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6 Things to Know About Picky Eating
Learn about common phases, introducing new foods, and creating a positive eating environment to help your child expand their palate and help with picky eating. Picky eating is common among...
Benefits & Tips of the Side Lying Position for Baby
Have you tried putting baby in the side lying position? This position, where you place baby on their side and support them to stay there, can be a great addition...
Should I Wake My Baby to Feed Them?
You may have heard the phrase “never wake a sleeping baby.” But depending on baby’s age, weight, and overall health, this isn’t always true! Baby may need to be woken...
What is Cluster Feeding: Reasons, Tips, and What to Expect
Cluster feeding occurs when feedings are bunched together closely. Instead of feeding every few hours, baby may want to nurse more frequently (every 30 mins to an hour). If you...
When Do Babies Start Wearing Shoes?
Learn why babies don't need shoes until they walk. Discover the best footwear for pre-walkers and what to look for in baby's first shoes. Babies don't need shoes until they...
Summer Learning Activities for Kids of All Ages
It’s SUMMER! Time for children to enjoy a break from school, go to camp, and just enjoy the great outdoors! Have you heard of the “summer melt”? That’s a name...
Raise a Reader! Ideas for Reading with Baby at Any Age
Whether your child is reading or not quite yet, books play an important role in their communication development and learning at any age! See these tips to reading with baby...
Infant Vision Development: Why are Baby’s Eyes Crossed?
Baby’s vision develops quite a bit in the early months! From the colors they can see to how their eyes move, infant vision development changes a lot in these early...
Try These Tips to Help Understand Your Talking Toddler
It’s so cute when your little one starts to talk! But as many parents know, it can be hard to understand what they’re saying. Toddler communication can be tricky! It’s...
When To Use Swaddles and Sleep Sacks
For newborns who are getting the hang of sleeping, swaddling or using a sleep sack or sleep suit can help baby feel calm and secure, which helps them fall asleep....
Do The “Sleep Switch” Every Night to Help Prevent Plagiocephaly
Whenever you lay baby down to sleep in their crib, there is one simple step you can take to help prevent two common conditions: positional plagiocephaly (flat spots on the...
Follow These 3 Easy Tips to Ensure Safe Sleep for Infants and Babies
When you put baby in their crib at night, or for a nap, you want to make sure they’re safe. Promoting safe sleep for infants and babies is possible by...
When Do Babies Hold Their Head Up?
If you’re doing Tummy Time, playing with, or just holding your newborn, you may notice in the early weeks that they have difficulty holding their head up on their own....
Ways to Bond with Baby in the NICU
Parent-infant bonding in the NICU can happen in so many ways! Bonding with baby helps your little one feel safe, secure, and loved. These attachments can start forming while baby...
What’s My Toddler Saying? Understanding Toddler Speech Development
Should I Be Able to Understand What My Toddler Says? Around baby’s first birthday they’ll say their first words, and from then on you can’t wait to hear what they...
Signs Baby is Full: Newborn Full Cues
Before they can talk, baby tells you they’ve had enough breastmilk or formula in the form of newborn full cues. Here we’ll take a look at the signs baby is...
10 Fun & Easy Outdoor Activities for Kids
The weather is getting warmer, which opens up a whole new world of fun outdoor activities for kids! Nature is doing the heavy lifting on this one— all of these...
8 Outdoor Play Safety Tips for Kids
With the sun shining and the weather warming up, it’s time to get out and play! Outdoor play is a great time for children to try new things, but it may come with...
Activities that Encourage Baby’s Math Skills Before Their First Birthday
What do you think when you hear the word “math”? You may think of multiplication tables, fractions, or percentages. Or maybe you think of studying for a test, or learning...
Baby Language Development: How Rhyming and Singing Help Baby Learn
From the moment baby is born, they are learning. Their brain is constantly expanding and making new neural connections, and they’re learning so much about this new world around them....