Babies - day and night patterns in the early months
Parents often want to know how long it will take for their baby to get into a pattern of regular feeds and sleeps. Many babies establish their own pattern during the first few weeks, but some remain quite unpredictable. If you are reasonably ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
London first-timers
Things can be a bit confusing when you're new in town. Erik does the first timers' tour and finds handy hints and tips to help you settle in fast. London is one of the most visited cities on earth. It buzzes day and night, but it's a good thing ... [... more]
Getaway |
Langham Place Hotel
This is 42 floors of high-tech, wiz bang communication in a luxury hotel. This is Hong Kong logged on! As with most large and highly populated cities, Hong Kong has smog, odour, noise and the constant movement of people, day and night, but it ... [... more]
Getaway |
Leonard Weisgard
Once there was a little island in the ocean. That little island changes as the seasons come and go. The storm and the day and night change it. So do the lobsters and seals and gulls that stop by. Then one day a kitten visits the little island and ... [... more]
Random House |
Marshall DeBruhl
On February 13 and 14, 1945, three successive waves of British and U.S. aircraft rained down thousands of tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs on the largely undefended German city of Dresden. Night and day, Dresden was engulfed in a vast ... [... more]
Random House |
Margaret Wise Brown
Once there was a little island in the ocean. That little island changes as the seasons come and go. The storm and the day and night change it. So do the lobsters and seals and gulls that stop by. Then one day a kitten visits the little island and ... [... more]
Random House |
Abdelrahman Munif
Banned in Saudia Arabia, this is a blistering look at Arab and American hypocrisy following the discovery of oil in a poor oasis community. Full of Machiavellian intrigue and searing political satire, Variations on Night and Day, the final volume ... [... more]
Random House |
Ideas for settling
In the first few weeks after birth, babies sleep much of the day and night. Most wake two or three times during the night for feeds. Babies have shorter sleep cycles than adults and wake or stir about every 40 minutes. By three months, many ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Shiftwork - health effects
The body is synchronised to night and day by a part of the brain known as the circadian clock. A shiftworker confuses their circadian clock by working when their body is programmed to be sleeping. Common health problems include digestive upsets, ... [... more]
Better Health |
