Best Breastfeeding Diet for High-Quality Breast Milk
How many times have you read, or heard, that what you eat does not affect your breast milk? A study in the scientific journal Lipids says otherwise. A 1999 study …
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A Beginner’s Guide to Tandem Breastfeeding
Five tips to help you feed your newborn, toddler, or twins at the same time. Do you have or are you about to give birth to baby number two, …
Successful Potty Training: 5 Rules to Live By
Almost all parents want their kids potty trained and out of diapers as soon as possible. They bribe their children with cool undies and sticker charts and even themed potties to …
7 Toddler Milestones That Make Parents Proud
Caring for a newborn or infant can be very hard work. Sometimes it feels like the days of spit-up and round-the-clock nursing will never end. Then, too quickly, your …
6 Sanity-Saving Baby Routines You Should Try
Trying to live life on a routine with a new baby can seem impossible, but it’s not hopeless. Rigid schedules certainly won’t work. Babies, especially newborns, need your flexibility …
5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays With Your Kids
Between all the presents that need buying, family and friends that require entertaining, the money that gets spent, the cooking and cleaning and all other tasks that are required …
Baby Christmas Photo Ideas You Can Try at Home
It’s that time of year! It’s time for baby’s first Christmas photoshoot. Who doesn’t get excited about baby’s first Christmas? If you want gorgeous photos but a professional photoshoot …
Top Tips for Dads on Bonding With Your Baby
Dad and Baby Bonding As a newborn’s father, I can attest to the challenge some men will face with immediate bonding with their baby. For a mother, in most …
Fun Facts You Can Tell Your Kids About Thanksgiving
As you sit at home with your kids over their Thanksgiving break, why not impress them with fun facts about the longstanding American holiday? Did you know that the …
6 Ways to Stay Sane as a Stay-at-Home Mom
Staying home to raise your children can be one of the best gifts you could ever give them – and yourself! But when you’re in the middle of the …
Planning for the Future With Your Child with Special Needs
Around 9.4 children in the U.S. are estimated to have special care needs, which equates to roughly 20% of all U.S. households. Some of these needs are related to speech …
Make Sure Baby is Getting the Right Amount of Sleep
Sleep. It eludes us parents as our kids do everything they can to keep from closing their eyes. As we stumble through life wishing we could take a nap, …
Everything You Need to Know About Breastfeeding at Night
One of the most trying things about breastfeeding at night is the lack of sleep that goes along with it. Whether you are just drifting off to sleep or …
Baby’s First Halloween: Stress Free Tips and Tricks
As a parent, there are few things more exciting than baby’s first Halloween. Honestly, who doesn’t want to dress their little one in that awesome cupcake outfit from Pottery …
Most Common Injuries Among Babies and Toddlers and How to Prevent Them
Getting hurt is part of being a kid and growing up. As a parent, you try to do everything in your power to protect them from any hurt, harm, …
Cute and Simple Halloween Crafts for Babies
If this is your baby’s first Halloween, you’re probably thinking there’s not much you can do. Trick-or-treating might be too late for their bedtime, and a costume might just …
40+ Cute Halloween Costume Ideas for a Newborn Baby
Just because your newborn won’t be walking around and chewing on sugary treats doesn’t mean they’re too young to dress up for Halloween! Dressing up for Halloween can be …
Eating For Two: What are the Best Foods to Eat While Breastfeeding?
When you first find out that you’re pregnant, you quickly realize that you’re not only eating for yourself but you’re also eating for your baby, thus comes the phrase …
Baby Accidents; First Aid 101
If you’re a first-time mom, you may panic when your child gets hurt the first few times. That’s why many new moms will stock up on cabinet locks, corner …
Are Babies Who Sign Really Smarter?
Few things can be more frustrating than not being able to pinpoint exactly what your baby needs. Your baby has expressed what he wants and expects a response…fast! If …