Chew on This: Understanding What’s Safe for Baby’s Mouthing Exploration

Baby's Mouthing phase

When it comes to babies exploring their world, mouthing is a critical part of the development process. Yet, this phase can also pose potential dangers. The key lies in understanding what’s safe for baby’s mouth and what’s not. From cigarette butts at the park to staples and broken glass, the list of hazardous items babies … Read more about Chew on This: Understanding What’s Safe for Baby’s Mouthing Exploration

8 Ways to Sneak in a Little Exercise When You Have a Baby

31 totally valid excuses every mom can use

I am almost six months postpartum and I am really looking forward to getting my body back. For over eight years, this body of mine has grown four children, lost 12 due to miscarriage, breastfed, carried, and nurtured. I’ve neglected its needs, putting others ahead of what my body needed, and now that I just … Read more about 8 Ways to Sneak in a Little Exercise When You Have a Baby

Memory Boosters: How to develop and improve your child’s memory

10 Ways to Boost Your Baby's Brain

While many children seem to have memories like steel traps when it comes to learning song lyrics or favorite stories, they often cannot seem to remember to put their toys away, and even remembering to brush their teeth each day seems impossible. If this sounds like your child, try the following guidelines to help develop … Read more about Memory Boosters: How to develop and improve your child’s memory

Month 2 Worry: Are All These Vaccines Safe for My Child?

Baby's Vaccines—and What They Mean

The most common medical concern for parents of babies this age. Your newborn is vulnerable and helpless in many ways, and your first two months together are exhausting, thrilling, and fleeting. And if you’re considering vaccinations, the prize at the end of the first two months are infant shots—and plenty of them. Many parents concernedly … Read more about Month 2 Worry: Are All These Vaccines Safe for My Child?

Constipation in Babies and Little Kids: What You Need to Know

Baby Stool, Baby Poop - What to Expect in Baby's Diaper

What to Do When Baby Can’t Poo When my son was a newborn, it seemed like he had a dirty diaper after every feeding. I went through 12 diapers a day and a box of wipes every few days. Then, when he was four months old, it just . . . stopped. One day went by, then … Read more about Constipation in Babies and Little Kids: What You Need to Know

Baby Stool, Baby Poop – What to Expect in Baby’s Diaper

Baby Stool, Baby Poop - What to Expect in Baby's Diaper

Baby poop, baby stool is not the most exciting topic for new parents, but important none the less. Newborn poop can surprise new moms, find out why. Motherhood is not for the squeamish. That must be why prospective mothers must endure 40 weeks of bizarre physical changes culminating in a veritable riot of bodily fluids … Read more about Baby Stool, Baby Poop – What to Expect in Baby’s Diaper

Your Child Has a Fever, Now What? Tips for managing childhood fever

Your Child Has a Fever, Now What? Tips for managing childhood fever

Your little one is rosy cheeked and fussy. You rush to grab a thermometer and your instincts are right—she has a fever. But now what? Do you let her ride it out? When should you give her a fever reducer? And should you call your pediatrician? A doctor in the know outlines how best to … Read more about Your Child Has a Fever, Now What? Tips for managing childhood fever

9 Safe Alternatives for Treating Children’s Cold Symptoms

How to Use a Bulb Syringe? Tips for clearing Baby's stuffy nose

Your child is congested and miserable, but headlines are reporting unsafe cold and flu medicines. Use these simple, doctor-approved remedies to ease your baby or toddler’s symptoms. Young children’s developing immune systems require special care, and major drug makers have recently reconsidered what is deemed safe for these little bodies. In response to concerns over … Read more about 9 Safe Alternatives for Treating Children’s Cold Symptoms

How to Use a Bulb Syringe? Tips for clearing Baby’s stuffy nose

How to Use a Bulb Syringe? Tips for clearing Baby's stuffy nose

Does your baby have a stuffy nose? Learn how to help ease your little one’s discomfort, and soon everyone will be breathing easier! It’s no fun when babies have bad colds and suffer from congestion. Because their nasal passages are so small, it doesn’t take much swelling and mucus to cause stuffy noses. Too little to blow … Read more about How to Use a Bulb Syringe? Tips for clearing Baby’s stuffy nose

8 Medicine-Free Cold & Flu Remedies – Safe alternatives to traditional symptom treatments

8 Medicine-Free Cold & Flu Remedies - Safe alternatives to traditional symptom treatments

Babies’ and kids’ developing immune systems require special treatment when they’re socked by colds or the flu. And with recent recalls and recommendations by medical organizations narrowing options for relieving children’s symptoms, what’s a parent to do? Here are eight medicine-free ways to treat your child’s illnesses. Bulb Syringe Treats stuffy, runny noses Most parents find that holding a … Read more about 8 Medicine-Free Cold & Flu Remedies – Safe alternatives to traditional symptom treatments