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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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Parenting
Choosing a highchair can sometimes feel like buying a car. There are many makes and models, with a huge range of designs and features. Highchair designs are continually updated and there are regulations and standards in the industry that are meant...
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Community
Hi! My name is Becca Freund. I’m a student at Rochester Institute of Technology. My major is Industrial Design – meaning I design products. This year, I will be working on my thesis. I want to design a modular product that will combine...
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As your baby grows, his or her diet will naturally expand to include new foods. However, be careful about which foods your baby eats, as some of them are dangerous or extremely unhealthy. Here is a list of six dangerous foods you should hold off...
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Baby fat is cute—and mostly normal—in the early years. By toddlerhood, most of that baby fat melts away. But for a number of young children, the weight doesn’t disappear. In fact, it accumulates. Why is this? I think it has to do with early...
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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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Toddler
Young children start out with an open, blank palate and enjoy almost every food they encounter — even vegetables. But when the toddler years roll around, many kids become picky or disinterested in foods that were previously well accepted, which can...
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Baby
That first bite of solid food is a big step forward for babies and families alike. Transitioning from a pure liquid diet to solids is one of the first (of many) steps your baby will take toward independence. Like a lot of those steps, the first...
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I was raised on beef and potatoes. My kids have seen quite a bit of bacon and ham in their lifetimes, and steak is always requested on birthdays. In fact, my crew would pipe in and tell you bacon is one of their favorite foods. And my husband has a...
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I recently met a woman who pulled me aside to ask me some questions about her two-year-old son. She teared up, and confessed, “I skipped iron-fortified cereal because I was afraid of the arsenic. Now I regret it, because we went to a neurologist,...
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Toddler
What you choose to offer your toddler to drink plays an important role in his or her overall health. After all, beverages provide nutrition and hydration, both of which help keep your toddler healthy and nourished. Beverages, especially water, are...
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Baby
When you’re ready to introduce solid food, the goal is to increase food exposure so that by one year of age, your baby has eaten a wide variety of food and his or her dinner plate looks like yours: filled with the food everyone else is eating, with...
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Pregnancy
The use of bed rest or extreme activity restriction is a common first-line treatment for many complications of pregnancy, including: preterm labor, being pregnant with multiples, placenta previa, and preeclampsia or high blood pressure, to name a...
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Baby
Introducing solid food to your baby is exciting. It means you are both officially onto “older baby” endeavors and starting the process of getting your baby ready to eat real family food. Iron is a critical nutrient, especially in the first two...
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Baby
Knowing what types of dairy are out there and how to include them is key to building a foundation of good health. Dairy (cow’s milk) and non-dairy alternatives such as soy milk, rice milk, or nut milks play a central role in young children’s diets...
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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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I grew up playing with Barbie. I remember Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers, but I played with Barbie. Dressing her up, putting her in the big pink convertible with Ken, and “driving to the beach.” I grew up in Indiana, so the beach was always my...
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It’s Halloween , and the buzz is all about candy. How much, what types, and how to manage the whole evening are just some of the questions on many parents’ minds. Candy is the cornerstone of trick-or-treating. Although you may feel the urge to...
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From Halloween to New Year’s Day, there’s no denying that the holiday season is upon us and along with it, sugary treats and indulgent foods. For kids (and their parents), the abundance of sweets and special occasion foods can be overwhelming and a...
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Every family has their traditions around the holidays—customs and rituals they repeat every year. While believing in Santa may be short-lived, holiday traditions are the anchor of the holiday season for my family. Experts say that traditions are...
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When it comes to feeding toddlers, most parents hit the trials and tribulations of toddlerhood around three years of age, when their toddler starts to get picky, afraid of food, or sticks to the same old fare. This normal stage of...
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Being a good role model to your kids—especially in the area of healthy eating and an active lifestyle—begins when your kids are young. From offering a variety of foods each day to taking care of yourself through regular exercise and sleep, these...
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In children 2 to 6 years old, picky eating has been considered a normal part of development — fear of new foods, food jags, and erratic eating, that is. It’s been estimated that 14 to 20 percent of children aged 2 to 5 years are reported to be...
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Kids are picky. Some are really, really picky. Others are a little bit picky. Most are in between. I recently met a woman who complained about her son who was a picky eater. She was curious about why her twin boys were totally opposite in their...
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Bethenny Frankel wore her 4-year-old daughter’s Hello Kitty jammies, took a picture, and posted it on Instagram for the world to see. Thanks, Bethenny Frankel. You’ve just dug the “thin is in” hole a little bit deeper. Your move does nothing to...
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My kids started cooking in the kitchen at a young age. We spent a lot of time in the kitchen, playing, eating and sometimes even having baths in the sink. On weekends, we cooked as a family, especially breakfast. It has always been important to me...
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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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…is something I’ll end up using for the kidlet instead of really something I want for myself. How many others are with me?! My husband keeps asking what I want, and all I can think of are things that I would like for my son (like more...
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Baby
Trying to read your baby’s cues can be confusing. When your baby cries and wiggles and fusses, what does that mean? Is he or she wet? Bored? Or hungry? One thing is sure: you need to understand what these signs mean, especially when it comes to...
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Toddler
For many parents, just around the time they’ve mastered breast or bottle-feeding, it’s time to think about introducing solid foods—which naturally leads to questions about how to start your baby off on the right foot with a healthy...
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Baby
Food has calories, and while adults may wish them away, calories and nutrients are essential to your child’s health. But where do calories come from? Macronutrients — known as protein, fat, and carbohydrate — are the “big three” nutrients that...
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Baby
“When should I start baby cereal? What should I worry about? How should I proceed?” With all the noise surrounding baby food — homemade baby food, baby-led weaning, vegan diets for baby — it’s hard to know what, when, and how you should...
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Health
Everyone gets constipated at some point, even toddlers. When parents are juggling toilet training and picky or erratic eating, panic over a toddler not producing poo can set in. Don’t worry too much, though. A change in your toddler’s diet may be...
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From European brands to Greek style and everything in between, finding a good yogurt can be a challenge, if not a confusing prospect! I’ve broken the task down to four simple rules: 1. Keep it short on sugar In general, yogurt can be a healthy...
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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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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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Pregnancy
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This summer, I will be wearing a bikini. Not because I lost a lot of weight. I haven’t. Not because I have a burning desire to wear a bikini again. I don’t. The reason is because I have two daughters, and I want to show them that bikinis are ok, no...
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The content for this blog was provided by Music Together Worldwide in accordance with Bundoo’s Editorial Policy. Babies noisily make their grand entrances into this world. At first, all of those cries might not sound like music, but they’re really...
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Do you have a picky eater? A child who has a limited variety of food intake because he or she rejects unfamiliar foods? It’s not uncommon for children to go through a “picky phase,” but researchers aren’t clear about exactly how many children...
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Toddler
It’s official: you’ve got a confirmed picky eater . Now what do you do? Here are some DOs and DON’Ts when it comes to managing your little ones and their eating habits. Do these with your picky eater: Keep a smile on your face, and have...
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Baby
You’ve got a picky eater on your hands, and if you’re like most parents, you’re wondering what you should do, if anything, to manage this. You’ve heard the pat advice: don’t worry about it; this is a normal stage; your child will grow out of it....
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Toddler
Iron is an important nutrient for growth and development. During the first two years of life, when the brain is growing at an accelerated rate, iron is critical. Deficiencies of iron at this crucial time may cause adverse effects in brain...
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Toddler
As your baby moves from a liquid diet of breast milk or formula, it’s important to start developing a feeding structure right away. Research has shown that a structured approach to feeding can help maintain good nutrition, proper growth, and...
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Parenting
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Toddler
It’s pretty normal for toddlers to say “no” to food. Refusal comes in all forms: shaking the head “no,” putting a hand up to signal “no,” or verbalizing the word are all ways your toddler may let you know he or she is not having what you’re...
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Did you know your baby’s brain triples in size within the first year of life? This rapid brain growth is undeniable and requires important nutrients, including the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), among others. In the brain, DHA is...
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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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Baby
Baby-led weaning (BLW) is an approach to introducing solid food to your baby that skips the step of traditional spoon-feeding. Throughout the US and Europe, BLW is becoming a popular “first food” approach to feeding babies. Baby-led weaning was...
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Toddler
Toddlerhood can be a landmine of food jags, food refusal, and general picky eating, making parents even more intent on getting their toddlers to eat well. To this end, some parents will use food as a reward to get their children to eat. After all,...
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Toddler
Using rewards is a popular approach to motivating performance or desirable behavior. Rewards can certainly motivate people to continue along—or even improve—their performance path. But when food is used as a reward, things get complicated. The...
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Toddler
Growing a healthy toddler means knowing which foods to offer and in what serving size. Studies show that parents may not always get the portions right. Sometimes they offer adult-sized portions, and other times they refuse second helpings when the...
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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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Baby
Baby-led weaning is a child-centered approach to feeding and transitioning from breastfeeding to a solid food diet. Allowing baby to set the pace — eat when hungry and stop when full — is a responsive feeding approach, one that has been positively...
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Do you find yourself getting anxious as the dinner hour approaches? Planning for World War III? Wondering how you’ll get this one to eat vegetables and that one to eat more than just pasta? You’re not the only one. Parents today report using all...
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“You need to finish your vegetables before you can go outside and play,” says the dad to his little boy. “I want you to take two more bites of your meat,” says Grandma to her preschooler granddaughter. The “clean plate club” has roots in the days...
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Toddler
Dietary fat is a critical part of a child’s health—as long as it’s the right kind of fat and in the right proportion. In the body, fats perform a number of important functions, including: Providing essential fatty acids (those not made by the...
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Baby
Baby-led weaning is one way to start solids with your baby. It involves skipping the spoon and allowing your baby to self-feed solids that are prepared in graspable and dissolvable forms, such as sticks of cooked meat or ripe fruit cut into wedges...
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Toddler
While we know that too much control over food is negative for kids, a free-for-all in the kitchen is not healthy either. You can think about teaching manners in terms of training a pet. If the dog is trained early on to go to the bathroom outside,...
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Toddler
Picky eating is a developmental rite of passage. Almost every child will go through a picky eating phase—and all the ups and downs that go with it. Some will experience a very mild case of picky eating, while others may be picky eaters for years....
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Grandparents seem to be famous for spoiling their grandchildren. When it comes to food, generally this means feeding grandchildren too many sweet treats, junk food, and sugary beverages. According to a 2014 study appearing in Eating Behavior,...
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Alicia’s son hated to eat. He wailed and became inconsolable whenever she introduced a meal. She was told his behavior was normal and to just keep exposing him to different baby foods. She tried and tried, but it didn’t improve. Going with her gut,...
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Toddler
Most babies start their food experience at mother’s breast or on a parent’s lap. After they can sit, they will soon find themselves in a highchair. From there, they graduate to a booster seat at the family meal table, and then by preschool, a real...
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There are many stages of feeding that toddlers go through. Some are still on baby food, while others eat table food with a limited variety. Some parents say their toddlers won’t eat what they eat, and others say they are afraid to offer table food...
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Baby
In the first year of your baby’s life there will be many changes. By the first year, many babies will have made the transition from sitting to crawling and maybe even walking. Sleep becomes more regular with predictable naps and sleeping through...
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Toddler
A sip of daddy’s soda, a gulp of mommy’s latte, and a taste of sister’s ice cream are more commonplace than many of us would like to admit. In an ideal world, babies and young toddlers would not eat any junk food, but that’s not the world we...
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Baby
Does feeding your baby give you a nagging feeling that things aren’t going as well as planned? If your baby isn’t gaining weight as predicted, or if you’re struggling with the spoon, you might be unintentionally making these mistakes and...
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Pregnancy
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Baby
Most babies approaching their first birthdays are on the brink of a major transition: they are about to get up and take those first tottering baby steps. Before your baby starts walking — which usually happens around or after the first birthday —...
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Pregnancy
For many women who deliver vaginally, a tear or laceration can occur at the time of giving birth. Some women may also have an episiotomy, though doing these routinely is becoming less common in the United States. So how should you care for this...
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Parenting
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Baby
While it’s fun to look for milestones and celebrate your baby’s new expressions, actions, and movements, it’s also important to remember that your baby is an individual and will develop at his or her own pace. However, there are some fun moments in...
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Parenting
Getting ready for the arrival of a new baby? Then it must be registry time! As our gift to you, we’ve prepared this helpful checklist to make sure you don’t forget any essentials when you’re preparing your registry. Print it and take along when...