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How much should my baby be eating at 6 months? At 9 months? He doesn't seem to eat as much as other babies - is he getting enough food? When faced with these questions, the first thing that many of us do is refer to a set of guidelines... a "feeding table", showing the age of a child and how many teaspoons/tablespoons of food he is likely to be consuming at that age.
There are few things more concerning to parents than SIDS and the possibility that their baby might just stop breathing. New parents frequently check their
There are often expectations on the part of many during the first day home with a new baby. Mom may be exhausted from the hospital stay, Dad may be trying to figure out the best way to help, relatives might be arriving for a visit and any siblings in the home are probably looking for extra attention.
Teething is a routine part of child development which can be uncomfortable for both your baby and you. Here are a few pointers to help guide you through the process.
A true fever is particularly worrying in the first few months of a baby’s life. That’s because the infant's immune system is immature and not as effective in fighting off infections as it will be after three or four months of living outside the womb. So it’s important to learn how to correctly take your baby’s temperature and understand what signifies a true fever.
When you are a new mom, many people will offer you advice, whether solicited or not. Everyone from your pediatrician to your mother in law to your babysitter will tell you how you should raise your child. It is up to you to determine if and how you will use the information.
Over the last few weeks, we've celebrated several gift-giving holidays and babies all over the world have received new toys, blankets, clothes, books, and other gifts from well-intentioned friends and family. My children were babies more than 20 years ago and I am amazed how many toys today move, spin, flash, blink, and sparkle.
Getting kids off the couch — and into the outdoors — is something Eugene Buchanan, former editor-in-chief of Paddler magazine and founder of Paddling Life, believes strongly in. To help parents get their kids outside, Buchanan wrote “Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids,” a 300-page tome to hiking, camping, swimming, paddling, snow sports, biking, fishing, and virtually any other outdoor activity a fami
Potty training is one of the major accomplishments of early childhood. But before your child can master it, he has to be both biologically and emotionally ready. (Click here for more on signs of readiness.) Different children are ready at different ages; the timing has nothing to do with their intelligence, personality, or motivation.
Hardly anything is of more concern to parents than the challenges of disciplining a small child. We all want our children to be well behaved, but making this happen without squelching a child's creativity or diminishing his sense of himself is difficult. I've found that discipline is one area of parenting where lots of "ghosts from the nursery" show up and cause trouble.
