Year: 2016

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  Precocious Puberty and Its Physical and Psychological Effects

  What is precocious puberty, and what can parents do to help their children through it? By Piyarat Lertbunnaphong, M.D.   Menstruation in young girls is not a dangerous issue or ordinarily be cause for alarm. However, if the first menstrual cycle (menarche) occurs too early, it can be a symptom of precocious puberty. Early menarche […]
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  BAMBI News December 2016

  View PDF   Dear Members, I love the holidays! So by the time this magazine comes out I have probably already Christmas-decorated all our apartment and baked at least ten trays of gingerbread cookies. Yummy 🙂  This year we are staying in Thailand for Christmas and New Year. For us, it will be the first […]
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  Going the Natural Way: Choosing Safer Personal Care and Household Products

  Are you aware of the possible side effects of your daily hygiene and household products? Maybe it’s time to find out and consider swapping them for simpler and more natural alternatives.  By Emilie Usai   Nowadays, shopping for our children isn’t that easy. From different formulas of shampoo to laundry detergent, these products have a […]
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  BAMBI News November 2016

  View PDF   Dear members, This issue of BAMBI News is dedicated to well-being, so on this occasion, I would like to encourage you to take a break and think about your own well-being. As moms, we have to care day and night about the needs and happiness of our families, so it’s easy to […]
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  Storybook-based Tandem Costumes for Halloween

  Want to make your Halloween costume different from last year’s (and different from everybody else’s)? Here to help are some ideas based on storybook characters to use or to inspire your own! By Anna Manuel   Halloween is just around the corner and you and your child will surely get invited to parties, in which […]
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  Halloween – Will It Be a Scream?

  Last year Jean Harvey compiled a brilliant list of places to get costumes for the Halloween celebrations. Here it is again for those of you who missed it, with some additions and updates! (Originally printed in October 2015 BAMBI News) By Jean Harvey (updated by Ema Naito-Bhakdi for 2016; ‘Hot4kids’ written by Catherine Monthienvichienchai)   […]