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Germs May Hold the Key to Infant Health

Jason Tetro | Posted 04.20.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: University of Alberta, Infants, Breastfeeding, Cesarean Section, Baby Formula, Infant Health, Valentine's Day, Germs, Infant Formula, Microbiome, Canada Living News
Jason Tetro

2012-05-28-GermGuyBanner.jpg Should pregnant women have a natural or caesarean birth and afterwards, should they breastfeed or use formula? The debate has been at a standstill for quite some time yet thanks to a relatively new branch of science, there may be a means to resolve the disquiet.

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Making Sense of your Child's Learning Style

Natacha V. Beim | Posted 01.15.2013 | Canada Alberta
Read More: Daycare, Infants, Babies, Children, Early Learning, Canada Alberta News
Natacha V. Beim

If you're a parent, chances are you've encountered a child who attempts to talk at an impressively young age. Similarly, some children seem to have an uncanny eye for reading and identifying facial expressions. How children choose to explore the world, is indicative of what their preferred learning style is. A great body of research has been dedicated to understanding different learning styles. Although most children learn by doing, in general children tend to gravitate more towards one of three learning styles

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The Infant Travel Bed That's a Danger to Your Baby

Corinne McDermott | Posted 12.18.2012 | Canada Travel
Read More: Family Travel, Infants, Parents-Babies, Travel News, Parent News, Family Travel Expert, Parents, Baby Suffocation, PeaPod Recall, Baby Product Recall, Peapod Suffocation, Slideexpand, Hazard Warning Baby Products, Canada Travel News
Corinne McDermott

Health Canada has issued a warning about a popular infant and toddler travel bed, sold in North America as the KidCo PEAPOD, after receiving two reports of infants rolling over and getting their faces trapped between the mattress and the side of the product, posing a suffocation hazard.

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