Baby Proofing Your Home
“I child-proofed my house…but they still got in.” -Anon The good news about baby-proofing is that it can be done incrementally from the ground up. When the thought of making the house ready for the baby first occurred to me, I must admit, I was somewhat overwhelmed. My family had moved into a new […]
Combination Feeding Breast Milk and Formula Safely
By: Amy Peterson, LC for Evenflo Feeding Mixing breast milk and formula safely and how crucial are the volume markings on bottles… Offering breast milk and formula to a baby is called combination feeding. Babies gain many benefits when they receive breast milk, even when formula is part of the equation. You may have […]
Creating Space for School at Home
Over the course of the fifteen years in which I taught my two daughters at home with the Waldorf curriculum, we lived in four different houses. The space possibilities and the needs of each age of school changed many times, but there were some basics that I found important in creating the physical, emotional, and […]
Fathers – Develop a Healthy & Nurturing Relationship with Your Child
Ways for Fathers to be Present, Engaged, and Supportive in Their Parenting Role, Fostering Healthy and Nurturing Relationships with Their Children By Darren D. Moore, Ph.D., MAED, LMFT, and founder of I AM MOORE, LLC Historically, sitcoms have often cast fathers as inept, uninterested, or incapable of providing for their family’s needs, known […]
Three Ways to Celebrate Grandparents’ Day With Your Child
By Lee Scott, Chairperson of The Goddard School’s Educational Advisory Board Per a recent study, 42% of working parents rely on grandparents for childcare. These generational role models play a crucial part in their families’ lives, often providing much-needed support for households across the country. Despite the large age gap between little ones and their […]
What Are Night Terrors?
By Jessica Berk, Awesome Little Sleepers If your child has ever experienced a night terror, it can be truly terrifying. Your child awakens from a dead sleep in a panic – they may be thrashing around in their bed or even walking around, maybe crying and yelling disturbing things like “NO!” or “STOP!”. To […]