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Baby
Sippy cups are easy to love. They don’t spill, they are super easy for baby to use, and they are a perfect bridge from the bottle or breast to a “big kid” cup. In recent years, however, there’s been a bit of a sippy cup backlash as experts from...
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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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Parenting
RIE encourages parents to slow down and take parenting cues directly from their babies. This means observing your child and following the baby’s cues when establishing the daytime schedule. Respect for the needs of the individual child are...
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Baby
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a controversial chemical used to make hard plastics (known as polycarbonate) and to line metal-based food and beverage containers, where it helps prevent rust and increases shelf life. BPA can be transferred to the food in...
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Toddler
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As you baby gets older, you’re discovering a whole new set of parenting questions. You’ve started thinking about socializing your baby and how the next stage — talking, walking, and fierce independence — might look. Here are eight common questions...
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Baby
There’s no denying that when it comes to feeding your baby, breast is best, especially early in life. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends “exclusive breastfeeding for approximately the first six months and support for breastfeeding...
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Parenting
Some kids give up the pacifier easily, but for others it will require a little extra help from parents to make the change permanent. Some children stop as early as 12 months of age but can stop as late as 4 years old. Usually, children stop...
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Baby
You might be dreading it, but there will come a day when your baby’s pacifier has to go. In general, experts recommend weaning your child from a pacifier between his or her first and second birthdays. By that time, toddlers can learn to use...
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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...
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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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Baby
Depending on what you read, xenoestrogens are either causing a major health epidemic among our children, or they are a scare tactic used by political and health activists to make parents worry needlessly. Xenoestrogens are defined as environmental...