Parenting in the Digital Age: Setting Limits & Ensuring Safety
Parenting in the digital age can be a challenging task, as technology has become an integral part of our lives. Children are growing up in a world where smartphones, tablets,…
A mother is pace feeding her baby.
Paced Bottle Feeding: Prevent Nipple Confusion
If you are nursing your baby, you need to be careful and not introduce a bottle too soon. You do not want to cause nipple confusion. While modern science has…
Mother telling stories to her child.
Foster Language Skills: Storytelling for Children Made Fun!
Telling stories is a wonderful way to increase your child’s vocabulary. As you tell a story, you can use new words and explain what they mean. You can also talk…
Mother and baby connecting
How To Develop a Secure Attachment with Your Baby
Parents of infants want to raise them to become happy, healthy adults and most feel fairly confident in meeting their physical needs. There are two very early emotional needs that…
mother breastfeeding her son
When to Stop Breastfeeding: Tips for Gradual Weaning
Once you have an established breastfeeding routine, the question is, when is the right time to stop breastfeeding? Several health organizations recommend that babies are fed entirely on breast milk…
Mother and young daughter folding laundry together
Introducing Chores to Preschoolers: When & Why It Matters
When is the right time to start including your little ones in day-to-day household chores? Well, the short answer is whenever you think they can understand a task and have…
Parent playing with toddler
Baby to Toddler: Life Hacks for New Parents
There are so many parent hacks for babies, but what about when you wake up one morning and you find yourself with a toddler? A lot can change when your…
Helping Kids Find Calm: 7 Strategies to Ease Big Feelings
As adults, we have had years to learn and practice ways to calm our bodies when we feel upset, sad, overwhelmed, or overstimulated. The little ones in our lives come…
Postpartum Self-Care: 8 Tips for New Moms
Whether you are a first-time parent or you have gone through childbirth many times, the postpartum period for mothers can be challenging, chaotic, and overwhelming. The postpartum period is the…
Practicing Mindfulness: Benefits for Preschoolers
By now we’ve all heard of mindfulness but why is it good for kids? Just to be sure we all have the same idea of what mindfulness is, here is my…