Staying Healthy
Plagiocephaly – the flat head syndrome
In the field of paediatrics, the term “flat head syndrome” is used to define an asymmetry of the newborn’s skull. That’s what we call plagiocephaly.
Baby
Staying Healthy
Nutrition and Eating Habits
Food Taboos
With the increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide, many foods with a high sugar and fat content are being pointed at. But do we really need to ban certain food products for toddlers?
July 15, 2019
Safety
Prevention of childhood drowning
Children aged 1 to 4 years old represent the highest mortality rate by drowning in Canada. Furthermore, for each drowning, almost 5 cases require hospitalization for near drowning.
July 8, 2019
Behaviour and Discipline
Kids' bad words
All parents have faced it at one time or another: a bad word spontaneously comes out of your little one’s mouth and you do not know how to react.
July 8, 2019
Infections, Diseases and Booboos
The swimmer’s ear
Your child, the little fish, oozes out of the water with a throbbing pain in their ear. They probably developed swimmer’s ear and it should be treated immediately. It could also be prevented!
July 8, 2019
Daily Care
Don’t let baby get too hot
We do everything we can to ensure they’re comfortable, sometimes we even go a little overboard! Here is some information to remember to make sure baby doesn’t get too hot!
July 8, 2019
Infections, Diseases and Booboos
Treating sunburn
With summer upon us, we are all looking forward to being able to enjoy the sun and good weather! But be careful, you must be wary of sunburns, especially for your little ones!
July 1, 2019
Vacations
Protect your baby from biting insects
When you enjoy hiking and evening strolls, you must learn to live with biting and stinging insects. Here are a few tips to protect your children.
July 1, 2019
Infections, Diseases and Booboos
Mouth wounds and infections
When does a mouth wound deserve your attention? What should you do? When should you react? Here are a few useful tips.
June 24, 2019
Vacations
Keeping your kids safe when you travel
Family travel requires much more organization, but when you are well prepared, travelling with children can be an amazing adventure filled with beautiful memories!
June 17, 2019
Development
Children and the concept of time
“Tomorrow”, “in a week”, “after sleep”, “in a month”, “wait a minute”, etc. All these notions are hard to understand for very young children! Motherforlife.com explains it all… in two minutes!
June 17, 2019
Daily Care
My child is always dirty!
His shirt is dirty. He has a runny nose. His hands are brown. His feet are covered with dirt. He is (almost) always dirty! What can I do?
June 17, 2019
Special Files
Children and Santa
We rediscover Christmas through the eyes of children : meeting Santa Claus, writing him a letter, seeing all the colorful parades, the movies we love to watch in anticipation of the big night…
