We’ve been reading a lot about the importance of DHA as “brain food” for children and adults, alike, but what exactly is DHA?
DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid, is an essential Omega-3 fatty acid found naturally in foods like salmon, tuna and other coldwater fish, as well as flax and pumpkin seeds. Most children and toddlers’ diets [...]
Tags: ADD, DHA, Dr. Sears, fatty acids, fish oils, infants, learning, omega 3, supplements, Toddlers, vitamins
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Just as I turned to pregnancy books before my little one was born, I turned to parenting books in the first few weeks after her birth.
Here is a short list of the titles I would recommend, buy for close friends and keep on my bookshelf for years to come.
Tags: AP, Attachment Parenting, baby freebies, books, Dr. Sears, Elizabeth Pantley, Heidi Murkoff, mother goose, no-cry sleep, nursery rhymes, Parenting, songs, What to Expect
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Before I had my daughter, I never imagined I’d allow her to nurse as much as she wanted—sometimes using me as a pacifier. I was staunchly against co-sleeping, and couldn’t imagine holding her nearly every waking hour.
I’ll be honest; my perception of “attachment parenting” was that it’s a new age-y concept designed for SAHMs who [...]
Tags: AP, Attachment Parenting, baby-wearing, co-sleeping, crying it out, Dr. Sears, scheduling
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According to the renowned William Sears, M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N., there is a very good argument to support co-sleeping, or sleeping with your baby.
The pair prefer the term ?shared sleep? when it comes to parents and babies sharing beds and sleep-time. They claim that teaching or training the young baby to put herself to [...]
Tags: Attachment Parenting, co-sleeping, Dr. McKenna, Dr. Sears, shared sleep
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This morning I found myself turning to the section I dreaded most in Dr. Sears? The Baby Book. As I walked down the stairs, with Baby propped on my left hip and some odds and ends in my right hand, the little guy decided to throw his head back and hit the post on the [...]
Tags: Dr. Sears, first aid, head injury, head trauma
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