While browsing through a website on infant health, I discovered a study that correlated sleep and weight gain for infants and toddlers.
According to the study, babies and toddlers that slept fewer than 12 hours per day were more likely to be overweight. The author of the article was quick to point out that the [...]
Do babies see colors the same way adults do? A recent study reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that this might not be the case.
Adults mainly perceive colors using the left side of the brain, which also happens to be the brain`s language processing center. However, it seems that babies [...]
It’s something mothers can’t bear to see – their babies in pain. Unfortunately, babies get hurt each time they get inoculated. There are many reasons why parents opt for no vaccinations and this is one of them.
I, for one, am for immunization but my heart bled with each needle prick that my babies got. And [...]
With Valentine’s day approaching, and Easter not far away, perhaps you’ll be receiving some chocolate soon. Oooh, but what about watching your weight?
Researchers in Finland, who appear to be chocoholics, studied 300 pregnant women. They asked the women to record their diets and stress levels while pregnant, and then visited with the mothers and [...]
My daughter is now a little over 7 months old and right at the beginning of my favorite age. Well, at least it’s my favorite age thus far in my journey through motherhood.
I absolutely love the 6 months through 18 months stage of babyhood. It’s the age where they are still very much [...]
We have a 3 and a half-year-old black Lab/Border Collie mix named Cosmo. He has been a part of our family since a few months after my husband and I got married. We used to joke that he was our first “baby” and, at times, it’s like I really do have three kids [...]
Those wonderful first few days of new parenthood. The crying, the screaming, the thumb sucking — and then there’s the baby. No one can prepare you for those glorious days after you bring your new love interest home from the hospital, your bleary-eyes and lack of shower only increase the bonding between you [...]
Somewhat ironically, the place with the most microbreweries and, ahem, “gentleman’s clubs” per capita also happens to be the best place to have your baby, according to a recent survey from FitPregnancy Magazine.Portland, Oregon was named tops in the nation for places to have a baby. Following Portland were Minneapolis, San Francisco, Seattle, and [...]
So we are about to take our toddler to visit family in England.
Sorry, wait a minute. What’s that, honey?
My husband just asked me what I was doing. I told him, I’m writing about flying with small children. Oh, my husband said, that’s easy. They don’t serve alcohol on domestic flights any more, but they still [...]
Chemicals used as fire retardants, PBDEs (Polybrominated diphenyl ethers), which are found in many household items such as televisions, computers, toasters and sofas, have been linked to disease in cats. These chemicals are now being found in high concentrations in human blood and breast milk, which is potentially a major health concern for humans.
Research by [...]
