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The Beauty of a Laughing Party and Why We Should All Have One! | FFF 172

This week we’re looking at a beautiful tradition that holds true to the fourth trimester. It helps keep less desirable family members away during those early weeks

PROVEN - A Newborn Baby's Smell Is Addictive AF | FFF 171

A tad late this week... This week we find out why the smell of a baby is so blooming amazing! So amazing, that their smell is addictive AF. We find out how and why

Why Pregnancy Can Change Your Hair… Permanently! | FFF 170

If you’re pregnant and you’re noticing differences in your hair or you remember your hair changing during and after your pregnancy, then this week’s video is for

How We Discovered That Sugar and Sweeteners Are More Addictive Than Cocaine! | FFF 169

This week we find out about the highly addictive ingredients that get put into just about every children's medicine. We find out how their addictiveness was discovered

The Hidden Ingredient Found In Every Children's Medicine! | FFF 168

This week we’re delving deeper into sugar and the power of sweet taste. A sweet ingredient is found in every children’s medicine. The power of sweetness has been

EXCITING NEWS - Fake Fun Fact Friday

Thanks for watching! We’re Jamie and Bev from Small Acorn We’re on a mission to transform the way our society approaches pregnancy, birth, babies and parenting -

Secret Teethers! 13+ Ways to Help a Teething Child | FFF 167

We’re at the end of our teething series! Today we glance at what we’ve covered so far and also take a look at other tools that can be teethers. From teething jewellery

Teethers - Silicone or Rubber? Gameboy or Kale? | FFF 166

This week we’re looking at teethers. There are tonnes of them so we took the opportunity to explain all the different types that are available and show you some

7+ Ways a Parent Can Help a Teething Child | FFF 165

This week we’re looking at the ways a parent can directly help their little ones when teething. The list is shorter than you may expect because many of the things

EXPOSED!! Teething Powder's Hidden Ingredients May Surprise You! | FFF 164

This week we’re trying to figure out if current teething powders actually contain what you’d expect them to. We’ll be exposing the hidden ingredients in modern teething

Teething Gels - How They Work and What They're Hiding! | FFF 163

This week we’re putting anaesthetic teething gels under the proverbial microscope. They appear to be a magic bullet, but may because of another ingredient they contain.

Does Teething Actually Cause Pain? or Is It Just Herpes? | FFF 162

Does teething actually cause pain? How can we be sure? This week we’ll answer these questions and also attempt to figure out what symptoms actually belong to teething

Alcohol for Babies! Is Your Baby's Medicine Boozed Up? | FFF 161

This week we’re looking at why we booze up our babies. We also find out why alcohol was in UK baby medicines until the 1990s even though it provided no soothing.

Cocaine Was a Cure-All That Led to Pain-Free Dentistry | FFF 160

This week we’re looking at some of the history of cocaine, why it was considered a panacea and how it may have made its way into the mouths of babies. We also discover

Why Teething Powders Were so Dangerous! | FFF 159

Come and join us as we discover the crazy things they used to put into teething powders, how we found out what they were and why it took so long to get rid of them.

Can Teething Cause Death? We Once Thought So! | FFF 157

We've got the second video for you in our Fun Fact Friday series on teething. This week we're looking into some of the weird and wonderful things that teething has

Opium - Its History and Use with Babies Whilst Teething | FFF 158

This week we’re taking our first dive into some of the weird and wonderful things used to treat teething. Today’s fact looks into the history of one of the worlds

When Will Your Baby's Teeth Arrive? Plus a Freebie! | FFF 156

This week we explore why some common behaviours associated with teething aren’t always all they’re cracked up to be. We’ll be finding out when teeth arrive and in

A visit from St. Nicholas - By Clement Clarke Moore | Small Acorn

A reading of "A visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore It is tradition in many households to read this poem on Christmas Eve. We thought we would

44 Festive Baby Names and Why We Call Him Santa! | FFF 155

With the Christmas season upon us, we thought we’d offer up 44 festive baby name ideas and a few of their meanings. Many popular, some cheeky and others a bit obscure.