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National Autism Awareness Month: Guest Post

As we know April is National Autism Awareness Month, last week Karla Saval wrote a presentation of an overview of what Autism is.  This week is an article of an Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, originally posted in the Baltimore Child’s A Special Edition: Focus on Autism 2009.  Please click on the link provided. For more information on Autism please contact: Karla M. Saval, … Continue reading National Autism Awareness Month: Guest Post

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National Autism Awareness Month! Guest Post

April is National Autism Awareness Month, every Friday I will have a Guest Post, by Karla Sava, with wonderful information on Autism.  Please watch the presentation below about an overview of what Autism is and what to do once your child has been diagnosed. Autism View more PowerPoint from Ashley Myers If you have any questions please contact Karla Saval at ksaval@msde.state.md.us (410)767-0827 Please check … Continue reading National Autism Awareness Month! Guest Post

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Tips on Removing the Bottle

– Let them swap out the bottle for a new toy – Let them pick out their own sippy cup – Give them a regular cup like Mommy and Daddy – Offer milk in a cup instead of a bottle – Gradually replace each bottle with a cup, only replacing one bottle a week, until all bottles are sippy cup – Leave the nighttime bottle to last to … Continue reading Tips on Removing the Bottle

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Is Breastfeeding Really as Cheap as They Say?

Breastfeeding is what is best for the baby, but it isn’t always 100% free.  For some mothers it is as easy as taking out your breast and feeding your baby, but for some mothers it isn’t as easy or cheap. A mother comes home from the hospital with cracked dry and hard nipples; she may need cooling nipple pads to help relieve the pain.  She … Continue reading Is Breastfeeding Really as Cheap as They Say?

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How to Prepare your Pets for Welcoming a New Baby

So you have a little on on the way and you already have a couple of furbabies at home.  There are a few things that you can do to help prepare them for the arrival of your baby. – Start with noises babies make.  Youtube is great for this.  Look up babies crying, screaming, laughing…. Play the video so that your furbabies can hear.  Start with … Continue reading How to Prepare your Pets for Welcoming a New Baby

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Morning Sickness Remedies

With both of my pregnancies, morning sickness was a nightmare.  I didn’t just get it in the morning or in my first trimester, I got it all day everyday until I was into my third trimester. With my son, I was able to take Zofran (perscribed by my doctor) to help with the morning sickness, but with my second that didn’t even help.  So I was … Continue reading Morning Sickness Remedies

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Childhood Stress

A child experiences stress in everyday situations and because he can not verbalize what he is feeling, he may “act-up”. Tantrums, fighting, and withdrawl may all be a child’s cry for relief from stress.  The following lists some everyday stresses children may go throguh as well as some “do-able” solutions which can relieve the children’s tension and frustration. Habutually Being Late: Emotion: Embarrassment, Shyness when … Continue reading Childhood Stress

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Pregnancy and Caffeine

There has been a lot of controversy about consuming caffeine while pregnant.  Some say not to have it all, some say that it’s fine and others say to limit the amount.  The reason:  2 studies in 2008 found results that linked caffeine to miscarriages early in pregnancy.  There have been other studies that state that caffeine does not cause miscarriages. According the March of Dimes, … Continue reading Pregnancy and Caffeine

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