Education of Your Child

CHOOSING A NURSERY SCHOOL When she’s three or four your child will be able to go to nursery school, if you choose. Whether you feel this is the correct step will depend largely on her nature. For example, is she still shy and clinging or naturally outgoing? Only you can know whether she is ready. [...]

Dressing a boy and girl

DRESSING A GIRL Your little girl will try to dress herself now, so choose clothes that she can manage easily. She’s growing fast, too, so don’t spend a lot on clothes that she’ll quickly outgrow. • Buy dresses with fasteners at the front; ones that close at the back are too difficult for her to [...]

Nursing Your Child

You don’t need any special skills or medical knowledge to look after your sick child. It helps if you relax the rules and keep whatever anxiety you may have to yourself. IN BED OR NOT? At the beginning of an illness when your child is feeling quite uncomfortable, he will probably want to stay in [...]

Emergency in Case of a child

You should call an ambulance or take your child to the nearest emergency room by car should any of the following potentially life-threatening situations happen: •  A bone fracture or suspected fracture. • A severe reaction (such as red blotchy skin or wheezing) to a sting or bite from an insect or animal. • Pale [...]

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