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Singing and Dancing as Active Play for Babies and Toddlers
Most adults sing and dance with babies and toddlers instinctively -- the bouncing, the "Wheels on the Bus", the impromptu kitchen dance party. What fe...
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Water Safety for Children Under Three
Water safety for very young children requires a comprehensive approach that goes beyond simple rules or swimming lessons. Children under three are dev...
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Walking Near Roads with a Toddler: What Their Brain Can and Can't Do
A toddler bolting toward the road is one of the most heart-stopping things a parent will ever see. It is also entirely predictable: their attention is...
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Why a Child Should Never Be Left Alone Near Water
Drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional death among young children, and it can happen faster than many parents realize. A child can dro...
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Car Safety for Children: The Rules That Actually Save Lives
There is no other domain in child safety with such a stark gap between what's known and what's done. The seats are good. The crash data is unambiguous...
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Beach Days With Babies and Toddlers: What to Plan For, What to Pack, What to Watch
A beach day with a small child is not the same activity as a beach day without one. The water is different — surf, currents, drop-offs at the shorelin...
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Reading as a Play Activity for Young Children: How to Make Story Time Work
Reading to young children is the activity every parenting source recommends, and one of the few where the evidence is genuinely strong. What gets less...
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Music Games for Babies and Toddlers: Songs, Rhythm, and Instruments
Singing to a baby is older than every parenting book ever written, and it turns out the instinct is well aimed. Music sits next to language, memory, a...
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Household Allergies in Toddlers: Dust Mites, Pets, and Mould
A toddler with a runny nose every day of the year, eczema that won't quite settle, or recurrent night cough that gets blamed on "another bug" may have...
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Educational Apps for Children Under Three: What the Evidence Shows
The marketing copy on toddler apps is confident: brain-building, language-developing, school-readying. The science underneath is much thinner. Most "e...
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Cystitis in Young Children: Recognising and Treating Bladder Infections
Urinary tract infections are among the most common bacterial infections in childhood, and cystitis -- infection of the bladder -- is the most frequent...
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