Teething Symptoms and How to Treat Them

Written by Leroy Chan


Teething is what your baby experiences when her first set of teeth begins to appear.

Some babies will go through this event without a problem. However, other babies will experience discomfort.

To tell when your baby is about to enter this phase of growth, this article describesrepparttar teething symptoms to be aware of. Then if you think your baby is experiencing these symptoms, some pain relieving remedies and guidelines will be presented to help you soothe your baby.

What Are The Teething Symptoms?

To determine if your baby is teething, ask yourself a few questions. Does she appear to be fussier? Is she crying at night? Does she cling to you? Is she dribbling or drooling in excessive amounts? Is she chewing on her fingers or objects?

Are her gums red, swollen or inflamed? Does she demand more breast or bottle feeding? Onrepparttar 110185 other hand, does she reject breast or bottle feeding because you thinkrepparttar 110186 sucking is hurting her gums?

Other signs include poor appetite and interrupted sleep patterns.

What Are Some Remedies To Relieve Discomfort?

Now that you know what to look for if you think your baby is having discomfort due to teething, here are a few things you can do to help soothe her.

•Massage her swollen gums with your finger using a gentle touch (wash your hands thoroughly first).

•Place a frozen washcloth soaked with apple juice in your baby’s mouth. (The washcloth must be clean before being soaked,repparttar 110187 excess juice wringed out and tied in a knot. Put it inrepparttar 110188 freezer for one-half hour).

•Let your child gnaw on a Popsicle, a chilled but not frozen teething ring or a frozen banana.

There's Never a Bad Time To Start Helping To Spread The Word of God

Written by Brian Fong


Q. What'srepparttar right age to start giving a Bible quiz to my child?

A. The moment that she is able to recognize pictures or symbols. It's never too soon to start teaching a child about God, and a Bible quiz is an outstanding way to do it.

When most people think of a quiz they think of a series of written questions and multiple choice answers. While that may berepparttar 110184 way most quizzes work, there's no law that says it'srepparttar 110185 only way. And even if there is such a law, I,repparttar 110186 Great Quizmaster, hereby decree that such law is rescinded!

Even if a child cannot read, they are able to identify pictures, shapes, and colors very early. They also learn to listen, and reason, long before they even learn to talk. With this in mind, you can design a Bible quiz that appeals to any age group. Hey, why focus on just children? Anyone of any age will surely benefit from a Bible quiz.

The easiest way to design a Bible quiz for small children is to tie it in to an age appropriate Bible story. You can find pictures and drawings onrepparttar 110187 Internet that match concepts that were explained inrepparttar 110188 story. Printrepparttar 110189 pictures and paste them to a piece of paper. Then ask your child questions and have them point torepparttar 110190 picture that corresponds torepparttar 110191 question.

Asrepparttar 110192 child gets older you can replacerepparttar 110193 picture quiz with a standard Bible quiz that has questions which are appropriate forrepparttar 110194 child's reading level.

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