There’s No Place Like Home: Nurturing Children’s Emotional Well-Being & Learning
By Dr. Joanne Foster The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the course of day-to-day family living—and learning. Parents and children are spending lots of time together in rather constrained conditions. No playdates, park visits, community programs, outings, or social gatherings. However, with all this curtailment, there is nevertheless a bright side. It may be difficult to […]
Benefits of Early Eye Exams – Interview
photo: pexels.com We interviewed Dr. Andrea Thau, O.D., former president of the American Optometric Association (AOA), about the importance of having your child’s vision checked early. In recent news, one child’s life was saved when her regular eye exam revealed a tumor that needed removal! Her mother, Maria Garcia, shares her experience as well […]
Expecting a baby with a cleft lip or cleft palate?
Have you recently found out you will be having a baby with a cleft lip or palate? Are you wondering what to expect? Any time we learn one of our children will be born with a special condition, we want to find out as much as possible to be prepared to make the best parenting decisions we […]
Interview With a Breastfeeding Expert
Got milk questions? We’ve got answers! Photo: pexels.com Excerpted from “Interview with lactation consultant, Elayne Clubb, RN” READ THE FULL INTERVIEW PLUS MANY MORE FEEDING RELATED ARTICLES IN THE FEBRUARY 2015 ‘BREAST ISSUE EVER’. How can you tell if your baby is getting enough milk/formula? **I am addressing breastfeeding only. This is one of the […]
Disciplining Your Child
The Impact of Spanking on a Child’s Brain Excerpted from Discipline with Love & Limits © 2015 by Jerry L. Wyckoff and Barbara C. Unell, with permission from Meadowbrook Press. This is what happens when a child experiences violence: the bullying behavior triggers a fear response that arouses an autonomic, built-in physical reaction, and a child […]
Milestones and Phases
By Jill Kelsey We often read about the typical milestones that a healthy baby reaches at different ages. Typical milestones are: rolling over, sitting, crawling, vocalizing, standing, teething, walking, etc. However, what about the lesser-known, unexpected, and strange phases that babies go through that leave us scratching our heads and searching for answers? An infant’s […]