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Eczema can be exacerbated by cured meats and in particular pork meat (ham, bacon etc) in particular if breastfeeding one should avoid pork and cured meats in general as it can cause skin problem to the baby. One good supplement is turmeric, there is research backed evidence that adding turmeric to our food (especially with a pinch of black pepper to improve its absorbency) helps many skin conditions.

Fernando a big Thank You for the amazing back breaking job you did in my garden on Tuesday. I just wanted to leave a note on the forum to re-iterate how pleased I am in having found an honest hard working and professional workman to help me out in tackling what otherwise would be an impossible task for me alone. Fernando arrives always on time, does what he is asked for, from digging out weeds to moving mountains of earth from one corner of the garden to the other - tidying up the mess left over from a not so "$efficient" other workmen found through the forum in the past. He is reliable, trustworthy, friendly and doesn't charge the moon! I have already booked him for the next session in my garden! Once again Thank You Fernando - I look forward to have you around again!

Fernando a big Thank You for the amazing back breaking job you did in my garden on Tuesday. I just wanted to leave a note on the forum to re-iterate how pleased I am in having found an honest hard working and professional workman to help me out in tackling what otherwise would be an impossible task for me alone. Fernando arrives always on time, does what he is asked for, from digging out weeds to moving mountains of earth from one corner of the garden to the other - tidying up the mess left over from a not so "$efficient" other workmen found through the forum in the past. He is reliable, trustworthy, friendly and doesn't charge the moon! I have already booked him for the next session in my garden! Once again Thank You Fernando - I look forward to have you around again!

Here I am with another big thumbs up for Fernando! He came to my rescue when I was trying to tidy up our back garden in preparation of a big family gathering. I had almost lost hope after receiving absurdly high quotes from other highly recommended gardeners/handyman on the forum, none of whom had a degree in horticultural studies and yet they all quoted higher than qualified specialists. One even refused to come and see the garden unless I agreed upfront on a ?20 per hour per person for a minimum of two people team, making it ?40/hour minimum charge, too high price to ask per hour in my opinion no matter how efficient the team might be, you might end up easily with a ?300 bill at the end of the day. Fernando was amazing! He booked an appointment a fortnight beforehand to view the job, he was on time, listened to my needs and then came back when we arranged at a very early hour in the morning to fit in with my own schedule. He worked really hard, almost non-stop for nine hours, part of them side by side with me, helping me moving and cleaning garden furniture (he did not mind even when I accidentally sprayed him with water) as well as weeding and sweeping up the large patio he tackled the vegetable plot which had been a jungle of weeds for months! I can honestly say he is a hard working man and gets a lot done in the hours he works, he is very polite with an attention for beauty and detail and very caring: he did not let me lift anything heavy and came to my aid whenever I was trying something too challenging for my back. I have already booked him in for another couple of sessions in the coming months, he is worth every penny and he is very pleasant to have around. BY THE WAY ALL MY GUESTS WERE VERY IMPRESSED BY HOW TIDY AND NICE MY GARDEN LOOKED! Thank you Fernando!

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Hi Monkey, I share the same difficulty, I often do not realise which language I am speaking so switch between my Italian mothertongue and English all the time. This is not due to a lack of discipline on my side, but really English comes natural and often easier. However, I do try as much as possible to bombard them with Italian, so I have a whole collection of books in Italian and even some english classics (like the Gruffalo) in italian, that helps a lot as the kids can relate better with stories they already know. Same with DVDs I let them watch them but I alternate the languages (there was a bit of complaining at starts but now they seem to accept the rule). And at night time mummy reads only books in her own language (daddy does the English ones). Both my kids go to an English school so English is the dominant language. However our breakthrough happened last summer when we spent the summer holiday in Italy and in order to be able to play with the other kids on the beach my two had to use their Italian skills. At the end of the summer the eldest (5 years old) could make a conversation (with lots of mistakes but able to make himself understood!) and the little one (3+) is now mixing the two languages (which experts say it is normal in bilungual kids). Now I make an extra effort on the school runs to speak only Italian and point at things around us in Italian. They no longer complain and ask "can u say it in English?". My experience is that if you manage to spend enough time with your family in your homecountry your kids will be bilingual. In any case even if you can't travel there that often don't give up, they absorb more than we realise. Midivydale: I too felt it was rude to use my language around people that could not understand it, and that meant my eldest took longer to pick up the language. Now I am determined not to make the same mistake with the younger one. There is nothing rude if a mother addresses her kids in her own language and any intelligent adult would understand the gift we are offering our children, if anyone gets offended it is their problem. Find the courage of not worrying about what other may think of you and do what is best for your child - This is what I do/think when I find myself in an awkward situation. My eldest used to refuse to answer me in Italian, now he is proud of speaking it. And I am obviously proud of him, but yes it is hard work to switch between the two languages and I still do not manage to stick on one language like most experts suggest. PS: Anyone with Italian-English (3 to 6 yrs old) bilingual kids that wishes to meet up on a strictly Italian playdate?

meister Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I agree this is terrible. However, is it really > necessary to note their enthnicity. Surely if > anyone saw anything three males attacking a female > would be sufficient to prompt any witnesses to > come forward. To all those that think that for the sake of political correctness one should leave out gender and/or ethnicity details when reporting or posting a message like this I suggest they look at the situation from a different perspective: if the woman attacked had been your dear mother, grandmother, sister, daughter (or any beloved one, if not even yourself) and a search party was to be briefed, would you be satisfied with the politically correct description that leaves out useful details for identification? Something along the lines "person attacked by three people on the street". Well if under this conditions there is still someone thinking it is racist or unnecessary to specify gender and ethnicity, then I just say I am glad not to be related to such person.