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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010How to Choose Safe Baby and Toddler Products
Monday, August 30th, 2010For the month of September, Mum Mum’s will be focusing our attention on the safety of the products that your child comes into contact with everyday. We’ve already discussed choosing healthy baby and toddler foods, but what about non-food items? How do parents go about becoming child safety savvy? Here are 7 tips for shopping for safe baby and toddler products: (more…)
Healthy Toddler Snacks
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010Is your child too busy playing to stop and eat? When he does slow down for a snack, does he take only 2 bites and race back to what he was doing? If you answered yes to these questions, you are probably the parent of a toddler. With such erratic eating habits, it is important you provide healthy, nutritious snacks for your toddler.
For Infant Sleep, Receptiveness is More Important than Routine
Sunday, August 15th, 2010Sleep: the one thing constantly on the minds of new parents; of course with good reason. Establishing a sleep schedule is imperative if anyone in the house is to get some sleep once the new baby arrives. The best way to go about ensuring a good night’s sleep? That has been a widely debated subject still without a ‘best practice’ conclusion. However, parental receptiveness may be more poignant than a nighttime routine, according to a new study. (more…)
How to Choose Healthy Baby and Toddler Foods
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010As Mum Mum’s recently reported, a Canadian study found that baby and toddler foods were loaded with sugar. It was essentially assumed that baby and toddler foods were immune to the over-processing of many adult oriented foods but alas this is not the case. This left many mums wondering: how can we choose healthy baby and toddler foods? (more…)
Study Finds Probiotic Use in Mothers Limits Eczema in their Babies
Thursday, August 5th, 2010Eczema is a common term which includes a variety of different skin conditions. Lots of kids develop some form of eczema in early childhood yet many will eventually outgrow the condition. Eczema in infants is typically dry, itchy skin which can develop anywhere on their bodies. Typically, eczema is treatable but nonetheless pretty uncomfortable for a baby. What if mothers could help prevent it from even ocurring? A new study reveals expecting mums may be able to parlay the condition before a baby is even born. (more…)
Study Finds Too Many Tots Watching too Much TV
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Just because a show is created for toddlers does not necessarily mean they have to sit down to watch more TV. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends no more than 2 hours per day of “quality programming.” Much to the shock and dismay of health experts everywhere, a new study discovered that kids are far surpassing the recommended amount of TV watching. (more…)
New Intervention Program Promotes Healthy Diets during Infancy
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Oh, if only every new parent could train their babies to like vegetables; especially those babies who are ‘veggie resistant’. Encouraging healthy eating habits for babies and toddlers can be a challenge, especially in light of recent findings that baby and toddler snack foods were loaded with sugar. What is a mum to do? The answer may have arrived as a new study found a little early mealtime intervention can go a long way. (more…)
Maternal Diet and Genes Interact to Affect Heart Development
Friday, July 9th, 2010Everything changes when a woman finds out she is pregnant, especially diet. Sometimes for the better, and for those riddled with a crazy ice cream Sunday constant craving, sometimes for the worst. It’s been known for some time that a mother’s diet during pregnancy can affect a baby’s health well into adolescence. A new study furthers that stance by revealing how maternal diet interacts with genes. (more…)
Study Finds Baby, Toddler Foods too sugary
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010If your new to solid foods baby was in need of a snack, would you hand him a candy bar? How about a bite sized bag of candy? Most mums would reply with a resounding ‘No Way!’ Unfortunately, in some baby and toddler snack foods that’s exactly what you may be doing. A recent study by the University of Calgary found that more than half of the baby and toddler foods sold at Canadian grocery stores have far too many calories coming from sugar. (more…)
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Colleen Hurley, RD, Certified Kid's Nutrition Specialist, is the Mum-Mum Blog contributor.
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