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It’s important to be prepared as to what you’re going to feed your baby, particularly in the first couple of years while their teeth and digestive system is developing. Many parents are confused as to what kind of baby food to five their newborns. Below you will find five guidelines that will help keep your child out of harms way during their early development.

1. Make sure you avoid any types of fruit with high levels of citric acid. Oranges, pineapple, lemon, tangerine — are all high in citric acid and should be avoided for at least the baby’s first year, until their digestive system develops more.

2. On the same note as citric acid content; spices, salt, and refined sugar are all bad for digestion and should never be added to baby food. Stay away from canned foods as they can be high in any one of these ingredients.

3. Peanut butter, soy, strawberries, raw eggs - should all be avoided due to potential allergic reactions for the first year. Even when you start feeding foods that have known potential

Although you won’t need to make sure that your home is childproof after you bring your new born home. As soon as they are at an advanced stage then you will need to start thinking about making baby home safety improvements that will ensure that they don’t come to any harm.

When it comes to making improvements to your home to protect your baby it is a good idea to spend time walking around your home viewing it from the same position that your baby would. So it is actually a sensible idea to get down on your hands and knees and see what items of furniture or electrical equipment could prove a hazard to your baby as they begin to crawl and then take their first steps.

After wandering around your home several times now is when you need to start making the necessary baby home safety improvements. For example when it comes to electrical cables if you can use cable tidy’s to put them out of your baby’s reach. Plus for any electrical sockets which are not being used get some covers for these.

As for cupboards in your home make sure that you fit all of these with special catches that allow them to be opened a small distance. But won’t open enough allow your child to put their hand and arm inside or to actually crawl into them. Also it is advisable that all products that are used for keeping your home clean are placed in cupboards that are well out of your child’s reach.

Another thing that you should do when it comes to your baby beginning to crawl around the home is fit safety gates to places that you don’t want your child to have access to. So place one at the base of the stairs and also into any rooms such as the kitchen and bathroom.

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Summer has been very humid in the North East, and when humidity and high temperatures are combined danger increases due to the fact that the ability to perspire becomes more difficult. Children are in the group at most risk, not immune to harmful effects of hot summer Days. Experts recommendations to stay cool on hot humid summer days are as follows:
1.Give them plenty of fluids, preferably water, or electrolyte beverages before they get thirsty, if you wait till they’re thirsty that means yhey’re already dehydrated
2.Dress them with loose fitted summer children clothing, cotton and light colors that will allow their skin to breathe
3.Avoid letting them play in the heat during peak hours, even on a cloudy day UV rays still cause damage to the skin

4.Sunscreens with an SPF of 15 or greater are recommended (SPF 30 is recommended by the Food  and Drug Administration) to prevent skin cancer
Signs of dehydration:

• Headache

• Dry mouth (lips and Tongue)

• Nausea

• Muscle Cramps