Modern parenting is criticized on many levels. Memes abound comparing the protectiveness of parents today to times when children roamed free, drank from hoses, and didn't ride in car seats (especially not until they were four-years-old). The disparagement usually involves the … [Read more...]
The Benefits to Delaying a Newborn’s First Bath (and All You Ever Wanted to Know About Vernix)
When should a newborn baby receive its first bath? The answer to this questioned depends on your source of postnatal care. Midwives teach mothers to rub the white vernix into their newborn baby's skin rather than wash it off. Vernix developers during the third trimester. … [Read more...]
Parenting & Discipline: ABC Alternatives to Yelling
Parenting can be challenging, especially with a strong-willed child. Sometimes when all else fails, even the most patient parent will yell. It's loud. It gets attention. It's shocking, especially when it doesn't happen often. It means business. It lets your kids know who's in … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding for 6 Months May Lower Risk of Liver Disease
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that mothers breastfeed exclusively the first six months of an infant's life. The AAP guidelines advise mothers to continue breastfeeding along with the introduction of solid food until a child is at least a year old. The World … [Read more...]
The Banned Toxic Pesticide Sprayed on Christmas Trees
If you purchased a Christmas tree from a lot or cut your own from a farm, chances are a toxic pesticide has been applied to Oh Tannebaum. Christmas tree farms regularly apply Chlorpyrifos. This Dow Chemical product is an organophosphate pesticide that attacks the nervous … [Read more...]
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