Are you still thinking of a name for your new baby but just can’t decide? Sometimes, trends can be helpful in your decision. Just this week, BabyCenter.com released its list of the 100 most popular names of 2011, with separate lists for boys and girls. The list still keeps up with trends from the past [...]
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November 23rd, 2011
New Suggestions for Childproofing a Home
Babies have an innate sense of curiosity, and while a child should explore his or her world under close supervision of a parent or caretaker, sometimes the adult turns away for a second, only to find a moment later that the child put his or her finger in an outlet. Or has climbed up a [...]
November 17th, 2011
Baby Clothing Costs Too Much? Rent It!
Whether new parents realize it or not, babies are expensive. From the furniture to diapers to clothing they frequently grow out of, the cost of a baby, as well as other expenses that come with having a child, comes out to be $12,000 per year. Is there any way to cut down this figure? The [...]
October 28th, 2011
Babies Can Identify Fairness and Sharing by 15 Months
If you’re a parent of a toddler or young child, how often have you wished your kid would just learn to share? The fact is, he or she may already understand it – even by 15 months of age. According to a recent study conducted by the University of Washington, babies as young as 15 [...]
October 13th, 2011
Do Educational Baby Toys Make False Claims?
What parent doesn’t want their child to be ahead in reading, math, and language? Toy companies, unfortunately, take advantage of this and create products promising to accelerate a baby’s skills and development. Is this possible? Or are the children just not learning anything from them? While Your Baby Can Read and Baby Einstein are some [...]
October 5th, 2011
Diaper Parties: Baby Showers for Dads-to-be
It takes two parents to make a baby, so why are fathers always absent from baby showers? Rather than getting left out, fathers-to-be are having their own baby showers, called “diaper parties.” According to a recent piece in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, diaper parties, as well as co-ed baby showers, are on the rise. How does [...]
Posted in Baby Gifts, Parenting 
Tags: diaper cake, diaper cakes, diaper parties, diaper party 
2 Comments »September 23rd, 2011
How Should a Baby be Carried in a Sling?
The United States and Canada have already seen a handful of infant deaths related to baby slings. But rather than the product itself being faulty, using it incorrectly poses suffocation risks. Although babywearers proclaim the benefits of using slings, a piece in Australian newspaper The Age about a recent infant death brought the issue to [...]
August 25th, 2011
More Ways to Make Your Baby Anxious
Let your child see the world, and make him anxious for life? According to an Australian child health expert, facing your baby away from you – not seeing the mother but experiencing the world around instead – makes it suffer. Citing a 2008 study, Professor Catherine Fowler states that children up to one year need [...]
Posted in Baby Gear, Baby Health, Parenting Tags: baby carrier, baby carriers, baby carrying, baby forward carrier, baby sling, baby wrap 2 Comments »August 17th, 2011
Do Toddlers and Babies Belong in Adult Spaces?
Should there be adults-only spaces that exclude children? Or, should children always accompany their parents, regardless of event or time? While babies in Brooklyn bars was a topic of last year, the recent banning of all children from a Pennsylvania restaurant has brought this issue into attention again: Should parents always bring their children, including [...]
April 26th, 2011
Is Your Baby Can Read Peddling a Deceptive Product?
Your Baby Can Read products have been around for the past year, claiming they can help very young children learn to read. The Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, however, claims the product’s advertising is deceptive.
