Doctors attack ‘needless’ baby tongue surgery
Brenda Fisher
Newborn babies are having surgery unnecessarily for tongue-tie in an attempt to help breastfeeding, in what a leading paediatrician says is a “growing industry”.
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Pollution ‘nearly as bad as smoking’ during pregnancy
Scots findings drive call to speed up fumes ban.
Five of the best: pregnancy massages
Lift your pregnancy fug with a specialised treatment at one (or all) of these five spas
Social media turn children into addicts, says watchdog
Children become addicted to social media such as Facebook and Snapchat in the same way as junk food, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.
Tips for keeping children’s screen time down
The following tips, tools and techniques are excerpted from Calmer, Easier, Happier Screen Time by Noel Janis-Norton (Hodder & Stoughton, 14.99). Each is explained in more detail in the book.
I can’t walk yet – but I know how to work an iPad
Psychologist Adam Alter won’t even get out his smartphone in front of his baby. He claims we are creating a generation of iKids addicted to screens. Should parents be worried?