Monthly Archives: August 2008
How to Teach Your Child Hand Washing
One of the first things you should do when training your child to be a happy, healthy individual is to teach them proper hand washing skills from the very beginning. Even when your baby is too young to wash his or her own hands, you can talk them through it while you hold their little … Continue reading
Hot Baby Toys
Experts are saying that when we go shopping for baby toys this Christmas, we will find more baby toys than ever out of stock. Because of recent recalls and safety issues, many concerned parents are staying away from baby toys with paint or magnets. Experts in the kids toy industry are predicting it will be … Continue reading
How to Calming Baby?
My baby was not a good sleeper. Ever. In fact, right around 10 pm every night in the last trimester of my wife’s pregnancy, he would wake up and just start kicking the stuffing out of me in utero. I knew I was in for trouble. When my baby was born, his nights and days … Continue reading
Baby Proofing Home Tips
Baby proofing your home is essential if you either have a small child at home or have one on the way. I’m putting together a baby proofing home shopping list for you, but in the meantime, I wanted to share one of my more successful forays into baby proofing. When my baby was born, we … Continue reading
Home Smoke Alarms
Home smoke alarms are a common thing in most homes, especially those with children. I will skip the whole speech about making sure your batteries are fresh and your alarms are in working order. I will assume you have already done all of that. What I want to talk about is one of the newer … Continue reading
Staying Healthy When your Child Back to School
The beginning of the new school year brought us new matching Little Mermaid lunchbox and backpack, brand new sneakers, and a pile to shiny new writing supplies. But that’s not all… Believe it or not, less than two full weeks into the new school year and we have already had a trip to the pediatrician … Continue reading
Introduce Your Kids to Art
I was browsing the books in the children’s room at the local library when I came upon the book Look! Look! Look! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. What an amazing way to introduce your children to new art terminology as well as HOW to look at art. The premise is that a little family of mice … Continue reading
Be Patient with Nursing
If you are a first-time mom who has chosen the path of nursing your child, my biggest tip for you is to be patient. There are books and even specialists out there who would have you think that your milk will come in after a couple days and be at full throttle from that point … Continue reading
