Essential Tips for Raising a Good Human

Essential Tips for Raising a Good Human By Colleen Doyle Bryant The anticipation of becoming a new parent is such a beautiful time. We wait to meet this precious life and picture the potential future they may have. You may be envisioning polite visits with grandma and a perfectly behaved toddler who sits quietly […]
Reduce Infant and Childhood Injuries: Choose and Safely Use Infant and Childcare Products

By The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association and Safe Kids Worldwide Reduce Infant and Childhood Injuries: Choose and Safely Use Developmentally Appropriate Infant and Childcare Products Navigating the choices that come with being a new parent can be stressful, but none is more important than those that help keep baby safe. The […]
Happy New Mama Shares Her Newborn Photography

New Mama Shares the Joy Photos by Stephanie Kress are shared with permission. One of our readers, Stephanie Kress shares photos of her son Anthony at 1month of age. She has found some cute little outfits for this cuddle bug. Thank you for sharing the joy, Stephanie! We love to learn more about […]
Disposable or Reusable Diapers: Which Kind to Choose?

Contributed by Hannah Wagie — When we decided to have our first baby, I was in graduate school with a teaching assistant’s compensation, the value of which was not found in the monthly paycheck but rather in the education I was getting. The cost of daycare was daunting, to say the least. I immediately […]
Financially Prepare for Baby

Cody Sparks, director of retail banking at UMB Bank, shares how to financially prepare for a baby. Having a baby is one of the greatest joys someone can experience in life, but it is also one of the costliest. The cost of preparing for an infant will depend on where you live and personal […]
Things You May Not Know Affect Childhood Development

Things You May Not Know Affect Childhood Development by Amy Conner All parents want to make sure their children grow up well, from conception to adulthood. However, as a study from the University of Sherbrooke on parental concerns regarding childhood development made clear, parents may not recognize gaps in development milestones until it’s too […]