Parenting is not an easy task. Parents were not given a manual on how to parent their child when a child is borned. It is all through experience and sharings that we learn the way to parent a kid in the current world. Many parents would agree that today's children is very different from the previous generation. However, it is today's parents who have changed significantly and therefore bringing up their kids in a different way.

There is no right answer to "What's the best way in bringing up a child?" but being a pro-active parent is the best thing that we can do for our child especially during the formative years.

I hope this site can be a platform for parents to share their views and to get various parenting tips.

Happy Parenting! :)
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Can Your Baby Take Honey?

Do not give your baby honey or food with honey until he is at least 12 months old. Honey can contain spores of a toxic bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Cooking and pasteurization don't always kill these hardy spores.

The bacteria can grow in the intestines and cause infant botulism, a food-borne illness that is rare but can be fatal, says the American Academy of Pediatrics. The symptoms of infant botulism include constipation followed by weakness, loss of appetite, irritability, and a weak cry.
However, it is safe for adults to take honey as adults have the immunity and a matured digestive system.
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High Chair Safety

One point where many parents overlooked:

Do not place the high chair near a table or a countertop as your baby may be able to push or kick against the surfaces and tip the chair over.
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Choose Your Strollers

    Things to consider when choosing a stroller:
  • Weight

  • Supported weight

  • Applicable age

  • Materials / air-ventilation (Recommended: Mesh materials)

  • Detachable and washable seat cushion

  • Brakes

  • Reversible handle?

  • Size of canopy

  • Front swivel wheel

  • Suspension

  • Price


Some of the sites with stroller specifications:


Combi Strollers
Graco
Chicco
Peg Prego
Safe 'n Sound
Mom's Care
Mothercare
BabyJaya
Sweet Cherry
MyAnak.com
Little Whiz


The First Few Years (M) Sdn Bhd
Address: F-27 1St Floor Centrepoint Lebuh Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 47800, Malaysia
Tel: 603-77221160

Callin Baby Centre
Address: F33 First Floor Ampang Point Shopping Centre, Ampang, Selangor, 68000, Malaysia
Tel: 603-42521324

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What To Buy Before Baby Arrives

There is a whole full list of items you need to get ready before the arrival of your baby. What are they?

    For Your Newborn:
  • Baby clothes for newborn (preferably cotton)

  • Mittens & booties

  • Cap

  • Bibs (Recommendation: cotton for comfort, plastic for durability)

  • Baby towels (Recommendation: not too thick for quick dry)

  • Baby face towels / hankies (Recommendation: small piece where you can squeeze dry single-handedly)

  • Diapers (Recommendation: Mamy Poko / Huggies Ultra)

  • Nappy (Choose one that is soft as it can be used as blanket too!)

  • Nappy pin

  • Nappy liners

  • Nappy rash cream (Recommendation: Drapolene)

  • Wet wipes with no alcohol (preferably no fragrance)

  • Cotton balls

  • Feeding bottles (4 ounces & 8 ounces)

  • Storage bottles (to store breast milk)

  • Pacifier (Recommendation: orthodontic silicone; FYI: some babies do not like it.)

  • Sterilizer (Note: not recommended to use pills as I personally find that sometimes the sterilized items may fade in color.)

  • Flask / bottle warmer

  • Bottle cooler

  • Bathtub with slip mat

  • Baby shampoo & shower foam

  • Baby lotion & baby oil

  • Baby brush

  • Changing mat

  • Baby cot

  • Cot & crib mattress

  • Cot & crib sheets (Note: choose one that is soft with good air flows.)

  • Waterproof mattress protector

  • Cot mobile (Good to have)

  • Blankets (At least 2. One for hot days and one for cold nights.)

  • Baby car seat

  • Baby stroller (Recommended: Combi for light weight)

  • Thermometer

  • Baby laundry cleaner

  • Baby bouncy chair (Recommended type: net)

  • Diaper bag (Optional)

  • Play mat (Optional: for stimulation)

  • Baby monitor (Optional)

  • Nursery rhymes



    For Mommy:
  • Breast pump for breastfeeding moms (Recommended: Medela)

  • Feeding cup (for nursing moms)

  • Nursing bras

  • Nursing pads (Disposable / washable)

  • Palmers' stretch mark lotion

  • Nipple cream (Recommended: Medela - small size; usually only need to use it in the first few weeks)


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Measure Your Baby

Growth Percentile Calculator
Growth charts can show you how your child's size compares with that of children the same age.

Click here to calculate your child's growth percentile to check if your child is growing at a steady rate.
All you need is to enter your baby's length (or child's height), weight, head circumference, sex, and age.
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China milk contamination issue

Media conference audio - Andrew Ferrier on China milk contamination issue

Click here to listen.

Source: Fonterra
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Notice of voluntary product recall - ANMUM Materna

16 September 2008
Notice of voluntary product recall - ANMUM Materna Fonterra China today announced a voluntary recall of one batch of prenatal milk sold in China under the ANMUM Materna brand name.

This particular batch had been manufactured and distributed under licence by San Lu using what we believe to be contaminated local raw milk.

A company spokesman said this issue applies to the one batch of ANMUM Materna which was distributed in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan). None of the batch in question was exported out of China.

All other ANMUM and ANLENE products in the market have been produced using only 100% fully imported milk from New Zealand and are free from any possibility of contamination with melamine from locally sourced milk, and adhere to the strictest New Zealand and international standards.

Fonterra China said the stock was being recalled because consumer safety was the company’s utmost concern.

Source: Fonterra
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Read To Your Baby

It is never too early to read to your baby. They enjoy listening to your voice and it is a good way to help develop their language skill. For the early months, you can read aloud to your baby everyday. You can read children books, magazines, newspapers, your novel, a letter etc. Babies are fascinated by pictures with bright colors and sharp contrast, so get these materials for your baby.

Some reading material recommended for young children:
Bedtime Stories by The Book Company Publishing Pty Limited. - below RM10.00
(It contains selected fairy tales and popular nursery rhymes)

First Fun Pop-ups by Mercury Junior (Author: Ruth Wickings)
Different series:
~ Animals in the Jungle
~ Animals on the Ice
~ Animals in the Sea
~ Animals in the Desert

More Bunny Trouble
Talk about responsibilities.

The Manners Book
About children manners.
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Baby Names Finder

Find the perfect name for your newborn. Here are the links to find out the meaning of your favourite baby names! You can get baby names from all over the world!

Baby Names World
Baby Name Finder - Baby Center
Babynames.com
Babyhold
Think Baby Names
Baby Names Country
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What To Bring For Outing With Baby?

Checklist
  • Feeding bottles

  • Hot water

  • Cold water

  • Formula - milk powder

  • Bibs

  • Extra clothes including mittens and booties


  • Handkerchief

  • Cap

  • Diapers

  • Changing mat

  • Wet wipes

  • Tissues

  • Pacifier

  • Plastic bags

  • Blanket (for cold places)

  • Battery operated fan (for hot places)

  • Stroller

  • Toys

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