I received a copy of So Smart Sights and Sounds DVD and was anxious to check it out with my son. The DVD is produced by so smart! productions. Their work has won 30 national awards for educational products.
The DVD was designed for babies ages 3 months to 36 months, and is divided into 6 [...]

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 [...]

If convicted, she might spend a year in jail. Her crime: endangering her own child. But does she really deserve it?
Treffly Coyne of Illinois is charged of child endangerment and obstruction of justice charges. She left her sleeping two-year old daughter in the car while she and her two older daughters dropped donations at the [...]

For a baby’s or toddler’s Easter basket, there are many alternatives to the traditional chocolate bunny, surrounded by a variety of other sugar-packed treats.
If you want to include the chocolate bunny for a toddler, you can add all sorts of fillers which are fun and sugar-free (or at least, low in sugar).
Plastic Easter eggs can [...]

My son is two and a half, and up until somewhat recently he has been relatively content with playing with his older sister’s toys, but lately he has started to show a real interest in “boyish” toys. Our living room is now littered with cars, Thomas trains, and anything that can be fashioned into [...]

Ten years ago, you could find me and my baby boy every week-same day, same time, same place- at Gymboree class. I did the same thing with our second son, 2 ½ years later. But this time around…you won’t catch me at Gymboree.
After recently taking my niece to her “Music is Beautiful” class, I saw [...]

My son has recently started becoming jealous of his 7-month-old sister. My husband and I were prepared for this when our daughter was born, but are surprised to see this jealousy pop up now.
We have tried what seems like everything in the book. We’ve tried extra one-on-one time with him. And, since [...]

When I first started venturing out of the house after having my daughter, I saw mothers carrying their babies in slings.
They told me, “It’s so much easier than lugging around a heavy car seat.”
“You don’t even need a stroller.”
I wasn’t convinced. I strapped my daughter into her car seat before we got into the car, [...]

Teething in babies can be a real pain, for both the baby and the parent. But once those pearly whites are in, the “fun” isn’t over.
Babies and toddlers need to have their teeth brushed regularly, and should see a dentist before their first year.
Many people think that worrying about brushing isn’t important since the baby [...]

I’m no potty training expert, but I’ve successfully potty trained one child and am readying myself to move on to the next one. One thing that I found helped tremendously when it came to potty training my daughter was to start early. I don’t mean that she was propped up on the toilet [...]