Vaccine is the best way to protect babies against dreadful diseases. It is the duty of our immune system to fight against the germs entering our body. When the germs enter the body for first time, our immune system recognizes it and develops the antibodies against germs. But it takes time before which we will get sick. This antibodies stay in our blood and when the same germs enter the body next time, antibodies will fight against them. www.herbalifesports.com The objective of vaccination is to develop immunity before the germs enter the body for first time. The vaccines contain the same germs which cause disease but either killed or weakened. So after vaccinating, immunity develops before getting sick. Vaccines should be taken from good child specialists because some vaccines may cause severe side effects. High risks are possible if the child is not vaccinated. Non-vaccinated children will affect other children and they may get affected by others.

In the hot climate, babies younger than 12 months should not be exposed to sun. It is better to keep them in shadow with thin clothes. The mosquito nets and prams used should have sunscreens. If you are breastfeeding the child, then feed the baby often and drink plenty of water. www.herbalifeextravaganza.com If the baby is taking solid food, then give water and liquid food often. Bathe the child everyday in shadow because sun and water is bad combination. Reduce the usage of diapers in hot climate because it may cause rashes. Bacterial growth will be more in hot climate. So, if the baby takes solid foods, serve the food fresh. Don’t preserve the food for long time. When the climate is chill, keep the baby little warm. Don’t expose the baby to chill air. Don’t bathe often and for bathing, use hot water but not too hot because it will dry the skin.

Taking care of baby’s hair is simple but be gentle. No need to worry about bald headed babies because they will grow good hair after sometime. You need not shampoo the hair daily. It is enough if you shampoo twice a week. If you find dandruff on the scalp, then wash thrice a week. Use only baby shampoos because they won’t harm the baby’s eyes. Strong shampoos may cause tangling in babies. While washing the hair, don’t put pressure on the soft spot on the top of the head. www.herbalifefamilyfoundation.org , Make sure that you detangle the hair before washing it. Before washing the hair, apply olive oil on the scalp and then shampoo it. Olive oil and Coconut oil will cleanse the scalp good. Trim your baby’s hair whenever it grows till the ears and eyes. Use the baby comb with wide-tooth to comb the hair and to remove the tangles.

Today expert’s advice to introduce solid food to baby after six months. For eating solid food, baby must have proper head and neck control and should sit up. When a baby stares at your food and tries to grab it, then he is ready for solid food. If doctor says yes, then start giving semi solid food to baby. The best first food is rice because it can be digested easily. Cook the rice with water, puree it well, add some breast milk to the puree and spoon-feed the baby. As you feed, you have to notice whether the baby’s health is positive to the food, otherwise don’t give that food again. Slowly, add vegetables to the rice and make puree. Don’t add more than 2 vegetable at a time and slowly introduce fruits also. First, feed little quantity of food and slowly increase the quantity in weeks.

Music plays a very important role in the life of every human. Music has a positive effect on children too. For the babies we use to sing lullabies and rhymes. But now-a-days, doctors recommend to play soft and soothing music to babies. They help babies to relax and sleep well. Babies show movement to the sound. Some kind of music is highly recommended for children by doctors. Baby CDs are now available which has pleasant music for babies. You can even play music for your baby in the womb (unborn baby). If you play the same music after they are born, they will respond to the music well. Some hospitals are playing music to the premature born babies so that they can bear with pain. One more thing is, music increases the IQ and creativity of the child. When they become more interested in it, they may even become musicians.

The right time for putting the kids to play school may be 2 to 3 years. It all depends on the child’s growth and the circumstances. A child should be put in school only when he is mentally prepared. Otherwise it creates a negative impact on his studies. Parents should also analyze whether the child is ready to learn new things. If he is ready to learn, then check the emotional maturity. If he is not ready to interact with others which is required for pre-school, make him stay at home for some more time. Sometimes, parents who are working will put their child in pre-school so earlier. It is not good to do so. Instead they can be put to day care centers where they will be given full attention. Don’t rush to put your kid in a school. Let him grow physically and mentally and then send him school.