Booster Seats Are Safer
The journal “Pediatrics” published the results of a study, conducted by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia’s Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, confirming previous reports that it’s safer to keep children aged 4 through 8 in a booster seat during car travel.
The new study gives [...]
Tags: aap, American Academy of Pediatrics, babies, booster seats, car seat, car seat safety, carrier, infants
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Let’s face it: Babies and toddlers have temper tantrums at the most inopportune times. Whether you’re in line at the grocery store or sitting in a church service, young kids seem to have a sixth sense about when it is the worst time to start crying and get upset. Some might make the claim that [...]
Tags: fits, infants, newborns, rude, Shopping, strangers, Tantrums, Toddlers
Posted in: Parenting
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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
Posted in: Health, Nutrition
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All parents know that it is just no fun when your child is sick. It is particularly difficult when your infant is sick as they cannot communicate with you what is bothering them. Sometimes you just wish that they could talk so that you could help solve their problems.
My four month old little guy [...]
Tags: colds, illness, infants
Posted in: Baby, Parenting
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I’ve been reading to my daughter since a few days after she was born. I even packed a few picture books in my hospital bag, but we were too busy trying to get the breastfeeding thing working that I didn’t read to her in the hospital.
Just the other night, my 15-week old daughter realized that [...]
Tags: books, children, Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, Goodnight Moon, Grover, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, infants, Jan Brett, Karen Katz, Laura Numeroff, reading, The Hat
Posted in: Baby, Education, Reviews
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