I remember my baby shower for my first daughter. I got the cute “safety” kit. It had a nail trimmers, a nasal aspirator and a medicine dropper. I felt like I could conquer the world with that kit. Then my child arrived. I was afraid to trim her nails lest I hurt her. That nasal [...]
Tags: Baby, bottle, child, flavored medicine, How to, infant, medicine, pacifier, pharmacy
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that it plans to study the effects of BPA in depth in the future. Currently, the FDA says that BPA’s are safe. According to experts, the FDA bases this on the results of two studies done by other groups. These studies, which were funded by chemical industries, claim [...]
Tags: Baby, Behavior, bottles, BPA, brain, chemicals, child, FDA, infant, plastic, sippy cups, toddler
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Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, and for many people, this means traveling long distances to be with family and/or friends. It is possible to travel with children and to still remain sane enough to participate in holiday festivities; it just requires a little more effort.
When I became a parent, I quickly gave [...]
Tags: Baby, books on tape, car games, child, music, teen, thanksgiving, travel tips
Posted in: Holidays
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As my nephew is about to celebrate his first birthday, I?ve started to think about all of the parties we?ve held for our boys over the years.
While it can be fun to celebrate your kids? birthdays in a variety of places (trust me, I?ve been to ?em all), my favorite parties are always those spent [...]
Tags: Add new tag, birthday, celebration, child, Party
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Earlier this week, a family of seven (two parents, five children) were leaving Israel for a European vacation on one of the busiest travel days of the year in that country. Unfortunately, while the parents remembered their duty free purchases and all 18 pieces of luggage, they forgot their three year old daughter.
The girl [...]
Tags: airport, child, daughter, parents, Safety
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