The effect of excessive noise on kids made the news recently. A Newshub (TV3) report has featured a Wellington audiologist who is concerned about the impact of the amount of noise in our environment. http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/health/2018/02/noise-levels-in-nz-dangerously-high.html Lisa Seerup noted the amount of noise a child is exposed to in pre-school or school, as well as in…
Sunglasses look great on babies and children – so cute! But there are so many more important reasons for them to wear sunnies – here’s just five! Active Kiwi kids are out in the sun more than adults. A lot of exposure to the sun happens when we are children – and parents are encouraged…
You’ve done all the right things and your child is kitted out with the latest Banz Carewear gear. Let’s make sure you’re not putting their protection at risk by letting them wear it incorrectly! Actually, it’s pretty hard to go wrong with Banz Carewear. But here’s a few tips to help with those final adjustments!…
Our modern world is noiser than ever before – and babies and children go to events with the family that could place their delicate hearing at risk. Did you know? Damage to hearing accumulates and can’t be reversed – unlike a cut on the finger, damage to your child’s hearing won’t heal. This damage is…
It’s winter! Time to rug up beneath layers and puffer jackets, scarves and woolly hats (and hey, don’t we all love a good pom pom?). Winter… time to rug up Time to forget about slathering on sunscreen, using sunglasses – there’s no sunshine to hurt you, right? Woah, Nellie! Not so right. If you…
The original Banz baby! See that cutie in the purple sunglasses and blue sunhat? That’s our boy Jack, at the age of about nine months. Jack was the reason we – me, Andrea and my husband Tony – decided to bring Banz into New Zealand in 2005. When Jack was born in April 2005, we…
