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6 Ways to Handle Your Newborn Constantly Feeding

Dec 02, 2021

A newborn constantly feeding can exhaust any parent. Here's how to handle the cluster feeding, especially when you’re breastfeeding. I just about had it. The sore nipples from a bad latch, the cluster-feeding sessions, the leaking—I was over it. I felt glued to my baby and shot dagger eyes at anyone who suggested feeding him the second he'd fuss. I was ready to give up. And that was just five days in with breastfeeding. But beyond the physical pain, breastfeeding for many moms is especially hard when your newborn is constantly feeding. Your baby wants to nurse all the time, hungry … [Read more...]

How to Get Your Baby to Nap Longer than 30 Minutes

Naps

Nov 29, 2021

Struggling with your newborn suddenly taking short naps? Learn how to get baby to nap longer than 30 minutes and get the sleep you need! I can remember one instance when my newborn son slept for five hours straight during the day. With all those hours to myself, I had folded the laundry, prepared our meals, and even took a good nap myself and still had time to spare. I kept checking in on him to see if this was a fluke, or whether he was really sleeping. You see, this was such an anomaly because, more often than not, I couldn't get him to nap past 30 minutes. In fact, 45 minutes was … [Read more...]

19 Anxiety Books for Kids

Children's Books

Nov 25, 2021

Check out these anxiety books for kids, from going to school, dealing with separation anxiety, making mistakes, or worrying about the world. Does your child cry in the morning because her stuffed animal isn't where it was the night before? Is she fun and energetic at home, but completely different in public? Has school drop-off become such a nightmare because she cries the minute you leave? Many of us have wondered whether our kids' behaviors are normal, or if they could possibly signal anxiety problems that need to be addressed. And for good reason: while many behaviors are normal, it's … [Read more...]

Fine Motor Skills Activities to Do at Home

Activities

Nov 22, 2021

Looking for fine motor skills activities at home for your child? Check out this list of fun ideas, using household items for everyday play! Your toddler's fine motor skills are making you feeling anxious. He still can't hold a crayon using the pincer grasp, much less copy a line or a circle. He doesn't use scissors, tongs, or tweezers, and isn't interested in using playdough tools. You're getting discouraged, worried he won't even be able to write his own name. It doesn't help when his preschool teacher or pediatrician have raised the alarm that his fine motor development and … [Read more...]

Toddler Travel Essentials for a Fuss-Free Family Trip

Family Life

Nov 21, 2021

Traveling with kids by plane or road? Take a look at these toddler travel essentials and gear recommended by a well-traveled mom of four! by Rachael Robison Some might think I'm crazy. After all, in the span of just four years, I've taken a: 32-hour drive to Florida with a three- and a one-year-old 26-hour drive to Ohio with kids ages four, two, and three-months 20-hour drive to Texas with three kids while pregnant And my favorite: a 7,000 mile, 5-week road trip with a seven-, five-, three-, and one-year-old. After thinking, She's crazy, most people start wondering what my … [Read more...]

The Best Activities to Do with 2 Year Olds

Activities

Nov 19, 2021

These activities to do with 2 year olds are developmentally appropriate, mess-free, and will keep your toddler busy for long stretches. Like many first-time moms, the toddler stage was a new but exciting time for me and the little guy. I was on the search for possible toddler approved activities we could do to fill up the days we had together. After all, it's easy to get stuck in a rut, where your child seems bored at home. Where you find yourself once again clueless for fun activities geared toward his age. You might be home with him all day and tired of your usual daily … [Read more...]

Top Weather Books for Kids

Children's Books

Nov 18, 2021

Want to encourage your child's interest in meteorology? Here are top weather books for kids sure to learn about climate and seasons. My son is obsessed with checking my phone, but not because he wants to see the latest app or game. Every morning, he checks to see... the weather. He likes to know when we're going to have a rainy day, the highs and lows for the day, or the day's humidity. He'll check if our mornings will start with heavy fog, and if so, the time of day when it'll finally lift. And he'll give us the precise hour when sunrise and sunset happen, as well as the different types … [Read more...]

What to Do When Your Overtired Baby Keeps Waking Up

Newborn

Nov 17, 2021

What to do when your newborn baby wakes up screaming and won’t stop crying? Learn the steps to take when your overtired baby keeps waking up. I started to dread the nights. As a first-time mom, I could hang with not getting much sleep during the day—this is the time to be awake, after all. But once the skies darkened and signaled bedtime, the pressure was on to put (and keep) my baby to sleep. Except that wasn't exactly happening. Instead, putting him to sleep became an hour-long process where he cried and cried. He fought sleep, despite being unable to keep his eyes open. Naps were just … [Read more...]

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