Baby Care Information & Advice

Clip a baby’s fingernails by finding a time when the baby is relaxed and using safety clippers to remove the sharp edges of nails. Distract an older baby with a television show in order to clip the nails with tips from the parent of a 2 year old in this free video on parenting. Expert: Windy St.George Bio: Windy St.George is the parent of a happy, healthy 2 year old. Filmmaker: Sam Lee

Create stimulating activities for infants by playing with them, singing songs, providing rattle toys, reading textured books and physically moving the baby’s arms and legs. Show infants different facial expressions to help them learn about the world with tips from themother of three young children in this free video on parenting. Expert: Erica Goms Contact: www.michaelburtonfilms.org Bio: Erica Goms has been using MySpace for four years and knows how to use the internet. Filmmaker: Michael …

To change a baby’s diaper, gather all the supplies on a blanket, slide the clean diaper underneath the baby, take off the old diaper, wipe the baby, and put on the new diaper. Make sure the new diaper is not too tight on the baby’s stomach with insight from themother of three young children in this free video on parenting. Expert: Erica Goms Contact: www.michaelburtonfilms.org Bio: Erica Goms has been using MySpace for four years and knows how to use the internet. Filmmaker: Michael Burton…

Determine if a baby is constipated by monitoring the number of bowel movements each day and looking for small, hard pebbly stools. Treat constipation in a baby giving the baby plenty of water with tips from the parent of a 2 year old in this free video on parenting. Expert: Windy St.George Bio: Windy St.George is the parent of a happy, healthy 2 year old. Filmmaker: Sam Lee

Support infant emotional development by giving the child face time to study facial expressions and get in tune with your face. Allow babies to experiment with touch and verbal communication with tips from the parents of a 2 year old in this free video on child care. Expert: Windy St.George Bio: Windy St.George is the parent of a happy, healthy 2 year old. Filmmaker: Sam Lee

To dress an infant, be careful not to hyper-extend the child’s joints, always put socks and a hat on young infants, and make sure clothes are weather appropriate. Make dressing an infant fun by playing games with them with advice from themother of three young children in this free video on parenting. Expert: Erica Goms Contact: www.michaelburtonfilms.org Bio: Erica Goms has been using MySpace for four years and knows how to use the internet. Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Give a baby his or her first haircut by distracting them with a favorite toy or television show, combing the hair straight down and then snipping the hair straight across. Cut a baby’s hair in a downward motion to make it look even with instructions from the parent of a 2 year old in this free video on parenting. Expert: Windy St.George Bio: Windy St.George is the parent of a happy, healthy 2 year old. Filmmaker: Sam Lee

Taking care of a newborn baby requires changing diapers, feeding the baby, laying the baby on its back, bathing the baby with baby soap and putting lots of lotion on the baby. Read different books on caring for infants or talk to other mothers with advice from themother of three young children in this free video on baby care. Expert: Erica Goms Contact: www.michaelburtonfilms.org Bio: Erica Goms has been using MySpace for four years and knows how to use the internet. Filmmaker: Michael Burton…

While breastfeeding, avoid broccoli, cucumbers, some vegetables, oranges, strawberries, pepper, cinnamon and caffeine. See if different foods create a reaction in the baby with help from themother of three young children in this free video on parenting. Expert: Erica Goms Contact: www.michaelburtonfilms.org Bio: Erica Goms has been using MySpace for four years and knows how to use the internet. Filmmaker: Michael Burton

www.tmwmedia.com Complete Babycare teaches new mothers how to care for their baby. This program was created in collaboration with health care professionals that specialize in both the education and clinical practice of post-natal care. Viewers will learn the information on caring for their infant including: holding, feeding, breast feeding, expressing milk, bottle feeding, diapering, cord care, bathing, calming, dealing with colic, play, safety, general healthcare, temperature, giving …