You've placed a want ad for Mary Poppins, but you're not sure of the best answer to your child-care prayers. Is a nanny your best bet? Would a daycare center better suit Junior?
This Child-Care Choices Guide offers the pros and cons of different scenarios to lead you to the best solution for your family.
Before having kids, a "stylish" weekend probably included sleeping late on Saturday, taking in the latest movie or new cultural exhibit, throwing (or going to) a fab party and winding down with a long, leisurely brunch on Sunday.
While you may never get back that sleeping-in part, and the "fab" party may involve a trip to Build-a-Bear, family weekends can be as noteworthy as those from your pre-kid days ‑- with a little planning.
Now Available! New Kissy Kissy lines that have been added are "Summer Safari", "Ready Set Go", and and "Garden Delight". Pictures below are previews of lines.
Update: Links to products above:
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http://www.atterdagkids.com/p-3118-kissy-kissy-summer-safari-footie.aspx
http://www.atterdagkids.com/p-3107-kissy-kissy-ready-set-go-footie.aspx
Are all Moms alike? We don't think so. We think each Mom has her own style of balancing life and work, kids and career, food and fun, home and office. What kind of Mom are you? How do you find the balance?
In the questions in this quiz, you are going to find out. We discovered four different general types of Moms who find the balance of their lives in different ways. We think you'll recognize yourself and some of your friends in these different groups. Then we'll suggest some resources to help you be a better Mom, based on your way of balancing the many demands on the modern Mom.
Children under 5 get an average of eight viral infections per year, most of which occur between October and April. Why viruses (and bacteria) prefer the cold months is still not completely understood, but it probably has much to do with the fact that people are confined together indoors with less fresh air, allowing germs to hop from host to host.
It's inevitable that your baby will have his share of runny noses, sore throats, and sleepless nights this season -- and remember, his sick spells have nothing to do with your parenting! The good news: There are a few things you can do to minimize his risk and maximize his immunity.
Get your Christmas shopping done early!
Some of the new additions recently added to Atterdag Kids Designer Baby Clothes collection of Baby Lulu collection is the Baby LuLu Round Flower Julia 2 PC Set is 100% Cotton with Aqua Trim and Felt Flower.
These make perfect gifts!
The holiday season has arrived! To help in your shopping this year, the staff at Parents.com tested hundreds of toys to find the ones they know your kids will love.
Read this article to check out the baby and toddler toy picks for the hottest gifts. You can just shop, wrap, and relax!
If your child has a bad dream about bugs in her bed, would it surprise you to learn that she may be upset about having a new sibling? You can learn a great deal about your child's thoughts and feelings, and how to best comfort her, by discovering the hidden meanings behind her dreams.
In this article, get interpretations of your child's most common dreams and nightmares from dream expert Gillian Holloway, Ph.D.
These babes may be raised by celebrity royalty, but they earn their own silver spoons. To determine which tykes were tops, Forbes looked at both press clippings and blog presence for more than 50 A-list tots (5-years-old and younger) over the course of a year. Then, with a whittled down list, they reached out to Los Angeles, Calif.-based polling firm E-Poll Market Research for both awareness data for the kids and consumer appeal rankings for their celebrity parents.
While the passage of time feels subjective to all of us, it's especially baffling to young children. They don't yet have the skill of estimating how long activities will take. And they're only beginning to come into contact with the devices we grown-ups use to track time. (Did I really just spend an hour and 45 minutes on the computer?)
This article presents some ways to help your kids become more patient, handle long waits, and prepare for the next activity.
When is it okay to begin leaving your child at home alone? The answer really is different for every child. In general, children under 10 should not be left on their own, and babies and younger children should not be left alone even for a few minutes. Before leaving your kids at home alone, make sure that they are mature enough to be on their own (even if only for a few hours).
This article presents some questions to ask yourself.
It's understandable if the term "walking zombie" describes you during your new mom days. As you recover from pregnancy and childbirth, you're nurturing an infant who wakes up several times a night feeling hungry (or wet or colicky or disoriented) and needs you to be awake too. Luckily, this is temporary. Once your baby can sleep through the night, you can return to a regular sleep schedule. But most infants won't for least seven to eight weeks, often longer.
The good news: You can almost always sneak in sleep. These sleep-saving moves will show you how.
Children aren't getting enough vitamin D, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which says children need double the previously recommended amount. The group is advising that all children -- from newborns to teens -- get 400 international units (IU), the equivalent of drinking four 8-ounce glasses of fortified milk every day.
Is your child getting enough? Find out more by reading this article.
When you see the latest spelling bee champ crowned on TV, or hear about a kid earning a perfect score on the SATs, you probably assume the winner studies all day...or is just a born genius. In fact, there's usually something else at work. These kids, with their parents' help, have unlocked the secrets to being super-motivated students. They like to study, they like to achieve — and they know how to get results.
In this article, they spill their best strategies to help your children love learning and excel in school (and their future careers).
