Adults have hygiene kits then kids too should have one. At an early start, you must teach your toddlers the importance of being clean. It has numerous benefits for their health and relationship with others.

This kit must have the cleaning and bathroom essentials your child needs. This includes a small soap, a comb, a washcloth, hand towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, a nail cutter, and sometimes a band aid. Make sure that the hygiene kit is packed all together in a small bag so they can easily get everything by the time that they need to be cleaned. At the same time, a small and handy hygiene kit allows your kids to stay clean and germ-free even if they are at school or in camp.

When having a new baby, you could list a thousand things that you would like to buy out of joy and out of excitement. But sometimes, the most important things or the baby’s essentials are forgotten. This is when an infant layette list comes handy.  Below are some of the baby essentials that are commonly included in a layette list.

• Small clothes for the infant
• Burping clothes
• Mild washing powder
• Scratch mits
• Receiving blankets
• Bassinet
• Bath tub
• Hooded towels
• Nasal aspirator
• Small nailcutters
• Changing pad
• Diapers
• Wipes warmer
• Hand soap
• Baby’s feeding bottle
• Sterilizer
• Bottle brush
• Formula containers
• Nursing bra and
• Nursing pad for moms

Infants can’t say a word nor do signs. That is why parents and nannies are always having a hard time guessing why the baby cries. More often than not, they blame it on colic.

The reason for colic is still not clear. Usually, infants between three weeks up to six weeks old. However, there are some infants experiencing colic until they are 4 months old. Colic may happen any time of the day. But most parents notice that their babies cry during the early hours of the evening.

There are anti-colic treatments that you can avail over the counter such as gripe water and homeopathic colic tablets. You can also swaddle your baby until he stops crying whenever he has colic.

When your child vomits or has diarrhea, there’s no need to have him confined at the hospital so that doctors could check on him every now and then. Unless the vomiting and the diarrhea is not severe, there are several treatments that you can do at home without spending so much for the medical bill.

Instead of making your child drink juice, water, or sometimes Gatorade, let him have an Oral Rehydration Solution instead. The most popular child-friendly ORS is Pedialyte. But you can also give your child Enfalyte or Liquilyte as well.

Don’t give your child too much water if he frequently vomits. Instead, let your child drink when he wants. Increase the amount gradually as his condition improves.

Continue feeding them breastmilk or formula milk. Stop giving them drinks with too much sugar such as fruit drinks or carbonated drinks.

One of the most commonly found critters at home is the spider. Although most of it are friendly, there are spiders that can be dangerous to kids like the brown recluse spider and the black widow.

If your kid has been bitten by a spider (not the two spiders mentioned above), here are some of the things that you can do to treat your child at home.

• Wash the area several times with water and soap
• Put an ice cube and let it sit for about 20 minutes
• Use an anti-biotic ointment and apply it topically on the affected area
• If your child can’t handle the pain, give him Tylenol or other pain medicine for kids
• Do these steps until the swelling goes away (about 2-4 days)

But if your child was bitten by the said spiders, seek medical attention immediately.

Summer today is three times hotter than it was few years ago.  That is why it is important that you prevent your kids from being toasted during this hot season. If you have plans of hitting the beach, make sure that you put a sunblock that would fully protect your child’s skin from the harmful rays of the sun.

Typically, sunburns appear within minutes after being exposed to the sun without protection. However, it would take a couple of days before your child feels the pain and even blisters because of the sunburn.

A simple burn cream or soothing lotion may help your child feel relief if he already has sunburn. You must also see to it that you let them drink a lot of water to avoid skin dehydration. Better yet, don’t let them stay on the beach for too long!