With so many Mommy and Me classes available to parents, it is hard to decide which is the best class for you and baby. Make a list of what you hope to gain from the class whether it is to regain your pre-pregnancy body, make mommy friends or learn child development. Once you have done your research, your choice will be easier. Enjoy your class!
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Infant car seats are engineered to be used in the car and the strollers that come with them only. Otherwise they are unbalanced and can tip over with baby inside or baby can fall forward and suffocate on the straps. Learn more here………..
How Many Visitors are too Many Visitors? Nicole and Steve were so excited when Mia was born that they couldn’t wait to show her off to the world. They would have introduced the entire family to Mia right after birth but Nicole had a cesarean and the hospital had a policy of a one hour [...]
Our children are always testing their world and us. When baby throws a toy on the floor she may be testing gravity or playing a social game with us. We as parents have a decision to make when our toddlers throw food on the floor. We can leave them unattended so that the food throwing continues or we can sit with them to try to stop them before they throw the food.
For new and not so new parents, it is important to understand your doctor’s instructions including why you are doing something as well what you are doing. If you can’t explain it to someone else, you don’t understand it.
Pediatricians are not Child Development Specialists. They often miss delays in children, which in turn causes delays in treatment. All states have State Interagency Coordinating Councils SICC that can help parents find early intervention services that their child is entitled to under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA.
Last weekend I went to a great conference sponsored by Zero to Three. One of the most important sessions that I went to among others was about a new program out of the Center for Disease Control. Now we tend to think of illness when we think about the CDC, but this is a prevention [...]
My mother always said that little pictures had big ears. She was right that children hear everything that we say whether we want them to or not. What she didn’t know was that children also notice everything that we do whether good or bad. Your child will notice when you drive too fast just as your child [...]
A father is driving drunk with his family in the car. He crashes the car killing his son. Both parents are jailed leaving the other three children without parents.
Hello, Faith: I recently had my second child, and my formerly well-behaved 2-year-old has been acting out. She sometimes regresses (asks us to feed her her sippy cup, tries to sleep in the baby’s crib), but more often generally stirs up mischief. She hits and kicks us mostly, and refuses to do things that were [...]
Growth and Change May 17, 2009 I just read a blog from a friend of mine, Dawn. In her blog, she talks about her three year old son’s first rebellion regarding taking a nap. Her son says, “No nap, I’m MAD.” Dawn replied to him, “You’re mad because you have to take a nap?” He [...]
Tomorrow, my son, my youngest child, will close escrow on his first house. He asked for my help all along this very scary and important road. I have never filled out escrow or loan documents on my own before, but he trusted me to help him, so I did. I read the papers and guided [...]
Hi Faith My daughter is 13 months old. At 10 months she started biting when she got angry. I’ve tried all kinds of things, but haven’t been able to get her to stop… I mean different things get her to stop in the moment, but every couple of days to weeks she’ll bite again when [...]
Hi Faith, Our 1 1/2 year old son has a room full of toys. All of them are age appropriate. We play with him all the time with different toys and we introduce him to new things every week. Whenever we stop playing with him (like when we are cooking dinner) he insists on climbing [...]
