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A Sweet Debate: Is Honey A Safe Home Remedy For Sick Babies?

Officially declared unsafe for babies under one-year-old, we’ll help you understand honey’s medicinal benefits and if it’s an ideal home remedy if your baby catches the common cold, cough, tummy ache and other general ailments.

Due to the ongoing pandemic and everyone advised to stay home unless absolutely necessary, parents may be hesitant to take their sick babies to their doctor’s clinics for routine check-ups and might resort to more natural, home remedies like honey.

But is honey actually safe for your baby?

We’ll investigate honey’s medicinal attributes and let you in on the facts.

Speaking of facts… did you know that honey is actually really interesting? More than just the sweet nectar created by bees and Winnie The Pooh’s favorite snack, here are 10 fun, buzzworthy facts about honey:

7 Best Ways To Start Teaching Toddlers Healthy Snack Habits

Toddlers who are taught to eat healthy snacks will take these habits with them as they grow older. Start ‘em young! Read on to learn about how you can teach your littlest ones to snack healthy.

Time flies, right? It doesn’t seem so long ago when you gave birth to a tiny newborn and discovering the magic of being a new, freshly-minted parent. Fast forward to 12 months later, you now have a baby that’s just celebrated her first year on earth and heading off to toddlerhood.

The toddler years are among the best times for children. Not quite young babies but not quite young kids, as well, toddlers are the “in-betweeners” of babyhood. At this age, they are testing their independence, learning to talk and interact with everyone around them and they’re also exploring different tastes and textures of food, as well.

And speaking of food – since toddlers develop at an incredibly rapid pace, they need all the good energy that nutritious food can give them. Pretty soon, milk alone and one meal a day won’t be enough to sustain the nutritional needs of a toddler.

5 Proven Tips To Help Your Toddler Gain Weight

Worried your toddler isn’t gaining enough weight? While they are renowned for their fussy eating habits, toddlers typically still manage to maintain a healthy weight. However, it is possible your toddler may not be gaining enough weight and that can obviously be pretty worrying.

Underweight toddlers can experience issues with fatigue, delayed development and irritability. So, if your toddler is diagnosed as being underweight, how can you help them to gain it? Here, we’ll look at some of the top tips that can help. Remember, some children have naturally smaller frames. So, it’s important to get a proper diagnosis to ensure your toddler is underweight and doesn’t just have a slimmer build.

10 Baby Feeding Tips For Dads

When baby comes along, dads can often feel left out. Tasks such as changing and feeding baby are often carried out by the mom. Of course, this isn’t always the case, but the reason many dads are left out of the process is because they’re anxious.

Taking care of a newborn is daunting. Suddenly, you have this little person who is reliant on you to take care of their every need. This can understandably make you nervous of carrying out certain tasks such as feeding. However, feeding baby doesn’t just make you feel a little more useful, it also gives you a great chance to bond with your little one.

If you’re nervous about helping out with the feeds, here you’ll discover 10 baby feeding tips for dads.

How To Make Toddler Mealtimes Less Messy

One of the most challenging parts of the day when you’re raising a toddler, is mealtimes! If it’s not the constant battle just to get them to eat anything, it’s the unbelievable amount of mess mealtimes create. It’s hard to comprehend just how messy a toddler can be at the dinner table. I mean, did they even get ANY of the food in their mouth?

While messy mealtimes are just a standard part of daily life with your toddler, there are ways you can reduce the amount of mess created. Here, you’ll discover some awesome ways to make toddler mealtimes less messy.

10 Meal Planning Tips For Busy Moms

Finding the time to cook up a healthy, homemade meal each day can be extremely difficult when you’re a busy mom! You’re already trying to juggle too many hats just keeping up with the housework, taking care of the kids and trying to provide for the family. So, how on earth are you supposed to fit in a couple of hours to cook on top of that?

The truth is you can’t. However, what if you could serve up healthy home-cooked meals that don’t take hours to prepare? Well, with clever meal planning you can! You may think you simply don’t have the time for meal planning, but you’d be surprised just how quick and easy it can be. Below, you’ll discover 10 meal planning tips exclusively for busy moms.

Dream Feeding: What Is It And What Are The Benefits?

Dream feeding is one of the newest parenting trends, though it’s actually been used for decades as a method to help babies sleep through the night. Many people get it confused with the vivid dreams some moms have of breastfeeding, where the dream was so real they wake up not knowing whether or not they did breastfeed in the night. This isn’t what dream feeding is however.

Here, you’ll discover everything you need to know about dream feeding, from what it is to its pros and cons.

Top Alternative Uses For Leftover Breast Milk

We all know that breast milk is packed full of nutrients, perfect for your growing baby. However, did you know it has so many other potential uses other than feeding your little one?

There are a lot of ways you can use leftover breast milk and below you’ll discover some of the best. So, if you want to make the most out of the excess milk you’re producing, you may want to consider some of the ideas below.

How To Reduce Your Toddler’s Sugar Intake – 7 Effective Strategies

Cutting down a toddler’s sugar intake isn’t easy, but it’s definitely a worthwhile battle! If they’re already used to eating a lot of sugary snacks and candy, they’re sure to put up a fight when you start to offer healthier alternatives. However, with a little perseverance and some clever tips, it’s totally possible to introduce them to a healthier, lower-sugar diet.

Here, you’ll discover some great tips to help you reduce your toddler’s sugar intake.

Top Tips For Introducing Babies To Common Allergens

Introducing your baby to allergens is always going to be a worry. However, there are ways to ensure you’re doing it in a safe and controlled manner. Thanks to the internet, there’s a plethora of advice on how and when to introduce allergen-rich foods to your little one.

The guidelines over when to introduce allergens to babies has changed dramatically in recent years. A study carried out in 2015, known as the LEAP trial, revealed babies were more likely to have a peanut allergy if they avoided peanuts compared to babies who were introduced to them early. Even babies who were considered to be at high risk of a peanut allergy were found to have no reaction when introduced to them early on.

The results of this study changed the guidelines on when allergens should be introduced. Now, experts recommend introducing your little one to allergens within their first year. The question is, how should you do it?

Below, you’ll discover the top tips for introducing baby to allergens you’ll want to follow.

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