Crying and Colic Cry it out By Peg Moline on May 22, 2012 In a recent interview with Robert Sears, M.D., author of The Portable Pediatrician book and app , I asked about the practice of...
Baby Health Why are well-baby checkups important? By Monica Beyer on Mar 2, 2012 Max 5 stars87My Rating You may be tempted to keep your baby at home instead of venturing out to the doctor's office every few months, but there are sound...
Baby Health Your baby does not need safety equipment to learn to walk By Jennifer Chait on Oct 21, 2011 I saw a post today, over at ecosalon, about 7 pointless baby products. Much of the list was the same...
Baby Health As unemployment rates rise so does child abuse By Jennifer Chait on Sep 20, 2011 According to new research, as unemployment rate in the USA soar upwards, more and more children under the age of...
Baby Health Child medication poisoning has risen dramatically By Jennifer Chait on Sep 19, 2011 According to a new Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study, the number of young children admitted to hospitals or the...
Baby Health Crib bumper pad sales banned in Chicago By Jennifer Chait on Sep 12, 2011 Health care professionals have long advised against having your baby sleep in a crib affixed with baby bumpers, but now,...
Baby Health 60 percent of 2011 infant car seats contain toxic substances By Jennifer Chait on Aug 10, 2011 HealthyStuff.org has just released their research on 2011-model car seats, and 60% of all of the 2011-model car seats tested,...
Baby Health Get ready for first aid before your baby arrives By Jennifer Chait on Aug 8, 2011 There are plenty of things you should be doing before your baby arrives, like taking a childbirth class, gathering must-have...
Baby Health More than 20 deaths in 2011 after children are left alone in hot cars By Jennifer Chait on Jul 24, 2011 It's mid summer, and as such it's time for an important safety reminder - never, ever leave your child alone...
Baby Health The leading cause of death for young children By Jennifer Chait on Jul 7, 2011 What is the leading cause of death for young kids? Is it auto accidents? Poisoning? Or maybe it's falls? Nope......
Baby Health The new crib safety standards By Jennifer Chait on Jun 30, 2011 This week the brand new, and mandatory, safety standards for infant cribs went into effect. The new rules about crib...
Baby Health Celebrate Home Safety Month with a safe home tour By Jennifer Chait on Jun 18, 2011 In honor of Home Safety Month why not tour a super safe home from the comfort of your desk? My...
Baby Health Best baby-safe sunscreen for 2011 By Jennifer Chait on May 25, 2011 Environmental Working Group (EWG) has just released their 2011 Safe Sunscreen Guide and it's jam packed with the safest sunscreens...
Baby Health FDA says: do not feed SimplyThick to premature infants By Jennifer Chait on May 21, 2011 The FDA has issued a warning to all parents, caregivers and health care providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening...
Baby Health 75 drownings and near-drownings in 2011 already! By Jennifer Chait on Apr 27, 2011 We haven't even hit summer 2011, and yet, 37 drownings and 38 near-drowning incidents have already been reported by the...
Baby Health Never shake a baby - learn about abusive head trauma By Jennifer Chait on Apr 25, 2011 Shaken baby syndrome, or “abusive head trauma" as it's now sometimes called, is a serious issue, but an issue that...
Baby Health Non-violent parenting tips By Jennifer Chait on Apr 10, 2011 In a previous post, I mentioned that it's National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child abuse isn't always so cut and...
Baby Health Your smoke alarm may not wake your child By Jennifer Chait on Apr 8, 2011 A new study, completed by researchers at Victoria University in Melbourne shows that most of the time, kids will sleep...
Baby Health Help prevent child abuse in your community By Jennifer Chait on Apr 7, 2011 Many, many important events happen in April. We've got Earth Day, Autism Awareness and Marching for Babies to name a...
Baby Health Safe active play with your baby By Jennifer Chait on Mar 29, 2011 I think we've all seen the occasional parent toss their baby into the air. Most babies I've met DO seem...