Kids

I usually leave the furniture assembly to my husband; not because I don't know my way around a tool box, but because I figure I did all that kid-having so it's only fair that he do all the direction-following and screwing together of 400 parts.

But since he travels a lot for work and I don't have any patience for the screwing together of the 400 parts, I'm so happy to have discovered the life-changing Way Basics eco-friendly storage cubes. Sustainably made from recycled paper, these very sturdy storage containers require absolutely no tools for construction.

Simply stick them together (seriously!) and stack them, line them up side-by-side, heck, make a pyramid if you've got a King Tut nursery theme going.

Putting together three cubes, if you really want to call it that, took me all of 10 minutes, mostly because my kids kept trying to "help." And while I will say it does take a wee bit of concentration to make sure they're lined up perfectly before you stick them together, the end result is fantastic.

The really fantastic part: They're just $20 each.

But considering they look amazing, work like a charm, and don't smell like a chemical spill, I'd probably pay double. Shhhh, don't tell them.

Bugaboo Cameleon Black Special Edition Babyshop

The new Bugaboo Cameleon All Black Special Edition (which launched June 1) features an exclusive all matte black chassis outfitted in a black tailored fabric set. It's the newest limited edition Bugaboo, joining designers Marc Jacobs and Bas Kosters and the iconic Bugaboo Denim.

Tips for baby "How to teach your baby walking"

Parents will be glad to boast about their children who started walking early, however, a baby decides by himself when he is ready tp do this. You should not compare your baby with others, just accept him the way he is.

You can suddenly see your kid trying to walk by about his first birthday. Some kids, however, reach eighteen months and they’re still trying to remain upright on their feet, but as long as they are developing normal in other areas, there will not be cause for concern. If you are worrying too much, you should better visit a doctor.

Walking is about balance, motor development and not being in too much of a rush! For some littlies, to be up on their feet is achievement enough; for others, putting one foot in front of the other is a goal that they won’t rest without reaching.

There are ways you can assist your child in learning to walk. Encourage him to stand and hold on to furniture to increase the sensation of stability, and to help him to learn to balance properly. When he becomes more confident, he will rather like the idea of moving around the furniture to reach his favorite toys.

Baby walkers
Contraptions made of seats with wheels and a frame are not the best tools to help your child to walk earlier. Walkers can actually hinder a child’s natural progression towards walking. Babies who use walkers tend to rely on them for balance and movement, and the results is that the muscles they need for walking are not as well developed. Use them with extreme caution, as each year lots of accidents happen due to them.

Barefoot
Nature provided us with padded soles on our feet, and toes to help keep our balance. Putting shoes on a child learning to walk is anything but natural. Also let your child get used to different surfaces such as grass, carpet, wood and sand. It keeps things fun and interesting.

Hand holding
It might seem like the best way to help your child, but holding his hand actually offsets his balance. Try holding him around the torso to keep him upright.

Interaction
A whole new world opens up when a child can be upright and he will see his environment from a brand new perspective. Delight in his excitement. Spend lots of time giving him the confidence to pull himself up and make his foot movements and when he falls over, laugh playfully and encourage him to try again.

Your kid will try to reach everything, when he is able to walk. And you will probably miss the days when he was just lying in the crib!

10 basic tips for bathing infants and infant bath temperature

Many latter-day parents are experiencing some difficulties in the first baby bathing, because they do not know what to do with this and which infant bath temperature to choose. In fact, at first, the process of bathing may seem rather complicated, and parents need special attention. It is at first, when you must be extremely careful to avoid the most common mistakes. Once you get used to it, you and your baby will truly enjoy the process of bathing!

Here are 10 basic tips for bathing infants and infant bath temperature:

1. Never leave your baby alone in the bath. This is of particular importance. There should be no fuss and make sure you are not distracted. Even if someone calls you in the door or by phone, do not leave the bathroom, just do not pay any attention to it. If necessary, wrap a child in a thick towel and take with you, but never leave him unattended.

2. Infant bath temperature should be around 36-38 degrees Celsius. Most infants prefer cooler water than adults, so it is best to use a thermometer to make sure the water temperature is suitable for your baby. If you use automatic water heater, check the temperature setting twice. Maximum infant bath temperature can be 45 degrees Celsius. Also, if you mix hot and cold water, make sure the result is a desired water temperature.

3. Fill the tub for baby bathing no more than 10 cm deep. Although the amount of water will seem too small, it is quite enough to bathe a baby. Remember that too much water can be dangerous for a baby, so do not risk.

4. Remember that it is very slippery in the bath, so you will need to prevent baby sliding inside of it in advance. This can be achieved due to a special mat on the bottom of the tub. At the same time, your hands will be free, and you will not have to always hold a baby.

5. Prepare everything you need in advance, namely:

- Two dry and warm towels;

- A soft sponge;

- Ph-neutral soap for babies;

- Clean clothes;

6. Pay attention to the metal drain hole. It is best to put on a special coating on it. You can purchase it at any children’s store.

7. Do not overdo with the use of soap and shampoo. It is important to use soap and shampoo, designed for infants, and in some cases it is better not to use neither one nor the other. Also, never wash a baby’s face with soap - it is enough to wash it simply with warm water.

8. Make sure your baby is unable to reach the faucet. Sometimes, it might seem it is difficult enough to open the valve with water, but it may be quite different, and this may lead to unintended consequences.

9. It is always better to bathe a baby with a partner, relative or friend. This helps expediting the process of bathing and make it more secure.

10. Remember, there is no need to bath your baby too often. Newborn babies should be bathed about once every three days.

Your problems in new born babies

Colic

After two or three weeks after discharge from the hospital, in addition to all existing concerns, you may receive another one - baby colic.

They display themselves as follows - during feeding or shortly after it a baby suddenly starts shrinking feet to the tummy, worries, and then abruptly turns red and screams.

Do not be strongly frustrated, in most cases, colic is not a disease, just your baby’s gastrointestinal tract adapts to new circumstances and learns working independently.

To avoid such problems, remember that during breastfeeding you should pay attention to what you eat, and renounce the use of products that enhance gas formation, such as cabbage and grapes.

Be sure to latch a baby to breast the right way and let him sucking as long as he wants, because “front” milk (first portions) is over-saturated with carbohydrates, which can contribute to gas formation.

If your baby still suffers from colic, put something warm to baby’s tummy or simply change his position in the crib to ease pain.

Food poisoning

Your baby is asking for a pot all the time and complains he has a stomach ache? One of possible causes - food poisoning. It occurs after eating low-quality products and causes sporadic general malaise, nausea, vomiting, spasmodic pain in the abdomen, frequent (more than 6-7 times a day) loose stool with undigested food particles or mucus, with greenish veins. In this case child’s pulse becomes more frequent, skin grows pale, temperature rises.

In this case you should wash a baby’s stomach: give him to drink several glasses of warm water and irritate the tongue’s root until vomiting. In case if diarrhea lasts for several hours, immediately call your doctor.

Infectious diarrhea

Any stool disorder is called diarrhea. It can be simple and infectious. Simple diarrhea in children is caused by overeating, violations of terms or rules of complementary foods introduction, often a reaction to unfamiliar products. Infectious diarrhea appears due to toxins or microbes in gastrointestinal tract. Poisons that give birth to organisms and damages of digestive tract cause the disease. Infectious diarrhea begins 6-48 hours after microbes getting in the body.

Intestinal poisoning can occur if you drink water from the tap or fresh unboiled milk. Poor quality kefir or yogurt, stale eggs, cakes and sausages, poorly cleaned or washed vegetables and greens - all these products are dangerous.

Pay attention to the symptoms that accompany diarrhea. First, your child may become listless, he no longer sits or lies, refuses to eat, then his temperature can raise and a few hours later diarrhea or vomiting begins.

When you notice such problems in new born babies, you should call a pediatrician as quickly as possible, so that he would appreciate the condition. A baby with a slight poisoning is left at home and prescribed a treatment. The most important thing in the acute period of illness - replenishment of fluid loss from vomiting and diarrhea. The main thing - in any case do not give a lot of fluid at once (it can cause vomiting). Give a teaspoonful every 5-10 minutes.

“Acute abdomen”

Often pain in stomach is a sign of the disease requiring immediate diagnosis and emergency intervention. This state is called “acute abdomen”. It is accompanied by bouts of severe pain, which can be either constant or spasmodic, “spilled” or local. The cause may be ileus, acute appendicitis, peritonitis, perforated ulcers of stomach and intestines. “Acute abdomen” requires immediate hospitalization and surgery, as it represents a danger to a child’s life.

Acute abdominal disease also causes dizziness, growing abdominal distension, marked weakness, lethargy, pallor, cold sweat. In case of “acute abdomen” it is absolutely contraindicated to give your child pain relievers, because it “erases” clinical symptoms and complicates the diagnosis, massaging the abdomen, applying heat to the abdomen, force-feed a child, do an enema.

To avoid problems in new born babies associated with tummy diseases, observe the following rules: - Children under 3 years should not stay long in the sun - food must be neutral, that is, excluding exotic food and ethnic dishes. Fruits and vegetables should be washed well before use, use only bottled water.

Abdominal pain - a symptom of various diseases of the abdominal cavity. The causes of many unpleasant sensations are numerous. Some of the most frequent: food poisoning, acute gastritis, parasitic infestation, dysentery, biliary dyskinesia, acute appendicitis. Unfortunately, young children cannot precisely determine the place of pain, and it is difficult to diagnose it. In acute abdominal pain one should not be given painkillers, because when arresting unpleasant sensations further differential diagnosis is hampered. Thermal procedures (hot-water bottles, baths, etc.) are strictly forbidden.