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There’s no deficit in the number of car seats for children on offer. Safety regulations inform the market to such an extent that buying the best for your baby can be a real challenge. The various styles are just the first of many aspects you will need a closer comprehension of if you want the right purchase.

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The standard has been set by significant brands (Disney, Safety 1st, Graco, et cetera) and this standard has led to a range of chairs planned for children of under 12 months — capable of supporting a total capacity of about 20 pounds. A few seats are capable of facing forward, however, most are purely intended to be used facing the rear — something worth remembering when the final decision is taken. As an additional benefit you’ll find the finest infant safety seats also work as convenient baby carriers, eliminating the need to wake baby when moving him to or from the car. The time your babies will use these seats is a short one, but it is certainly more than a year. A convertible seat costs a little more but you’ll only need one. If you’re leaning toward a convertible seat but also want a baby carrier, you have a difficult choice ahead of you. Understanding of each model’s key features comes from available reviews, helping you identify the best for your family. An additional advantage to these reviews is that they’re third party and have no commercial bias involved.

After growing larger than about twenty pounds, your baby still needs a car chair until approximately eighty pounds, and that’s where the booster seat comes in. At this age, your children have a part to play in this selection — if you get them to experience both types (the difference being in how the child’s fastened in, using either the car’s safety belt or a five-point harness) and see which is more comfortable. Educational toys are often an integral part of these seats, keeping your little one occupied while you focus on your driving. It would be hard to deny you have a serious choice ahead, due to the importance of finding a chair to suit your family’s needs, and your finances are hardly minor factors. As a basic rule, the ratings and reviews from third parties are the best resource you could want.

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Although many sources of information on sugar gliders and their care emphasize taking care of a sugar glider’s food and its health more than anything else, there is one thing which is very important and that is the sugar glider’s cage elements. Following are some important items that should be available in a sugar glider’s cage to provide them a completely natural environment.

Nest Boxes

A nest box or glider pouch is the most important element for sugar gliders. The nest box should have the characteristics of absorbing moisture and breathe a bit. You can buy or even make a glider pouch at home, something along the lines of a wooden and unglazed clay pot with holes in the side for instance. Such a sugar glider pouch has the ability to absorb the urine and other wastes.

For a sugar glider’s health, at least once in a month, you should replace their nest box.

Another option that you can use as a sugar gliders nest is a cloth pouch. These pouches are easy to fix on the sides of the cage, are washable and can easily changed if required. Unless you have a cloth bag to use, you should also provide the bedding material as well. Cloth pouches are recommended for sugar gliders, but remove all the loose threads from the pouch.

Food Dishes

For food dishes, again you can use the same as you use for birds. The dishes should be wide enough to carry much food but not so wide that the sugar glider climbs in and spoils the food. For water, if your sugar glider is not trained enough to drink water through the water bottle, then you can use another dish for water.
These are just a few of the necessary elements that you must install in your sugar gliders cage. This will give them a completely natural environment.

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To the uninitiated parent, buying a car seat for your child can seem technical at best. There are a dozen terms designers and retail stores use to describe car seats, their various accessories and features. Below you’ll find some handy tips for sorting through the riff raff and deciding what features and accessories you really need for your carseat.

Key Terms
Here are some key terms you should familiarize yourself with before shopping for your child’s first carseat.

LATCH - This stands for ‘lower anchors and tethers for children.’ Now what the heck is that you ask? Most vehicles built after 2002 have standard hardware in the seats that help attach the carseat more easily to the car. A LATCH system replaces a seatbelt for fastening the carseat into your car. The LATCH system is beneficial because it not only makes installing a carseat easy, but it also prevents the seat from slipping out of place over time. Don’t worry if your car doesn’t have a LATCH system. You can still install almost any car seat using the seatbelt only. Some modern car seats built after 2002 are especially designed to accommodate LATCH systems, but you can still install these using a standard belt as well.

Convertible Car Seat - This is a seat that can accommodate an infant in a rear facing position or an older child in a forward facing position. Some convertible seats also act as a booster when your child is almost old enough to ride using a standard seat belt.

Rear Facing - Rear facing simply refers to car seats that are designed to face the rear rather than the front of your car. All infants less than one year old and under 20 pounds must ride in a rear facing car seat. All infant carriers are rear facing, meaning they are designed to sit in the rear of your car. Convertible car seats have the option of being rear facing or forward facing.

Forward Facing - Forward Facing only car seats are those designed for children over 1 year of age up to about 3 or 4 years of age. Convertible car seats provide the option of being forward facing once your child is old enough to move out of the rear facing position.

Booster Seat - Most children are not large enough to use a standard seat belt until they are about 80 pounds. Your child may be 5 or more before they can sit in a car using an adult seat safely. A booster seat helps your child sit safely in the car and use a standard seat belt safely until they are big enough to do without one. You can buy a separate booster seat or a convertible car seat that changes to a booster seat.

5-point Harness - A 5-point harness is a safety restraint belt that touches the base of the carseat in five places. The belt has two points located over your child’s shoulders, one over each of your child’s hips and one between your child’s legs. This safety harness is considered one of the safest.

3-point Harness - A 3-point harness includes safety straps that come down over your baby’s head and then snap into position.

T-shield - This is a form of harness that looks like a “T” that snaps over your babies head into position. It looks somewhat like a shield, hence the name.

Base - This is the part of an infant carrier that attaches to your automobile. You can snap the infant carrier or carseat into position once the base is secure, and detach your infant carrier to transport you baby from the car to your destination. Some parents prefer buying multiple bases for two or more cars, that way they don’t have to take the entire car seat out when switching cars.

Angle or level indicator - This is a feature on most rear facing or convertible car seats that lets you know whether or not you have positioned the seat correctly.

Harness - This simply refers to the straps or belts used to keep your baby securely fastened in the car seat. Some harnesses come with covers to prevent chaffing of your baby’s delicate skin.

Leveler - This is a device like a ‘noodle’ that can help prevent a car seat from wobbling or leaning too far in one direction or the other.

Tether Straps - These are anchors that attach to your car and the car seat to hold your child’s seat safely in place.

Ant Arthur is a successful freelance writer with 10 years of professional experience providing consumers with informative articles on such topics as Baby Carriers, Baby Slings and Baby Car Seats

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Strollers offer a wonderful and convenient service to parents and caregivers. The first priority in choosing a stroller should be safety.

To prevent tipping, choose a stroller that has a wide base so even when your child leans over there is no chance of the stroller tipping.

If you purchase a stroller that includes a recliner position check the stroller to make sure the stroller does not fall over backwards when the child reclines.

Remember to use the stroller seat belt at all times.

If your stroller has a basket, use that for purses and bags rather than hanging these items over the handles. The basket on your stroller should be placed over the rear tires.

To prevent accidental folding of the stroller always use the locking device. The brakes are used to limit the rotation of the tires when the stroller is at a complete stop.

Make sure you do not accidentally pinch your child’s fingers when folding or unfolding your stroller. Be conscience of where those little hands are at all times.

If you are using a jogging stroller make sure you use the safety strap that fits around your wrist. This can help prevent the stroller from getting away from you.

When you are in a parking lot make sure that the stroller is always next to you while unlocking the car. Put the child into their car seat before storing the stroller.

Before you cross the street, position the stroller completely out of the street and make sure you are safely on the curb.

Check your stroller to make sure it is completely opened and in the locked position before putting your child in it. A good habit to get into is pushing down on the seat with your hand to make sure it safe for your child.

When stopping on a hill, always remember to set the brakes on your stroller, even if you are just stopping for a moment.

Providing information, reviews and shopping tips to find the best jogging stroller for you and your baby at http://www.happystrollers.com . Stroller news, reviews and thoughts for families at http://www.happystrollers.com/serendipity/ where your comments are welcome too.

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I thought I was the only one in the world with a whiny 5-year-old. All the other 5-year-olds that I know of are either well-behaved or are total monsters! My elder child is a cross between the two - most times he’s well-behaved and sometimes a total monster. And when he’s a monster, mommy turns into an uglier one (blushing in embarrassment).

I don’t want this to sound like a “Dear Thelma” article with me doing my whining online and venting it angrily out at readers, about how unfair this world is and how horrid my child is whenever he whines…when in actual fact, I think the problem lies with me. I have a problem with giving him the attention he needs, therefore, he resorts to whining to get my attention.

Does my younger son whine? Not as often as my elder child. My younger son is wiser, he uses a more effective method to get my attention. He would yank my sleeve or part of my clothing up (or any other embarrassing parts of my clothing that reveals undesirable parts of my body) and place hot and wet kisses there! Boy oh boy, you have to give it to the boy for knowing how to get my attention.

Anyway, let me get back to the topic here….whining.

THE VERY BASICS ABOUT WHY TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS WHINE ::

From a very young age, kids need their parents and rely on adults for everything. And to get those things, he has to learn how to get the adults’ attention. As babies, they cry. As toddlers, they cry and kick around. As preschoolers, they whine and complain.

The reason why children and kids whine and put up a fuss is because they want something from you and they feel powerless in obtaining it. If they know how to get your attention, like my younger son, they won’t whine. It’s only when their calls for help are not answered or if they are not getting their way that their calls rise in pitch, resulting in a whine.

Children whine because they are looking for a response and it could be good response or bad response. They want your attention and if bad attention is the only kind of attention that they capable of getting, they’ll take it and figure out how to turn it around after that.

HOW TO DEFINE WHINING TO YOUR WHINING PRESCHOOLER ::

Instead of pointing a finger in their faces (which I have the tendency to do, as well, when I am stressed), try pinpointing their whining. The moment they start whining about something, state very firmly, “You’re whining and I can’t hear you when you do that. Can you please talk in your normal voice now?” If your preschooler doesn’t understand what you’re saying, repeat the word ‘whining’ and then imitate him whining. You’ll either end up with a wiser child or you’ll both end up rolling on the ground with earth-shaking laughter. Either way, it’s good news.

HAVE YOU NOTICED WHEN IT IS THAT YOUR CHILD IS MOST LIKELY TO WHINE? ::

Take a wild guess…..yes, when you’re in the middle of something important, trying to concentrate on a game or a television program! It’s when you’re most occupied with your own things or not focused on them.

RESPOND TO YOUR CHILD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE OR POSITIVELY REDIRECT THEM. ::

The worst thing you can do to a child is to snap at them when they’re asking something from you nicely. That’s like saying, “Not now. Try whining. I might get angry about it and answer you”. Instead, respond to them immediately, as you would any other adults. If you’re in the middle of something important, you can always explain to your child as patiently and kindly as you can that you are doing something important. Explain to them that you won’t ignore them but if they can wait, they should. Most preschoolers can understand this type of instruction - they can understand more than we give them credit for.

DON’T JUST SAY ‘LATER’ TO A WHINING CHILD ::

Later could mean 5 minutes, it could mean 1 hour, gee whiz, it could mean TOMORROW! Give your preschooler a ballpark figure and a realistic length of time that they should expect the wait to be. Once you’re done with whatever that is that you’re doing, keep your promise.

If he waits it out, offer encouragement, offer congrats, shower praises on him and make him feel like the President of the WORLD for waiting it out so long.

Marsha Maung is a freelance graphic designer and writer who has been working from her home in Selangor, Malaysia the past 6 years. She is the author of “Raising Little Magicians”, “No Products to Sell”, “The Lance in Freelancing” and other popular books. For more information, please visit http://www.marshamaung.com and for her books, visit http://www.lulu.com/marshamaung

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Pregnancy is a beautiful time. And it is also a time for
out-of-control hormones which can get a little stressful and
chaotic. But there is good news for women who are
planning
to become or already are pregnant. A variety of wonderful
hormone-balancing treatments are available today. You
don’t
even need a prescription to obtain such pregnancy hormone
medication.

If you’re uncertain as to what treatments are effective and
safe, it is always advisable to speak to your doctor.
As a secondary option you can also refer to the internet as
there are many websites that provide information on
pregnancy treatments as well as the treatments
themselves.
Pregnancy is a wonderful experience providing your
hormones
stay in check and you can keep the morning sickness to a
minimum. With the proper hormone treatment, your
experience
can be as joyous as ever.

Pregnancy supplements are also very important during the
course of pregnancy and these can sometimes be used to
manage hormones and other pregnancy issues such as
the
proper vitamins and nutrients. When you’re pregnant, you
are
not only working to provide nutrition for yourself, but for
your unborn baby inside. You might not be getting all the
nutrients you need through your diet and you certainly can
use all the help available when it comes to making sure
you baby is healthy and well.

Many women still have no idea how important supplements
are
during pregnancy. You need to make sure that both you and
your unborn child are getting all of the iron, folic acid
and vitamin B6 you both need. Of course, that’s only a small
portion of all the nutrients you need for a healthy
pregnancy and healthy baby. It is advisable that you just
do not rely on the food you eat. When you’re pregnant, your
body craves all sorts of things. Those particular meals may
lack the certain nutrients you desperately need.

Don’t leave anything to chance, by taking pregnancy
supplements. It is a safe and healthy way to be sure you
and your baby are taken care of. When it comes to a child,
nothing should be taken for granted - especially your
nutrition. Make sure your diet is balanced with the proper
supplements. Your body, your hormones and your baby will
thank you.

During your entire pregnancy, you also need to be sure you
keep regular appointments with a doctor or OB nurse
practitioner to be sure both the baby and you are healthy.

Happy Birthing!

Claudia Roselli has been involved in the womens health
field for over 20 years, and has assisted many mothers with
her knowledge. She is enthusiastic about pregnancy and
is the originator of See Pregnancy

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Talking to you parents about personal issues can be hard, but this is something that you need to do. Don’t forget that your mom is a woman also, and she has probably experienced many of the same issues that you face now.
She will probably understand your embarrassment, and she may feel a little embarrassed about this STUFF too. It is better for you to ask her questions now, because it will make it easier to ask her more difficult questions in the future.

A resent survey conducted by MyFirstBra.us showed that 55.9% of girls have never talked to their parents about puberty. Another survey conducted by MyFirstBra.us showed that 51.9% of girls say that their friend give the best advice. This is because most girls never talk to their parents about these issues.

When talking to parents, remember that adults often are very busy, are at least fell that way. The first thing you should do is to make sure that the timing is right, then tell them that you need to talk with them when they have a few minutes free. Let them know that it is important, and private. This will usually get their attention.

Most parents will take time for issues like this, but they need to know that you’re not just asking a standard question, but that you are asking something that is important, and personal. Although some parents are nervous about these issues, they do want to take part in helping you with important issues like puberty.

For more information about bras, breast developments, and purbety, please visit http://www.myfirstbra.us.

Kim Shire

MyFirstBra.us is a helpful guide for preteen, teens, and parents concerning training bras, and issues surrounding puberty & breast development, in young girls ages 8-16.

MyFirstBra.us is a community project of National Webworks. All authors are from National Webworks, Volunteers, or Contracted for research and writing.

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Almost all households have plants indoors. Plants can be very beneficial to our health, but they can be extremely harmful to our children. A lot of plants are toxic. Find out which ones.

Having plants in the house can be beneficial to our health. They act as natural filter for toxins, carbon dioxide and purify our air. Keep in mind if you have children some of these plants are poisonous. After reading about the various poisonous plants you can decide if having them inside the house and out of reach is okay.

An Aloe Vera plant can be poisonous if the latex is ingested. The latex in it can cause purging of the large intestine. Aloe plants can be beneficial in treating burns and other minor dermatitis. If the aloe plant is going to be used make sure you cut away the skin and inner layer that produces yellow juice. Only use the gel.

Amaryllis is a bulb plant that many people use because of its wonderful winter bloom. The irritant in this plant can cause diarrhea, vomiting and nausea. The irritant is located in the bulb and a large quantity is needed to cause a reaction. Another plant whose bulb is poisonous is the Cyclamen. The bulbs are found underground and taste very bitter so it is unlikely that your child will eat them.

All parts of the Flamingo Lily are poisonous. This is a blooming plant. Although it is poisonous when ingested, ingestion does not typically occur because chewing on any part of this plant will cause painful irritation of the mouth and throat. You will know if a child has chewed on this plant if they have difficulty swallowing and they have blisters around the mouth. Another plant that may cause similar symptoms is the plant called Angel Wings. Dieffenbachia or Dumb Cane can also cause irritations of the mouth but they also can cause speech impediments that can last for several days. Similar symptoms are caused by consuming this plant, Swiss-cheese Plant or Split-leaf Philodendron.

The beautiful Kaffir Lily is poisonous. A large amount has to be consumed to see any symptoms which include diarrhea, paralysis, vomiting and collapse. It is only the roots that are poisonous. So your child would have to chow through a lot of Kaffir Lily roots to show any of these symptoms. Chewing on the bark of a Croton will cause mouth irritations. The bark, roots and leaves are poisonous.

Angel’s Trumpet has been known to affect cattle who have consumed it. It is a nicknamed “loco weed” because of that effect. Sometimes it is also called the Thorn Apple. All parts of this plant are poisonous. It will causes spastic movement, drowsiness, even a coma, hallucinations and elevated temperature.

A favorite Christmastime plant can be toxic. It is the Poinsettia. The Latex, leaves and stems are considered poisonous. It used to be classified as extremely toxic but has since been downgraded. Reactions in humans include nausea and vomiting.

English ivies are grown indoors and outdoors. The leaves are poisonous. If ingested symptoms could include breathing difficulty, convulsions, vomiting, paralysis and a coma. The berries that it produces are very bitter so it is unlikely that children will consume them. Similar symptoms can develop if the leaves and buds of a Hydrangea are consumed.

The Devil’s Backbone, sometimes called Mother-of-Thousands, is a plant to be very careful with. The adult plant has plantlets that grow along the leaf edges and can easily come off. Children can knock these off and have ready access to them. The poison has been known to be fatal to mice.

Rhododendrons and Azaleas have a low toxicity but it would be best to keep your children away from them. A Jerusalem-Cherry is a nursery plant that is brought home by consumers. The fruit and the leaves are poisonous. The name can be enticing enough for children to attempt consuming the leaves. It will cause abdominal pains and vomiting.

So keep all this information in mind when choosing plants. Some of these plants have low toxicity and may be used in the home with a close eye on your children.

Michael Russell Your Independent Baby and Toddler guide.

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