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Hiccups are a funny thing, and not just because of the cute little sound your kids make when they have them. We know babies and kids get them because they drank or ate too quickly, or because they gulped too much air in excitement, but one of my favorite piece of Scandinavian lore to share with people in the US is that when babies and kids are cold they get the hiccups. Very few people know about this secret, but this folk knowledge has been verified by scientific researchers at the Mayo Clinic and other medical institutions. We have nerves that run from our neck to our chests and when those nerves are irritated for whatever reason they make the...

You can’t control the weather, but you can be ready for anything.  Amidst all the fun and excitement we may forget to ask our kids if they might be too warm. Putting just one layer of merino wool next to the skin is enough to keep babies and children so much more comfortable when temperatures drop.