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The what, why, and how of infant sleeping positions. Rule number one in infant care: Put Baby to sleep on his back! Here’s why and what to watch for when you try it. People often lament jokingly that babies don’t come with instruction manuals. And first-time parents sometimes feel truly surprised at being sent home from … Read more about Back to Sleep: The Best Bedtime Position for Baby
Even mild shaking of a baby or child can cause shockingly extensive, long-lasting damage or death. All parents and caregivers should be aware of this danger. Few parents realize the real danger that excessive shaking can cause to a baby’s soft skull, under-developed brain, and weak neck muscles. Consequently, neither are they aware of the … Read more about Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Prevalent Danger
What doctors, scientists, and parents should weigh when making their decision. Few baby paraphernelia raise as much debate or go by as many names as pacifiers. So how’s a mom to wade through the maze of information even her mother-in-law volunteers? On the East Coast it’s a binky. Southerners call it a paci. British babies … Read more about Pacifiers: Should Your Baby Use Them?
Are you confused about various prenatal tests? Get the scoop on genetic tests and what they mean for you and your baby-to-be. Doctors use several tests to help examine your unborn child’s genetic makeup. Some of these tests examine the fetus’ chromosomes, others use biochemical or DNA tests. These accurate tests can identify many (but … Read more about Understanding Your Genetic Testing Options: Diagnostics
Learn about common drugs, how these drugs harm your growing baby, and what you can do to get help. Surprisingly, nearly four percent of all pregnant women in the US use illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy and other amphetamines, and heroin, according to 2005 findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. … Read more about Illegal Drugs during Pregnancy: What you need to know and how to get help
If you’re an introvert or live with chronic shyness, you know how it affects your own life, especially when it comes to making new friends. When you’re a parent, though, you might not be aware that it can affect your kid’s social life. If other children’s parents don’t know you or haven’t ever exchanged a … Read more about 5 Ways to stop being the “shy Mom”
Some children are more energetic than others. As a mom I know this firsthand, because my son has always been pretty active, but my daughter is on another level. If I could bottle up her energy and sell it, I would probably be a millionaire. When she was younger, it was even more challenging, because … Read more about When your kid just won’t stop jumping on the couch
These days, if you don’t post a picture about what you did with your child, we sometimes feel as if it never happened. Sharing our adventures (or in many cases oversharing) via social media, especially Instagram, is a given for most parents. If you have family thousands of miles away, proud relatives may even request more photos … Read more about 7 Questions to ask yourself before posting Photos of your Kids online
Raising bilingual kids is no walk in the park, but for me, it’s totally worth the effort. As they grow up, it’s a challenge to keep them engaged so they don’t see the second language as a boring imposition. It can also become a power struggle (my daughter insists on replying in English when my husband gets … Read more about 10 unconventional Ways to raise bilingual Kids
Raising bilingual kids is no easy feat but the effort is totally worth it — even when your children are old enough to answer back in more than one language! Whenever we travel, our kids not only feel comfortable in countries that speak Spanish, but they have also helped other tourists with impromptu translations. They … Read more about 5 Challenges I face raising bilingual Kids
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