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Baby Slings - Safety And Comfort Concerns
Positional asphyxia or suffocation tends to happen to babies when their chin is tightly pressed against their chest. This position restricts airflow which can then cause suffocation. This often happens when the baby is put ...
Facebook Posts Can Cost You Time With Your Child
It seems we just can't say it enough: be careful what you post on Facebook. The social media platform has become not just an employee vetting tool but also a courtroom staple for demonstrating users' true character. Today, the way you use it and what you post could cost you what matters mo
Best Sunless Tanning Towelettes
Sunless tanning towelettes are a simple, convenient way to get a tan fast. These brands of sunless tanning towelettes are the best sunless tanning towelettes you can find today.
Born Free Glass Bottles
Born Free glass bottles are just one of the many feeding products that are carried by the Born Free company. This company was started by three dads who were concerned about the potential problems that ...
Tips for Kids to Save Money
Learning good savings habits is an important life skill. The younger your kids learn about saving money, the better habits they will have for their life. It doesn't take a lot of money to start showing your kids about the value of a dollar and how saving it is smart in the long-haul.
Does Birth Order Determine Personality?
Adult traits may not be preordained by place in the family heirarchy, researchers say
How to Make Co-Parenting Work For You
After a divorce, many children struggle with feelings of guilt, abandonment, anger and insecurity. Some children describe the experience as having the ground crumble out from under them, leaving them frightened and distrustful.
7 Issues For Parents to Know in Special Education Settlement Agreements
Are you the parent of a child that has a learning disability that has filed for a due process hearing? Has your school offered a settlement, and you wonder what to do about it? Do you want to make sure that the settlement is enforceable in state or federal court?
Quick & Easy Snack Ideas for Kids
Feed the masses with quick and easy snacks.cheese-snacks image by Ivonne Wierink from Fotolia.comYou're enjoying a pleasant Saturday afternoon when you suddenly hear a stampede rushing through the front door. The leader of the pack, usually one of your own children, declares that everyone...
Teaching Kids to Clean Up After Themselves
Kids like to explore, play and have fun. But with it comes a huge pile of mess that you as a parent usually end up cleaning. It is therefore important for you to firm up and teach your kids how to cle
Parenting Tip - Is Your Baby Ready For Solid Foods?
There are many concerns you will have as a parent, especially for your first child. One of these concerns is feeding solids. Here are some tips.
Attachment Parenting Basics - How to Hold Your Baby Close
Attachment parenting is an ancient practice that has garnered recent interest on the part of many modern parents. Attachment parenting has many advantages, and can be a great choice for parents of all different types and philosophies. While the basic principles of attachment parenting are very open
Tips on What to Do When Baby Won't Sleep
When your baby cries throughout the night or awakens at all hours, it interrupts the necessary restful sleep that both you and your baby need. Establishing an effective pre-bedtime routine is one way to help set a baby's sleep pattern that leads to a happier and more content child who is likely
Ten Books on Parenting Children with Terminal or Chronic Illness
Parents and family members of children with chronic or terminal illnesses need special support, advice and direction. These books can help.
Reverse Look Up - Know Who Your Teen is Talking To!
As a parent myself, I worry everyday about who my kids area involved with. The dangers lurking are real and do happen to "our" kids. The simplest way to know who they are speaking to on the phone is to do a reverse phone look up.
Colic-References
CitationsBarr RG (2003). Common functional concerns section of Developmental - behavioral pediatrics. In CD Rudolph et al., eds., Rudolph's Pediatrics, 21st ed., pp. 414–417. New York: McGraw - Hill.Kilgour T, Wade S (2005). Infantile colic. Clinical Evidence (13):1–11. ...
How to Make the Most of Being a Stay-at-Home Mom
Deciding whether to stay at home with your children or climb the career ladder is one of the toughest choices a mother will make. Some days, staying home seems like the only choice. Other days, you could climb the walls. Help yourself by coming to terms with your decision to stay home.
Will My Baby Ever Sleep?
Any mother knows that babies become incredibly heavy after a while even when they are just a newborn bundle. I attempted a different sleep technique where I would walk him around singing lullabies until he fell asleep, once again this can become an inefficient sleep technique because it ends up tiri