We have a secret... It’s a bit of a dirty, little secret, in the sense that no one wants to talk about it. Shrouded in shame, embarrassment, and denial, keeping this secret can often do more harm than good. Remember how your parents used to say, “honesty is the best policy”? Well, in honor of Baby Safety Month, we’re going to be very honest, and tell you something no one ...
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Designing a nursery these days is a lot more complicated than it seems. There are so many products available, and that can be overwhelming. Between personal recommendations, the internet, and social media, it can become overwhelming. I always tell my clients that the most important thing about the nursery is its safety, first and foremost. My new book, Your Perfect Nursery, has a whole chapter dedicated to nursery safety for this ...
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Ren and Rei have recently started BMX, and out at our local track, there are an incredible amount of young and novice riders, which is exciting and scary at the same time. I love to see kids out there being active, and love to see them, excited parents, seeing their kids doing something they purely enjoy. With so many novice riders crashes are inevitable. Just like any sport, there are ...
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You know you’re a parent when you are sleep deprived not only from the frequent feedings a newborn requires, but also when you’re up worrying about Every. Little. Thing. Like when your newborn gets that first long stretch of sleep at night and you jump to put your finger under their little nose or put your hand on their chest. One way to take that worry away (more like making it ...
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I've always adored Halloween, so as the current Covid-19 pandemic rages on, I'm getting a little nervous about how exactly we're all going to make Halloween work. The traditional trick-or-treating seems a bit wrong this year - we're supposed to all be staying home as much as possible, and encouraging anything else feels irresponsible. After all, we really want the kids to be able to go back to school and stay ...
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Pregnancy is a journey filled with so many emotions, but being pregnant during a pandemic brings on a whole new level of mommy worrying. It can be so uncomfortable to set boundaries with family and friends during the postpartum period even without a pandemic, but setting boundaries for your newborn is essential for so many reasons. It can feel a little scary to be navigating giving birth during a pandemic. You ...
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You never think about how you’re going to teach your kid to ride a bike, you just daydream about it wistfully, buy the bandaids, and wait for the Hallmark moment to happen. It’s not rocket science, but at the end of the day, teaching that kind of coordination is easier said than done. After decades of muscle memory, most of us don’t even think about how we ride a bike, so ...
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When you become a parent, you get used to everyone around you giving you conflicting advice. If you co-sleep, you’ll never get them out of your bedroom. If your baby sleeps in a nursery, you’ll struggle to breastfeed. If you try to structure your baby’s day, you’ll drive yourself crazy. And on. And on. And ON. In the face of an overwhelming number of big decisions to make, it’s understandable that parents cling to whatever ...
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By now most of us have seen the videos — a six-month-old baby in a pool, rolling over on her own, and floating on her back like an adorable little otter. It. Is. AMAZING. Survival baby swim classes, or Infant Self Rescue classes, are designed to teach babies to control their breath, roll onto their backs, and float if they fall into a body of water. When babies are old enough, this ...
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So many of us have seen the posts on social media — bizarre and frightening scenarios that challenge us to ask ourselves if we’re just being paranoid, or if there’s something really wrong here. Startling reports of human trafficking on social media made shareable by witnesses who claim to have been part of behavior tied to child abduction and in some cases, sex slavery. The accounts appear to come from areas across ...
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