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It’s that time of year again—and we’re not talking about shopping, opening presents or even seeing family. It’s time for Christmas and holiday cooking! We polled the staff here at Bundoo for interesting holiday recipes and picked...
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My holiday season promptly starts at the taste of latkes. My Grandma’s potato pancakes are the star of Hanukkah every year and have been since the beginning of (my) time. Dreidels are fun, presents are special, but my Grandma’s potato latkes are...
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Health
Before a diagnosis of ADHD can be made, doctors and mental health professionals must gather information through various screening tools. The screening process can involve clinical interviews, observations from teachers and parents, psychological...
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Toddler
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Toddler
In the quest to raise healthy eaters and healthy children, parents are often looking for ways to improve meals and include healthy foods. One way is to do this is tweak familiar “kid food” recipes to make them healthier. There are reasons kids love...
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Health
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common brain disorder that causes difficulty with focus, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) estimates that between 4-12 percent of school-aged children...
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Bundoo’s own nutritionist Sue Lupackino was featured on a local TV station in Philadelphia this morning and gave some great ideas for summer grilling. If you’re looking for the recipes she mentioned on her segment, look no further. Here...
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Community
Since a baby’s gag reflex is still pretty strong at this age, I recommend using a food processor or good quality blender to get the smoothest texture possible. Adding extra water while pureeing helps a lot too. To expedite the cooking...
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Saturday morning starts off the same every week. We all mosey downstairs and lounge around until breakfast is ready. At that point the cartoons go off and the fun begins. From the very beginning, we have started our weekend with chores. It has...
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In a recent study, school cafeteria lunches were found to be healthier than homemade lunches. One of the reasons school lunches fared better in the “healthy and nutritious” category was limits set around sweets and high-fat food in schools. The...
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When the leaves have long since displayed a kaleidoscope of color and have fallen to the ground, it’s time to pull out the sweaters and get in the mood for all things winter! We wanted to give you some great ways to de-stress this winter, for...
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Long before you have to worry about transitioning your baby into a “big girl” bed or (gasp!) into school, you’ll have another, much messier transition to handle: from drinking most of her food to actually eating solid food. When...
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Toddler
Like most health-conscious parents concerned about raising a healthy eater, you are likely looking for ways to make your everyday recipes even healthier. Here are a few time-tested tips to make your meals healthier (without sacrificing any...
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Baby
There are three basic kinds of infant formula: ready-made, powdered, and concentrate. Ready-made formula is both the most expensive and the easiest; simply pour it into a baby bottle. But the two more economical varieties require a simple...
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Health
For most children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, the symptoms typically appear early in life. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates symptoms usually first appear between 3-6 years old. However, because there is...
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Community
I am now writing a book here’s a part of me talking about foodborne illness from raw milk. I saw somebody post recently about if she should feed her son raw milk, I also see a lot of mothers that are scared because of the bacteria. Chapter...
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Baby
Fiber is an essential part of a healthy diet. It aids in healthy digestion, helps prevent obesity, and regulates blood sugar levels. It also prevents constipation. Unfortunately, average children in the United States get less than half their...
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When you prepare baby formula, you may wonder if using tap water is the safest option. While most tap water is safe, there are three main chemical concerns in using tap water for babies: the presence of fluoride, lead, and/or nitrates. Fluoride...
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Toddler
Eat the colors of the rainbow! The more color on your plate, the better! This nutrition advice is aimed at helping consumers eat more fruits and vegetables. However, if you take a look at our nation’s food supply, many processed foods would also...
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Community
The legume (bean) Lupin on was in the news last week as a concern for parents of children with peanut allergy. Apparently, this legume was previously uncommon in the US but is being imported and used as an ingredient more and more often. Parents...
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Baby
Like Goldilocks and the three bears, agreeing on a comfortable room temperature is a challenge for many households. One person likes it cool, another likes it warm … but what temperature is “just right” for the baby?” Contrary to what many people...
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Pregnancy
When you learn you are expecting, you’re naturally going to have many questions. Besides the gender of your baby, one of the most common is: “When is the baby due?” Assigning a due date gives you something to look forward to and plan for, but this...
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Pregnancy
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Toddler
Fresh, frozen, or even canned (and rinsed), many veggies stand out when it comes to their nutritional quality. Packed with nutrients and fiber and low on calories, veggies should be part of every baby’s daily diet. Research shows that when a baby...
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Parenting
Let’s face it—whether you deliver vaginally or by C-section, your body will be different after you give birth. For many women (and men), one of the most pressing questions is how sex will be different after a little one arrives. 1. You may not want...
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Health
Peanut allergies are more common, and many preschools are banning peanuts and peanut butter in the classroom. If your child has a peanut allergy, finding a peanut-free alternative for lunch can be a real task. Here are some great alternatives to...
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Toddler
DHA is a vital brain-boosting and eye health nutrient. In the first year of life, babies need adequate DHA to support healthy development and growth. Mothers who are pregnant or breastfeeding are advised to consume the equivalent of 300 mg DHA per...
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Pregnancy
© Medical-Artist.com Pregnancy is an exciting time! Beginning on Week 1, your body and your baby will undergo an incredible transformation. Even early in your pregnancy, long before you’re showing or experiencing any of the symptoms associated...
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Toddler
Are snacks needed in preschool? Nay-sayers are concerned with extra calories, the quality of food offered, and the effect of frequent eating on how well children regulate their appetite. But is it really negative for preschools to have snacks for...
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Parenting
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Baby
Broccoli, beans, cabbage, oh my! These are foods known to cause gas in an adult digestive tract. So it may not come as a surprise that babies have food triggers that cause gas as well, even if they don’t actually eat the foods in question. Foods...
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Toddler
Whole grains have been getting a lot of attention as an important food source for maintaining a healthy weight and preventing long-term illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Whole grain foods such as whole wheat bread,...
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Health
The number of children affected by ADHD has risen sharply over the years, presenting a challenge for parents and doctors alike. The good news is that since ADHD has been extensively studied, researchers have discovered a number of treatment...
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Community
What are the top 3 things you look for in a child care provider? You can use the list below to get some ideas, but feel free to add to it. LOCATION (convenience, easy access & parking) COST (tuition & other fees) FACILITIES (physical state...
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OK, this is a hard topic to boil down to “one thing.” I think when any parent starts their child on solid foods, it’s a mixture of joy (“My baby is growing up!”) and fear (“What the heck do I feed them? What if they choke? Am I picking the right...
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Who doesn’t love a massage? However, this mom-to-be got a spa massage package as a gift and isn’t sure it’s such a good idea. See what Dr. Jen says. Dear Bundoo, This holiday season, I was gifted a massage at a local spa. Normally I’d be really...
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Fourth of July ideas are all over Pinterest, but if you’re like me you haven’t had time to weed out those “intense preparation required” ones (you know, the ones Pinterest fails are made of!). Here are a few ideas to help the last-minute mamas and...
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What’s in a name? Well, when you’re trying to decide what everyone will call your precious bundle of joy for all eternity, a name becomes a pretty important thing. How unique is too unique? Will she look like a Rose, or will he act like a Porter?...
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New parents: raise your hand if you’ve ever felt guilty after finding a rash on your newborn’s perfect skin. While we’d all love to keep our babies’ skin flawless forever, there’s no way to completely avoid minor skin...
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Every year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases statistics about the previous year’s births. The report for 2014 was just released, and below are some of the more interesting findings for this past year: Overall, the birth...
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“One can dream.” That’s often a quote we hear when we talk about winning the lottery or landing a job that lets us do something great like being a taster of new ice cream flavors for a living (I wish). However, what’s sad is that many American moms...
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From a husband’s desire to add breast milk to his morning coffee to a grandmother who demands her granddaughter eat more—even if she is growing just fine! Dear Bundoo is where we answer your parenting and relationship questions anonymously....
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Ahhh summer: running in the sprinklers, hands sticky from afternoon Popsicles, the smell of sunscreen and chlorine as the little ones scamper in from the pool. Those are the good days of summer, the days I can’t wait for as the school year...
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There is nothing newlyweds cling to as strongly as their holiday traditions (except maybe their wedding registry gift receipts). The hardest part of new marriage is when you realize your spouse has some seriously messed up holiday traditions. And...
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The news no pregnant woman wants to hear has been officially announced in a report released this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC): that almost half of all pregnant women in the United States gain too much weight in their...
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As I arrived at the Los Angeles airport yesterday, I was pleased to see a designated nursing room in the boarding area. It was located near the women’s bathroom but it was separate. This made me happy for all of the traveling families. This makes...
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Happy Valentine’s Day. Since today is all about warm & fuzzy, I give to you… no tearjerkers this week, and this poem (you’re welcome): Roses are red Violets are blue When parenting gets crazy, I head to Bundoo! 1. Honest valentines...
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Some of you will be ringing in 2017 as brand new parents — congratulations! This year will undoubtedly bring huge changes in your life and the life of your baby. New Year’s Eve will likely be very different this year than last, maybe even somewhat...
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Perfect world scenario: You sit down in your dedicated nursing chair at home to feed your baby. Calming classical music is playing while you sip lemon-flavored water and gaze deeply into the face of your newborn. You lock eyes with your little one...
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Parenting
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Baby
Parents and caregivers often worry about the frequency and amount of stool that their baby is producing. In the first couple months of life, a breastfed baby may stool after every feed. Formula fed babies tend to stool less often but still have...
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Health
The idea of giving your baby the first bath can be intimidating. It’s only natural at first to be worried about handling a slippery, squirming baby in water. But the process is not complicated, and many newborns enjoy a warm, calming bath. The...
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Toddler
Everybody seems pressed for time—so it’s not surprising that fast food is a staple in many families’ lives. In fact, about 83 percent of families hit the drive through at least once a week. If this sounds like you, here’s the good news: there are...
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Baby
Parents are naturally concerned about what to feed their babies, but new research is showing that how you feed your baby is just as important as what’s in the bottle or the bowl. In fact, researchers are finding that parents who ignore their baby’s...
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Parenting
Is your tap water safe from lead contamination? The issue of lead-contaminated city water burst into the national conversation in April 2014, when Flint, Michigan, announced that its city water was contaminated with toxic lead. The problem began...
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Baby
Constipation is one of the leading causes of concern for parents of young children. And it’s no wonder! There’s so much going on with eating, development, and toilet habits at this time. Children are learning to eat new foods, rejecting once...
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Baby
Starting finger foods is an exciting time for both you and your child. It’s a sign that your child is growing up and making the move to eating what the family eats. Essentially, finger foods are any solid food that your child can pick up and put in...
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Toddler
You’ve read about “superfoods” for babies — these are the foods like berries and sweet potatoes that give an extra nutritional boost. Here are the “anti-superfoods,” the bad food for kids. The foods on this list have been shown to have little to no...
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Toddler
The messaging on snacking is changing. The negative publicity on snacks does have some merit — many children are getting too many snacks and the wrong kind, putting a heavy dent in their calorie budgets. The 2008 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study...
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Baby
Although your baby has spent most of the past month sleeping, he or she has been doing a lot of hard work growing and changing. The first few weeks — really, the first few years — of life are marked by incredible development and learning for...
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Toddler
Just about any food, it seems, can be made into milk. Seeds, coconut, nuts, and rice are just a few of the milk alternatives you’ll find in the grocery store. Although it may seem that these milk alternatives would offer the same nutrition as cow’s...
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Toddler
If you ask a toddler what a “superfood” is, you might end up hearing a lot about macaroni and cheese, chicken nuggets, chocolate milk, pizza, and pasta. Just like babies, however, toddlers need a healthy and varied diet to fuel their development...
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Toddler
It’s snack time at preschool. You know that a wonderful learning experience happens for your child at snack time. Your preschooler gets to pour his or her own drink, serve himself or herself food, and eat in a social environment, all of which...
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Health
When your child is suffering from the red, itchy rash that comes with eczema, you want immediate relief. Aside from prescription creams and ointments, there are things you can do at home to help make your child more comfortable. As with any home...
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Parenting
Swimmer’s ear (otitis externa) occurs when the outer part of the ear and the canal leading to the eardrum becomes inflamed and painful. Swimmer’s ear is different from the more common ear infections that occur in the middle ear, or otitis media...
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Pregnancy
Almost every pregnant woman notices swelling at some point in her pregnancy, whether it is in her feet, legs, hands, or face. It’s important to know that while most of the time this swelling is not a problem, there are a few signs you should not...
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Toddler
The average American consumes nearly 152 pounds of sugar each year, which breaks down to almost three pounds (or six cups!) of sugar each week. With adults eating this much sugar, it’s no surprise that children are getting a sugar overload....
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Toddler
Cereal is a mainstay in the diets of toddlers and preschoolers. But there is a wide variety available, and choosing the right one can be a challenge. So what should you be looking for when it comes to the cereal you buy and feed your child? Rule...
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Parenting
Childhood can be stressful, but we’re just now beginning to understand how stress can damage kids over the long term. According to researchers at Johns Hopkins, adults often “fail to recognize” just how much stress their kids are under and the...
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Health
You carefully applied and re-applied sunscreen and kept your baby covered with a hat and other protective clothing, but the next day you notice distinctive red- or pink-skinned hallmarks of a sunburn. What do you do now? Just as your baby is more...
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Your 5- to 7-month-old is just beginning to discover his or her own body, but these little developments add up to a big change. At this age, your baby is still learning to control voluntary muscles, which requires a great deal of coordination....
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Toddler
During the first two years of life, your child’s brain grows faster than it will at any other time during his or her life. To maintain this very rapid growth, the brain needs certain nutrients, including healthy fats, DHA, iron, and certain...
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Toddler
Chocolate-coated granola bars? Fruit juice cocktail? White bread? These aren’t necessarily the foods that will get you or your family closer to being healthy. Yet, roll down the aisles of the grocery store, and you’ll be inundated with hundreds of...
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Parenting
Trick-or-treating is a treasured part of the Halloween experience for many families. Check out these five tips for making it safe and fun for your younger children. 1. Focus on function before fashion: Yes, your child is adorable in that big,...
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Pregnancy
If you’re one of those moms who didn’t exactly expect to get pregnant, this is right around the time you will probably suspect that those odd symptoms you’ve experienced over the past few weeks might be pregnancy related—especially after you miss...
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Baby
Preparing for your newborn’s arrival home can be really fun — designing a nursery, all those adorable new onesies—but there’s a serious side as well: you want to make sure your home environment is as safe as possible. Here are some of the essential...
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Toddler
While the 2000s had carbs, the 2010s diet enemy appears to be gluten. When celebrities and health experts started speaking out about celiac disease and gluten intolerance, some people hopped on the bandwagon and decided to go “gluten-free.” Many of...
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Parenting
Once the pumpkin pie has settled, the entertainment doesn’t have to stop tableside. Gather the family around the couch to unwind for a holiday-themed movie. We’ve selected this list of G-rated Thanksgiving movies, from classics to more recent...
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Parenting
Security blankets (or teddy bears or any object) are a familiar feature of childhood. Known as “transitional objects,” these objects serve an important developmental purpose. Children rely on them to transition between the affection supplied by...
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Baby
Now that your baby has more experience with solid foods, you might wonder which foods are “good” to introduce at this age and when it’s OK to introduce treats and snacks. First, it’s important to offer an increasing variety of soft table and finger...
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Parenting
Sibling jealousy is a real issue for many families, especially when a new baby is on the way. Older siblings may be excited about the arrival of a new baby—or they may be dreading it and acting out to get your attention. When you add in your own...
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Baby
As your little one nears the five-month mark, your pediatrician may have approached the subject of introducing solid foods into her diet. While the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends exclusively breastfeeding through the first six...
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Health
Hand washing is the most important way we prevent the spread of germs. Washing our hands with a mild soap before preparing food, after using the bathroom, after diaper changing, after handling pets, and after returning home from running errands can...