When you think about going on a holiday, you can immediately feel the excitement and anticipation… but now, it’s completely normal that you might also have some anxious thoughts about how more complicated it will be this time with babies or with small kids. With...
If there is one universal truth about parenting, it is this: just when you feel you have finally figured things out, your baby changes the rules. A child who slept peacefully for weeks suddenly begins waking multiple times a night, fighting naps, or taking hours to...
Let's explore one of the biggest frustrations in feeding our children: picky eating. You are definitely not alone if you have one or more selective eater(s) in the house. And you are not alone feeling frustrated, guilty, or anxious about this. If there were a Golden...
Weaning is the process whereby a child learns to take nourishment other than his mother's milk. It starts when the child is introduced to foods and drinks in addition to breast milk and ends when they finally stops nursing. All breastfeeding journeys will inevitably...
Before Covid, the BCT held a Nearly New Sale without fail every spring and every autumn. They were eagerly anticipated by both our members and the local community as the ‘in place’ to buy high-quality second-hand baby and children’s articles at very reasonable prices....
Having a new baby is a big change. Depending on family dynamics and how much older the sibling(s) are, it might be easier or more difficult to survive the change. Still, integrating him with older siblings will involve some chaos, misunderstandings and big emotions...
SWIMWEAR VISIBILITY QUIZ What would you choose? Neons, primary colours, bold or pastel shades? A solid block of colour, with dark or light stripes or a small or large pattern? In a swimming pool with a light or dark floor, or a lake, swimwear of which colour and...
Gabriela remembers her life with a newborn…. ‘Welcome to the chaos’, I said to my husband, as he returned home from work. Our living room was (and is) a mess. What was once a stylish, beautifully decorated room with shades of white, beige and some accents of yellow,...
When many years ago my one-year-old son was diagnosed with severe food allergies, I was shocked, and I wanted to cry. I felt that I would not be able to cook him a single meal! He could not have milk, eggs, potatoes, bananas, apples and many other things. I spent...
