Hyperactive Toddlers

If you have a toddler or know of any toddlers that are super hyper, or wild there may be something you can do about it. If you notice that the toddler doesn't consistently respond to their own name, don't always give eye contact and hardly sit still you may want to try an experiment. First, ask yourself if the toddler is sleeping enough during the night and/or day. If they are, are they sleeping with Wi-Fi turned off in your home. Do you have wireless internet? Where is the wireless internet plugged in? Is it in the child's room? Is it turned off while they are napping or sleeping at night? Do you have a wireless alarm system? Is it turned on while your baby is sleeping? If you answered yes to any of these above questions, take the test. Look for a difference in behavior when it isn't turned on. Now if you live in a building or condo where the wireless internet is provided for the entire building than you may not have a choice and that could be affecting the behavior of your child. If you think this article is newsworthy to someone you know, please pass it on. Best regards, Zee

Bottled or Homemade Baby Food?

It is a dilemma. First, do I buy baby food for half a year once my infant can eat solids at 6 months? Before I invest in anything that will take up a great amount of time or money I liked to weigh the pros and cons. Bottled baby food will save me a lot of time in buying all of the ingredients and preparing natural food. However, baby food is so bland it might create a picky eater later on that can cause even more time dealing with a fussy child that won't eat their food. The cost of bottled food might seem cheaper at first glance but when you prepare baby food from scratch you usually freeze an average of three to four more portions to be served on different days. Prepared baby food is healthier because bottled baby food has to be heated to such a high temperature to be able to increase the shelf life of the food. It makes me wonder what vitamins if any the baby is consuming from the bottle of food. And if you choose a bottled food, what brand? Earthbound has the most natural ingredients after comparing the bottles. I can't believe Beech-nut is even allowed to sell their product in supermarkets. Did you know they have sugar as an ingredient in a lot of their flavors. My Pediatrician warned me not to give our baby fruit juice in the first year because their is sugar in it. I wonder if she knew about the ingredients in Beech-nut products. I guess that is their way of increasing the shelf life too. The taste of bottled baby food is terrible. It almost never tastes like the food it is pureed from with the exception of fruit flavors. The vegetables are awful in taste and scent. No wonder many infants have a hard time transitioning from breast milk to solids. With the right tools, preparing baby food from scratch is pretty easy. There are great books with recipes for different stages of the baby's first year. One can even download recipes online for free. My electric hand blender has been great for pureeing foods. The baby bullet hasn't been so helpful. The biggest piece broke after my toddler accidently dropped it from two feet in the air. Plus, it didn't seem to be able to puree all steamed vegetables. My plugin steamer has been essential in this process as well. Best of luck regardless of the avenue you take. I still buy earthbound fruit puree for my toddler to mix in plain Wholemilk yogurt. It is way healthier and tastier for her than buying sugared fruit yogurt.