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Professional photography advice to take good pictures of your child

A “Gerber baby” look

To get THE picture, you must be patient! Do not try to get your child to perform, that is an adult’s anguish! Your child can give you good memories whether he is sulking or sparkling with happiness. Sometimes, tears precede great moments of calm and remember that your child, if he is forced to smile because you ask him to, will give you fake grins that you will not like either!

My thing? I wait, I wait, I watch and I let things come. And then, after a while, something happens and a contact is made. Then, I have the baby’s undivided attention and only then I pull faces and sing – I must be honest, I am a very bad singer but it always works! – to obtain the coveted smile! Click!


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Becoming a parent also means being acquainted with several small infections encountered during our own childhood. Ear infections are numerous and can leave you having lots of questions. We try to respond to the most frequent ones.

My child is often absentminded!

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A teenager’s bedroom

Your teenager's bedroom is a disaster. You even invented new words to describe this horrendous place where food and clothes seem to blend into a new kind of carpet but your child doesn't seem to mind. What can you do?

My child is smelly!

Your child is now 6 years old. The innocence of childhood still shines brightly in his or her eyes but… they're smelly! When your child gets hot, you scrunch your nose and smell a tinge of sweat. Are they too young for deodorant?