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| Wednesday, 15-Nov-2006 20:14 |
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Watching tv
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Sebagai seorang isteri, ibu dan pelajar, masa mmg amat penting.Perlukan masa utk masak, kemas rumah, 'kemas' syahmi, kemaskan diri sendiri, study and etc2.. Mama sibuk nak buat keje lain, and at the same time, Syahmi nak kan attention...24 hours nak org ngadap dia(rasenyer sume baby camnie). Mama try guna TV sebagai satu alat utk lekakan Syahmi..Suruh Syahmi tgk TV...Tapi, sejak lahir lagi, Syahmi mmg kurang minat tgk tv...Beberapa minit jer bertahan, lepas tuh, start la jerit2...hihihihi.. 
Betulke TV tak elok utk perkembangan baby dan kanak2?Mama rase, perlu ade pegawasan dari ibu bapa bila anak2 tgk tv..Limitkan mase menonton...Jgn biarkan anak2 tgk tv sorang2....
| Quote: | It's Official: TV Linked to Attention Deficit
by Jean Lotus
A study from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that watching videos as a toddler may lead to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, also called ADD in UK) in later life.
TV watching "rewires" an infant's brain, says Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis lead researcher and director of the Child Health Institute at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. The damage shows up at age 7 when children have difficulty paying attention in school.
"In contrast to the way real life unfolds and is experienced by young children, the pace of TV is greatly sped up." says Christakis. His research appears in the April 2004 issue of Pediatrics.
Quick scene shifts of video images become "normal," to a baby "when in fact, it's decidedly not normal or natural." Christakis says. Exposing a baby's developing brain to videos may overstimulate it, causing permanent changes in developing neural pathways.
"Also in question is whether the insistent noise of television in the home may interfere with the development of 'inner speech' by which a child learns to think through problems and plans and restrain impulsive responding," wrote Jane Healy, psychologist and child brain expert in the magazine's commentary.
Babies brains grow rapidly
Even a child playing with its own fingers has the neural patterning that comes from bending, flexing, stretching and grasping. Scientists tell us that the brain develops in completely unique ways between birth and three years. As a kiddie viddie baby sits "mesmerized", neural paths are not being created. This is crucial brain development that stops by age three.
"You don’t want to think that something as innocent as half-an-hour's peace and quiet could reduce your kid's chances later in life," says Claire Eaton, 27-year-old mother from Lewisham, Australia.
Setting up baby for failure in school
Are parents who use infant videos such as "Baby Einstein" and "Teletubbies" putting their child at risk for a lifetime of Special Ed classes, school "behavioral therapy" and Ritalin?
In the study of more than 2,000 children, Christakis found that for every hour watched at age one and age three, the children had almost a ten percent higher chance of developing attention problems that could be diagnosed as ADHD by age 7. A toddler watching three hours of infant television daily had nearly a 30 percent higher chance of having attention problems in school.
Infant videos: They wouldn't sell them if they were dangerous --Would they?
An explosion of kidvids for the bouncy chair set has hit the market. These include Baby Einstein, Baby Mozart, So Smart etc. TV shows, such as Teletubbies, aim at 18-month-old toddlers. These videos are peddled as "educational tools" to "give your baby a head start." The truth is, they are a video-tether that keeps baby out from underfoot.
"Max is learning German right now from a video"
Parents take away crucial life experiences from their child every time they pop in Baby Einstein. But they do love how it takes the baby out of their hair for awhile Listen to what parents say in testimonials about infant videos:
"I love spending time with my boy but let's face it, there are times when you just have to have 10 minutes or so to yourself so that you can wash the dishes or do laundry; that's when you pop this video in. It's 25 minutes of entertainment that holds the attention of even very young children." (son 10 months) Chris Hudson from San Antonio, TX.
There are times I rewind it and play it again and again until I get the dishes done and order restored. My son is captivated (and hopefully learning something). Mom in Connecticut
The only thing I wish is that the videos were longer than 30min. Melissa Perruzi, Clinton Mississippi
(From Baby Eisntein reviews on Amazon.com).
Big problem for little people
Twenty-six percent of US children younger than age two have TV in their bedrooms - often watched from the crib, and 36 percent of families leave the TV on almost all of the time, even when no one is watching, according to a 2000 Kaiser Family Foundation study.
Don't put your child at risk!
The good news is, infants and toddlers don't need television to distract them. Humans raised children for 50,000 years before television sets and you can do it too. Your children can learn to entertain themselves or play with your supervision.
"When one-year olds are playing with a toy, they can explore it, poke at it, drop it," says Yale University Television Researcher Dorothy Singer. "They're learning about space, about sound, and they're developing sense of competence. Watching a TV show just doesn't provide the same sensory experience."
Leaving a child alone with the TV is never a good idea
"Would you entrust you toddler into the care of a baby sitter, even for a few minutes, who cannot hear or see your child?" writes Nancy Hall of Yale University's Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy. "Would you leave your child in an environment that encourages passivity, limits creativity and results in increased aggressive behavior? Many 1-year-olds are spending time regularly with just such a baby sitter: the television set."
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
ADHD affects 12 percent of US school children and has increased dramatically over the past 50 years. Studies show ADHD increased with the introduction of children's television in the 1950s and then spiked higher in the mid 1980s when VCRs and home video became commonplace. Although the condition is known to be genetic, scientists have noted its rapid spread throughout every social class of children, and guessed that there could be an environmental cause. TV watching is a cause, this study shows.
How much TV should I let my baby watch?
No child under age two should watch television at all, the Academy of American Pediatrics advised in 1998. Doctors blame TV for increasing aggression and obesity in children, now they add ADHD risk to early TV use.
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| Tuesday, 14-Nov-2006 18:04 |
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Solid food
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yummie!
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Alhamdulillah...mama finally dpt jugak breastfeed syahmi secara exclusive selama 6 bulan...At first, during my preganancy, knowledge ttg breastfeeding mmg zero.Yg tahu, baby kuar nanti, sua je nenen, minum le dia nanti...Rupa2nya, tak semudah itu... Mcm2 ilmu yg kena tahu kalau nak bf baby..Mmg banyak cabarannya...Tapi, cukup rase puas hati...Dpt besarkan syahmi 100% dari air susu badan sendiri...Insya'Allah akan cuba bf selama mane yg mampu...Terima kasih tidak terhingga utk suami yg banyak memberi bantuan dan dorongan...Untuk susuibu.com, momslittleones.com, wholesomebabyfood.com dan juga some of my virtual friends from melayu.com, thanks a lot... 
| Quote: | | Dan ibu-ibu hendaklah menyusukan anak-anak mereka selama dua tahun genap, iaitu bagi orang yang hendak menyempurnakan penyusuan itu (Surah Al-Baqarah:233) |
Hari nie, Syahmi genap 6 bulan...Mama sungguh excited kasi Syahmi makan..First meal Syahmi- mash banana...hihihi... 
| Quote: | It’s So Yummy Mummy!
Panduan menyediakan makanan kepada bayi.
1. Garam, gula atau sebarang perasa tambahan adalah dilarang untuk ditambah ke dalam sebarang makanan bayi berusia bawah 18 bulan kerana organ dalaman bayi masih belum bersedia untuk memproses bahan-bahan tersebut. Walaubagaimanapun, sekiranya bayi telah berusia 1 tahun, anda boleh memberi anak anda sekadar merasa makanan orang dewasa seperti kek, muffin, ayam goreng, atau puding. Ingat, sekadar merasa tetapi bukan untuk kenyang.
2. Hanya 2 keping ikan bilis sahaja yang diperlukan sebagai perasa bagi bubur bayi. Ikan bilis tersebut bolehlah digoreng tanpa minyak, ditumbuk dan tabur dalam bubur bayi anda.
3. Buah-buahan citrus seperti oren, anggur dan limau limau tidak digalakkan diberi kepada bayi berusia bawah 1 tahun. Begitu juga dengan yogurt dan telur.
4. Buah tembikai adalah buah yang baik dan boleh diberikan kepada bayi mengikut cara yang sesuai. Begitu juga dengan keledek dan labu.
5. Air yang ditapis (bukan mineral water) adalah lebih baik diberikan kepada bayi dibandingkan dengan air yang tidak ditapis.
6. Air teh dan kopi tidak dibenarkan diberi kepada anak berusia bawah 4 tahun.
7. Bayi yang menyusu susu ibu sepenuhnya, masa yang paling sesuai untuk mula makanan ialah ketika berusia 6 bulan manakala bayi yang menyusu formula, bergantung kepada kehendak bayi (4-6 bulan). Ada pelbagai tanda yang ditunjukkan oleh bayi seperti sentiasa lapar dan tidak cukup dengan hanya menyusu dan mengecap seolah-olah ingin merasa apabila melihat orang makan.
8. Bagi memperkenalkan bayi tentang cara makan, ketika bayi berusia 5 bulan, anda boleh mula makan di hadapan bayi. Bayi anda akan menonton anda makan dan sekaligus akan faham apa yang anda lakukan.
9. Semasa memberi makan kepada bayi, pastikan anda menunjukkan muka yang gembira dan jadikan aktiviti makan sebagai sesuatu yang menyeronokkan dan bukan paksaan. Sebaik-baiknya, anda juga turut makan sedikit makanan tersebut kerana bayi akan mengikut apa yang ibu/ bapanya lakukan.
10. Makanan yang diawet seperti fruits puree yang boleh didapati di pasar raya adalah tidak sesuai diberi kepada bayi kerana mengandungi bahan pengawet yang tinggi. Jangan terpedaya dengan label makanan yang menyatakan ‘no preservative’ atau ‘no sugar added’.
11. Untuk menghilangkan bau hanyir pada ikan, perap ikan dengan asam jawa selama 15-20 minit dan basuh ikan sebelum disediakan sebagai makanan bayi.
12. Gunakan minyak bunga matahari, carotine atau minyak zaitun bagi makanan bayi kerana ia lebih berkhasiat berbanding minyak biasa.
13. Untuk memastikan bayi tidak allergy kepada sejenis makanan, cuba beri bayi makan dalam kuantiti yang sedikit selama 4 hari berturut-turut terlebih dahulu bagi melihat kesannya kepada bayi.
14. Cara yang paling baik memasak makanan bayi ialah dengan api yang kuat tetapi sebentar.
15. Ibu/ bapa perlu kreatif dalam menyediakan makanan bayi.
Peringkat pemakanan bayi
Peringkat 1 (5-7 bulan)
• Pada peringkat ini, makanan yang paling sesuai diperkenalkan ialah buah-buahan. Buah-buahan yang sesuai ialah seperti epal, pear, tembikai, pisang, betik, mangga (pastikan tidak ada serat yang diberikan sekali dengan cara menapis buah mangga terlebih dahulu).
• Beri bayi satu jenis buah atau satu tekstur buah yang sama pada satu masa sahaja supaya bayi boleh memahami rasa dan tidak keliru.
• Buat permulaan, beri bayi makan sehari sekali (lunch- antara 11.30 hingga 12.30 tgh). Kemudian boleh ditambah kepada 2 kali sehari (lunch dan dinner- antara 5.30 – 6.30 petang). Selepas dari waktu tersebut, tidak perlu beri makan kepada bayi, memadai dengan susu sahaja.
• Cara penyediaannya fruit puree ialah seperti berikut:
1. Potong buah kepada kiub-kiub kecil dan rebus atau steam buah-buahan tersebut sekejap sahaja (1-2 minit).
2. Lenyekkan atau blender buah.
3. Buat permulaan, beri bayi makan 2,3 sudu sekali makan sahaja dan tambahkan sedikit demi sedikit pada hari berikutnya.
Peringkat 2 (8 – 11 bulan)
Bentuk makanan yang sesuai adalah sayur-sayuran seperti bayam, saleri (boleh membuatkan makanan menjadi wangi dan menyelerakan) sawi, carrot, brokoli, labu, keledek dan kentang.
Boleh beri bayi makan campuran sayur-sayuran yang direbus atau di steam sahaja atau boleh juga ditambah ke dalam bubur nasi.
Pastikan sayur-sayuran tersebut separuh masak sahaja bagi memastikan vitamin dan khasiatnya tidak hilang.
Ikan bilis, ayam atau ikan salmon juga boleh ditambah ke dalam bubur. Pastikan bubur dilenyek atau diblender terlebih dahulu.
Peringkat 3 (12 – 18 bulan)
Pada peringkat ini, air kopi, teh, dan kekacang masih belum sesuai diberi.
Jus buah-buahan yang segar seperti oren atau apple boleh diberi kepada bayi tetapi pastikan dicampur dengan banyak air masak.
Yogurt buah-buahan bukan citrus boleh mula diberikan kepada bayi sebagai campuran ke dalam fruits puree atau dimakan begitu sahaja semasa tea time.
Apabila bayi mencapai usia setahun, bilangan waktu makannya bertambah kepada 4 kali (breakfast, lunch, tea dan dinner). Contoh makanan yang sesuai:
• Breakfast (7.30 – 8.30 pagi): Sekeping roti bakar @ cereal+susu (nestum, cornflakes)
• Lunch (11.30 – 12.30 tgh): Nasi panas+sayur yang dipotong halus+ikan salmon@ayam
• Tea (3 – 4 ptg): Fruits puree + yogurt
• Dinner (6 – 6.30 ptg) : Keledek + kentang + carrot + daun saleri yang direbus sekejap, digaul bersama dan dilenyek.
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| Tuesday, 14-Nov-2006 18:00 |
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6 Bulan
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Waaaa...kek bday syahmi...
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Eh..kecik jer ghupenyer kek nie...hihihi
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acara pemotongan kek!
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| Sunday, 12-Nov-2006 17:29 |
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Lough Neagh - Armagh Planetarium - Newcastle - Silent Valley
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Terasa berat hati utk meninggalkan bumi UK....Takmo balik mesia boleh tak? 
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| Friday, 10-Nov-2006 18:18 |
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Favourite Toys
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This is one of syahmi's favourite toys.Malangnya, toys nie dah selamat masuk dlm kotak utk dishipping bawa ke malaysia.Picture nie diambil semalam, last time syahmi main sebelum ianya disimpan...Semua toys syahmi dah masuk dlm kotak...Tinggal 'moo-moo' dgn ' black nose' sahaja...Takpeee...next weekend kita carik toys kecik2 yg baru kat carboot yer syahmi....
Next week , mama dah kena start bukak balik thesis,paper,buku and bace ape2 yg patut...Exam dah dekat.....
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| Thursday, 2-Nov-2006 18:04 |
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Catching a cold
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| Quote: | What causes colds?
Colds are upper respiratory tract infections caused by one of many different viruses. They're most commonly spread when someone with a cold sneezes or coughs and unleashes a cold virus into the air to be inhaled by someone else. They can also commonly be transmitted through hand-to-hand contact, so always wash your hands after blowing your nose. Babies tend to get a lot of colds because they're born with immune systems which function at about 60% of capacity.
How do colds affect babies?
Few things are more frustrating than a baby with a cold. A sick baby will probably have a fever (up to 101 degrees F / 38 degrees C), cough, reddened eyes, a sore throat, and runny nose. Your child may also be irritable and lose his appetite. Babies under six months old can't breathe through their noses when they're all stuffed up, so they have trouble breathing and eating. Children aren't usually developmentally ready to blow their own noses until about the age of four, so you'll have to help younger children clear the mucus.
If your baby has been sleeping through the night, you'll be reminded of those first few weeks of life. He'll probably wake up several times during the night due to his discomfort and difficulty breathing. Expect to be up with your baby, comforting him and wiping his nose.
How long do colds generally last?
Symptoms generally abate after three to 10 days, though in very young babies they may last up to two weeks. Most babies who have some exposure to older children will experience six to 10 colds during their first year; it may seem as if his nose is runny all winter long
Can I help prevent my child from getting colds?
Breastfeeding is one of the best ways to protect your baby's health, since as long as he's breastfeeding, he's getting your antibodies and your natural immunities. This isn't a foolproof way to protect your baby's health, but when breastfed babies do become ill, their cold symptoms are generally mild.
You can also try to protect your child by keeping him away from those who are ill and by asking all sick family members to wash their hands thoroughly before handling your baby or his things.
If you or your partner smoke, give it up, and refrain from taking your baby to areas where someone has been smoking. Children who live with cigarette smokers have more colds and their colds last longer than their peers who aren't exposed to smoke.
When should I consult the doctor?
Do so at the first sign of illness if your child is less than three months old. In an older baby, call your doctor if a cold persists for more than five days; if your child's temperature climbs above 102 degrees F / 39 degrees C; or if he has an earache, breathing problems, wheezing, a persistent cough, or a persistent, thick, green mucus running from his nose.
How do I treat a cold?
There's little you can do except ride it out, and help your child get plenty of rest and liquids (increase the amount of vitamin C-rich fruit juices). If he's feverish, you can give him paracetamol suspension under a doctor's direction. Don't give him any cold remedies without consulting your GP. In children under one year old, over-the-counter cold medications often do more harm than good, and cough medicines have been shown to be no better than a non-medicated syrup for easing symptoms. Nonetheless, there are some remedies to ease his discomfort:
• If your baby is congested, elevate the head of the mattress with an old towel or two. Sleeping at an incline may help relieve your baby's postnasal drip. (Do not use pillows to prop your baby up -- they can pose a suffocation hazard -- or pillows under the mattress.)
• Because babies are too young to blow their noses, the best way to help them breathe more easily is to wipe their noses. You can also apply petroleum jelly to the outside of your baby's nostrils to reduce irritation. If your child is having trouble breastfeeding with a stuffy nose, you may like to ask your GP to prescribe saline drops to apply to each nostril 15 minutes before a feed. Some parents then use a suction bulb to clear the nose of salt water and mucus.
• Try a cool mist vaporiser to moisten the air. Or take your baby into the bathroom with you, turn on the hot water or shower, close the door, and sit in the steamy room for about 15 minutes. Remember to change your baby into dry clothes after the steam bath.
• If your child has a stuffy nose without any other symptoms, check his nostrils for foreign objects. You never know: even little ones are capable of putting things up there.
Colds are a fact of life. Once you've survived your baby's first one, you'll know what to expect with the next.
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| Sunday, 29-Oct-2006 19:29 |
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Jump Syahmi Jump!
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| Wednesday, 25-Oct-2006 17:17 |
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Raya from Malaysia
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Curik this from E. Meriah sungguh!
Terer busu atim bersilat! 
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| Monday, 23-Oct-2006 16:58 |
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1 Syawal 1427 Hijrah
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| Thursday, 19-Oct-2006 05:59 |
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Hadirnya dirimu.....
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....memberi nafas baru....
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he he he siapla kamu syahmi untuk dibuli ...... another vicyim coming home ......... 
kena tanya k zuri.
