Baby & You

TEACH YOUR BABY

TO SHARE AND CARE
Be a role
model to your baby

Sleep BETTER
for you & baby!
Vitamins
4 Kids

Kids
fashion

First
Steps!
Activities for toddlers
Children & Books
Energy boosting food

How to raise To be a healthy mom:

my baby in - Eat small meals
the right way? - Drink fresh juices
 Welcome Note
After I gave birth to my son in
April 2013, I weighed 155 pounds,
and I just didnt feel like myself. I
decided I needed to get back
to my pre-baby weight and be-
gan slowly working out at the
gym. Then, my whole world was
turned upside down when I was
diagnosed with breast cancer
almost six months later ! weight
and began slowly working out
at the gym. I decided I need-
ed to get back to my pre-baby
weight and began slowly work-
ing out at the gym. Then, my
whole world was turned upside
down when I was diagnosed
with breast cancer almost six
months later ! weight and began
slowly working out at the gym. I
decided I needed to get back
to my pre-baby weight and be-
gan slowly working out at the
gym. Then, my whole world was
turned upside down when I was
diagnosed with breast cancer
almost six months later ! weight
and began slowly working out at
the gym. I decided I needed to
get back to my pre-baby weight
and began slowly working out at
the gym. Then, my whole world
was turned upside and began
slowly working out at the gym.

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 Teach your baby to
share and care 4
it out 6
Be a role model
to your baby 7
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Whats inside..

older baby

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Vitamins
4 kids

Toddlers 14
Better sleep for
baby and you 19
How to be an
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New moms Fashion 26
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 Research shows that people who have meaning in their
lives feel less depressed. As your baby matures, she can be
taught even in small ways how satisfying it is to help others.

Even as early as 10 months, you can teach your child the satisfaction
of give and take. If you give her a bite of banana, let her do the same
by feeding you a piece. If you brush her hair, give her a chance to
brush yours. Show her how happy her generosity made you feel.
These small moments can nourish a sensibility toward sharing and
caring for others.

heads, we want the best for our babies and that includes their

they are now and in the future. Heres what you need to do.

Babies quickly learn, I like this place and these people. I trust them.
People take care of me, says Karp. Youre building a sense of

in predictability for them. And that can pay off for life.

It becomes the basis for the other relationships theyll have

he says. Its not to say a child cant have a happy life if they didnt

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 How to raise your baby

Label the feeling Begin by putting a better when I was upset. By doing this,

name to your preschoolers behavior so you reinforce your childs understanding

he can recognize emotions. Say, Oh, of how peoples actions can affect him

youre being so kind, when he kisses your emotionally.

that his responsiveness is recognized and Teach verbal cues. Some kids have

trouble understanding different tones of

emotions, too, so dont be afraid to

calmly point out when your preschoolers that his little sister is whining because shes

being less than caring. unhappy and wants him to stop teasing

Praise empathetic behavior. When emotions by making a game out of it.

your preschooler performs an act of Repeat a phrase in several different tones

kindness, tell him what he did right, and of voice and have him guess what you

mean each time.

generous to share your toy car with your

baby brother! That made him happy. See Teach nonverbal cues. At the playground

how hes smiling?

and your preschooler can sit and observe

Point out other peoples behavior. others without being rude. Play a game of

Teach your preschooler to notice when guessing what other people are feeling,

someone else behaves kindly. Try saying,

Remember that lady at the grocery

store, the one who helped us pick up our hes happy, because hes jumping up

food when I dropped the bag? She was and down and laughing.

really nice to us, and she made me feel

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 t y o u r b a by
L figure it out !
e
important for parents to respond to their

Masia-Warner. But after about six months, if you

away an important learning opportunity.

positive affection and attention the rest of

the time.

make everything better? Masia-Warner sees

this as a big mistake many loving, well-meaning
parents make.

to tolerate some distress, some unhappiness. Let

walk, and talk. Each accomplishment

encouragement to pick it up himself.

ones, helps build the reservoir of inner strength

7 months
old and trying to crawl.

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According to Dora For better or worse, who cries for hours,
Wang, assistant children pick up on the best thing for you
professor of psychiatry to do is to stay calm,
at the University of Even young babies because babies pick
New Mexico School
of Medicine and emotional style, which stress.
mother of -3year-old
Zoe, research shows neural pathways in
that you can pass on the brain. normal to feel tired,
your temperament overwhelmed, and
to your child not In other words, when even a little blue. But
necessarily through you smile, your baby
your genes but smiles and his brain constantly stressed
through your own
behavior and smiling. Similarly, if you important to seek
childrearing style. have a colicky baby help.

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 Feeding
Feeding young children can be
a perplexing process, particular-
ly when youre new to parent-

an older
ing. To help guide you through

life, WebMD asked several ex-

baby
perts to give us the low-down on
feeding basics for infants and
toddlers. They discussed when,
what, and how much to feed
your child up to age 3.

Formulas aimed a hungrier babies

from newborn. These contain a higher
proportion of casein (the thicker part of
try to keep hungry babies fuller for longer.
Ask your health visitor for advice if youre
considering using one as theres no
is often described as suitable for hungrier
babies there is no evidence that babies
settle better or sleep longer when fed this
type of formula. Follow-on milk aimed at
babies aged six months to one year. This is
also casein-based and shouldnt be used

on babies under six months.
is little nutritional difference between this

From breastfeeding to bottle-feeding to starting solids,

your baby will be sampling an array of different tastes in

come easy for baby or Mom.

By bringing in a bit of variety around food, under 2 years old.
for example serving it in colourful bowls and
combining different colours and textures,
mothers can keep babies interested in common for babies to start rejecting new
learning how to eat different types of foods. foods or foods that were accepted in the
past. A wide variety of foods during this stage
Research shows that young children will lessen the likelihood of the baby going

perceptual feature like colour and size.
Marshall et al (2006) showed that red and
yellow attract the most consistent interest in
children under 2 years old. For 4-2 year old
children, red is the favourite colour followed
by green and then blue.
Despite this and even if they do become
fussy eaters, children will eventually learn to
eat foods if they see their parents and other
children eating them.

While infants need energy to grow, their

in general avoid giving meals consisting

wholegrain bread. Fats too are important

for energy production and contain valuable
vitamins such as Vitamin A, so do not give
low fat milk, cheese and yoghurt to babies

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 Vitamins
4
KIDS
contains a natural
balance of vitamins, es-
-
tamins, so if you and your
baby are both healthy, and
you are well nourished, your

supplements of
these vitamins.

Vitamin A
Strengthens their immune system, helps vision and maintains
dairy

mangos, and dark green vegetables such as spinach, broccoli and

Vitamin C
Important for general health and for looking after the immune

kiwi fruit, tomatoes and peppers and vegetables such as broccoli.

Vitamin D
Keeps bones healthy and is also important to the immune system. It only occurs in

and breakfast cereals. Its added to all formula milk. We get most of our vitamin D
15-10 minutes a day of exposure (in short

to let your baby burn as it will increase their risk of skin cancer in later life. The body
stores your summer vitamin D for use in the winter. Even if you get outside plenty

drops.

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 First Steps
Once your baby learns how to pull herself up to stand,
she'll be excited to learn what else is out there in the big
wide world and that means taking a big step forward.

walking.
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 rasp your babys hand and help her walk
around for longer distances. That will help her im-
prove her balance and become
-
duce
a babys desire to learn to walk since she can already get
around
the room. Walkers also greatly increase her chances of in-
jury, even when adults are present. Thats because theyre
unstable and fast and allow babies to grab things they
normally couldnt reach. A baby in a walker may fall down
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self, or ingest medication, coins, or other small items you
thought were out of reach.
Stationary activity centers let babies play safely while on
their feet without moving around the room.

Heres what shell do along the way:

Shell lean on furniture to get into a standing position and

may even let go and stand on her own for a few seconds.
Shell walk around the perimeter of a room, holding onto
different pieces of furniture for support.
Shell take one or more steps on her own -- toward you or
another relative -- before falling.
Shell learn to stand up without furniture for support when
she falls in the middle of a room.

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 Activities for Toddlers
Kids nowadays loves playing with
anything infront and as they grow up
their needs differs and their games
alos differs. when theyre newborn,
they dont play alot but when they
become toddlers they love running
while toddling. those activities are
the most safe one

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Blocks are possibly the worlds

oldest toy. They help develop
Blocks over, under, in, and out,
says psychologist Kathy Hirsh-
experimentation. Blocks also Pasek, coauthor of Einstein Never
encourage directional language Used Flashcards: How Our Children
development. Block play helps Really Learn and Why They Need
kids learn words like up, down, to Play More and Memorize Less.

Hide-a
Dress-up proba This age
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Playing dress-up develops atio st fu is
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imagination, creative thinking, irsh-P g e
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and even impulse control, which is The se ia
eker l skills,
vital as your child gets older. When has to
children put on costumes, they
step outside themselves, Grunlond out h
ow to
explains. This forces them to get th
ere.
exhibit better self-regulation.

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 1.Achild
book provides a
with valuable
vocabulary, starting
from simple basic
words all the way to
making sentences and
expanding their word
bank.

2. Childrens
imagination is
stimulated and they
can understand
better the world they
living in.

3. The routine of reading a

book with your child, at 4. Childrens imagination
is stimulated and they
bedtime or at any other

Books
can understand better
time, is emotionally
the world they living in.
nourishing and creates
a long lasting bond.
5. Different
Books
types of books
In addition, a parent
offer the child a more

&
can give examples of
everyday life to the
child that relates to the
wide knowledge and
experience. This can
help children be better
story. In this way, the
prepared for school

Children
child can recognize
and enhance their
different situations as it
curiosity for deeper
grows up, and be better
prepared to deal with
ideas.
or understand them.

6. Aof book as a source

entertainment is
very important and
can replace the TV
and computer for part
of the day. It can be
the time when a child
builds castles and
runs through forests
in his/her head. A
time to be alone with
its imagination and
create the scenery
and characters as
they please.

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 Better Sleep for BABY & YOU

Pump and sleep

We started giving our daughter bottles when she was 2 weeks old. I would
pump at 9 p.m. and then go to bed. My husband would wake her at 10:30
p.m. and give her the pumped breast milk. I got to sleep from 9 p.m. until 2
a.m., when she woke up again.
Jodi Mindell, author of Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers,
and Their Parents Can Get a Good Nights Sleep, and mom of Caelie, 23
months.

Midnight power-snacking
The best way Ive found to cope with disrupted sleep
(the twins are on different schedules) is to have power
snacks when Im up with the babies. Peanut butter
and crackers, a glass of skim milk, yogurt, etc. The
food helps me feel much better in the morning after
those nights when it seems like nobody sleeps.

One night on, one night off

My wife and I took turns getting up with our son every

was not pleasant, but was a decent survival tactic.

Early to bed
Go to bed when the children do. This is hard
for me because theres so much that needs
to be done, or Id like to have that time to
relax in peace and quiet but do it!

Sleep-sharing
The best strategy I used to get sleep
when my daughter was a newborn was

was in her bassinet and would wake for

walk around and nurse until she fell back

to sleep. Finally, my doctor suggested we
take her to bed with us. She slept great and

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 Tips for NEW moms
trying to adjust to a new schedule, new demands
make the transition to new mom with less stress.
Try and try again
While you are learning what your baby
will respond well to when it comes to
putting him to sleep, feeding time and even When you leave the house, make sure
play time dont be afraid to try different
rocking her in your arms, try putting her up
try putting her in the infant swing. While you
are getting used to your babies likes and
dislikes, you may need to test out several
makes her smile.
Dont overexpose
While you dont have to rush your baby
home from the hospital and keep him
of his life, its not a bad idea to limit his
exposure to big crowds and lots of
season.
Listen to your gut
As a new mom, you may
get more advice on how
to raise your child than you
ever hoped to hear! Take it
all with a grain of salt just
because grandma put her
kids down to sleep on their
should too. Things have changed!
Ultimately, you know your baby best.
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Be prepared
to expect when it comes to a newborn!
of clothes for baby, plenty of diapers and
of milk or formula in case she gets hungry
earlier than you anticipated.
Get some alone time
Every day, carve out some time that is just
for you. Between feeding, changing and
trying to get your baby down to sleep, you
10
minutes or paint your toenails while baby
enjoys the swing or bouncy seat.
Stay calm
If you are feeling frustrated, take a
time out. Put baby in the crib or
another safe spot and take a
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stressed, baby will pick up
on your tension.
Ask for help
Raising a baby is hard
work, but you dont have
to go it alone. Enlist your
hubby, your parents and your
friends to help out when things
get tough.
 energetic mom
Drin
k !!
few weeks
after you have your
baby, dehydration will
make any fatigue or sleepiness
youre experiencing worse. So
its important to guzzle water like

Rosenberg says. Keep a water bottle handy

around the house, in your diaper bag,
and in the car or stroller, so you can
stay hydrated no matter where you

time, so make sure to drink 13

8-ounce glasses of

water a day.

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 Eat small meals throughout
the day

It keeps your energy levels on an even keel

the whole day long, rather than seesawing
between hunger and fullness.

If youre having trouble eating one meal a day,
let alone several, try keeping the fridge stocked
protein and/or complex carbs. Try whole wheat
bagels or toast with peanut butter, edamame
(soybeans), hummus on pita bread, cheese and
crackers, trail mix with nuts and dried fruit, and
Grab a piece of fruit
A piece of fruit is the best
-
cording to registered dieti-
gives you a burst of energy,

day will be easier if you have a tasty selection of

high-energy.
Plus, fruits like apples, or-
Know Your Calorie Needs anges, peaches, and pears
To lose weight, you must consume 500 to 1,000
fewer calories than your usual intake, according keep your digestive tract
-
tion. For example, if you normally eat 2,400 calo-
ries daily, aim for 1,400 to 1,900 calories a day to cleanup, and is easy to eat
shed pounds. During weight loss, women need
on the go.
least 1,500 calories a day unless under medical
supervision

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 O ne of the many
facts of new moth-
erhood almost no one
seems to mention is the
challenge of feeding
yourself. Sure, there are
plenty of tips on how
much and what you
need to
make
the op-
Healhy food
timum
amount
Recipes for new
and moms
breast milk, melt away
postpartum pounds and
maintain the maximum
level of energy on almost
zero sleep (were guilty,
too), but how in the heck
do you get food to mouth
when you are always ei-
ther holding your baby,
changing your baby,
feeding your baby, push-
ing a stroller or lugging
an infant carrier to and
fro? Even eating wearing
a front carrier or a sling
is overrated
unless you
dont care
about drip-
ping sal-
ad dress-
ing on that
delicate little scalp (and
plenty of times you will
indeed be too hungry
to care). Well, weve
got some ideas for you.
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tious recipes you can lit-

Grilled salmon
with herbs
1 stick butter, room thyme is even better)
temperature 1 small clove garlic,
2 Meyer lemons,
zested chopped
Kosher salt
chopped 4 (6-ounce) salmon
1/2 bunch thyme,
Extra-virgin olive oil
chopped (lemon
In a small bowl, refrigerator and bring Place the salmon, salmon cooks it will
combine the butter, to room temperature skin side down, on turn from translucent
zest, herbs and garlic. before using.Preheat the clean, preheated
Mix until everything is grill to medium grill. After 2 to 3 pink. Turn the salmon
well mixed. Season, Remove the salmon minutes, rotate the over and cook
to taste, with salt. from the refrigerator salmon 90 degrees to for another 2 to 3
If using right away, and let come to create cross-hatch minutes. If the salmon
keep the butter at room temperature. grill marks on the starts to burn, or the
room temperature. Season with salt and
If making ahead, coat with olive oil. salmon for another 3
reserve in the Brush and oil the grill. to 4 minutes. As the part of the grill.

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 Pumpkin Eggs
Pumpkin is loaded with po-
tassium, which helps your heart
At just 78 calories and 6 grams of protein,
and muscles function better, says
the egg is a protein powerhouse. And
(which helps stabilize blood sugar
especially in the yolks, says Jonny
levels) and vitamin A (which helps
Bowden, author of The 150 Most Effective
keep your immune system strong

infections). Add canned pumpkin

about cholesterol, but egg yolks contain

Energy-boosting
foods
Oatmeal Apples
Loaded with stress-reducing -
cellent choice for a mid-afternoon
oatmeal is the perfect
choice for an energy boost. -
vich, sports nutrition consultant at
without weighing you down, Swim, Bike, Run, Eat! Whats more,
keeps blood sugar levels in apples contain boron, a mineral
check, and helps prevent that helps keep you alert.
the overwhelming desire to
snooze come 3 p.m. Add a
few nutrient-rich berries on

of champions.

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FASHION

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Go Drapey

A brand-new-moms body is in a state of transition that can be tough to dress.

writes Five Minute Fixes, a fashion blog for moms. Moms can be so self-conscious

make you look worse.

Instead, Koch recommends wearing tops and dresses that drape over and away

to look for, she says. The fabric should cascade over your body, so it doesnt
cling. T-shirt dresses, Empire-waist dresses, tunics and tops with ruching are all
great options.

Stay away from big clothes all over, though instead of a wide-leg pant, pair a
billowy top with leggings or tailored pants, which will keep you looking longer and
leaner.

Accessorize

The key to looking put-together is the right accessories. Use your accessories as
tools, says Koch. She recommends longer necklaces either beaded or chains
with pendants which end at your cleavage or lower, which can create an
elongating illusion, making you look slimmer. Wear dangly earrings, instead of
studs, since they brighten and bring attention to your face (instead of any body
parts you may not want in the spotlight right now).

Also, note that you dont have to go dowdy when it comes to your underthings.
There are a lot of really stylish (even sexy!) nursing bras on the market, and nursing
tanks can make you feel less weird about breastfeeding in public, since they keep

and dont restrict your clothing choices.

Dont Shy Away From Shapewear

Shapewear such as Spanx is great to wear for special occasions while youre still
losing the baby weight, since it can hold in your stomach and hips and make you
look smoother and maybe even smaller! Some shapewear companies now
even make pieces of clothing such as leggings, pencil skirts and tank tops so you
dont even need special underthings. Just make sure theres not a huge amount
of compression, says Koch. It can be uncomfortable and unhealthy.

See the Tailorw

Once youve passed the in-between stage, bring some of your favorite pieces

rib cage expands and your boobs get bigger, says Koch. A tailor can take
in clothing under the armpit on both sides, as long as there are seams there.

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 Latest Boys
Fashion
I guess because theres usually such a
wonderful sense of play, and vibrant
color. Design Options, a progressive
and highly regarded color forecasting
company, has released three themes
expressing upcoming color trends in
childrens fashion for Summer 2015
Popular designers say:

This season, lots of Kids brands leans

towards the spiritual, keeping always
its zest for life and off-the-wall humour.
The mystic and eastern inspirations,
such as the protective eye, astrology,
or temples from distant lands, are the
key elements of this new collection.

Red, Sapphire blue and pastels are

punctuated by graphic contrasts
of black and white, all of which are
crowned by gold touches. Asymmet-
ric cuts, printed jeans, beautiful fab-
rics like damask, or cotton-cashmere
make KENZO Kids clothes desirable
and original items.

The iconic KENZO Tiger is still here to

remind us the Jungle Spirit, that is so
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lection. The KENZO brand has had a
fantastic year, with plenty of famous
faces wearing both the adult and Kids
collections.

One of our perrenial favourite spring

classic look has been given an artistic

makeover by the Junior Design Award
-2015winning Marks & Spencer, which
has collaborated with watercolour

Autograph range for newborn to age

14.

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Girls idea was to gather items that were common to older

folks and have the patterns of the clothing tastefully

Fashion
blouse, skirt, pantyhose (that were too dark for her
skin tone), costume jewelry, cane, pink blush and lip-
stick and oversized purse.
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gan, bow tie, glasses, hat, pants, argyle socks, shoes.
Our Little Layette collection is packed with these and

when accidents happen, our multi-packs are also a

must-have for mom to keep sanity high and laundry to
minimum. With solids or prints that are designed to mix
and match, youll love how easy it is to get her dressed

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