Healthathon: Kids and Food Homepage

Hashtag: #HEALTHATHON   Welcome to our 2nd Healthathon and our 3rd "athon". Tomorrow we will… [more]

Healthathon: Kids and Food Homepage Healthathon: Kids and Food Homepage

10 Great Baby Blogs You Have to Read

We want to keep the "addiction" going, here are some great baby blogs you have to visit!  If you think… [more]

10 Great Baby Blogs You Have to Read 10 Great Baby Blogs You Have to Read

Pursuit Of Love

Follow Andrew's journey to love! From his single life to eventually marriage and hopefully to the Dad Diary. You won't want to miss this!

Pursuit Of Love Pursuit Of Love

Gestational Diabetes….What?!?

Read about BBA Alison's experience with Gestational Diabetes. Also, check out Part Two to read more of her story!

Gestational Diabetes….What?!? Gestational Diabetes….What?!?

Train Your Child to Play Well With Other Kids

Practicing the right behavior is an important part of our being and this need to be imbibed in our kids from the very beginning. When you initiate your kid’s presence in a play group or take him or her along to a social gathering, it’s important that the child knows how to behave well. To train the kid about the same, parents have to work out ways for managing inevitable issues. Chalking out clear policies will improve these issues and will also get you the support from other parents. Here … Click To Continue...

4 Ways To Help Your Shy Child

  "Shy / reserved" or "spontaneous/ social" are common tags with which society often labels kids. Without doubt, most parents today would want their kids to be labeled as the latter. They'd like their kids to be the first ones with hands waving in the air to ask or answer questions, to sing lively loud songs and to participate in events. Kids, who are shy, are treated like; it is something shameful, and their parents often apologize for their shyness. But psychology elaborates that … Click To Continue...

When Your Baby is Ready for More than Baby Food

Babies grow up quickly. As they leave behind the milk, they begin to eat cereal and baby foods. It’s not long before they have outgrown even that and are looking for more substantial foods that have texture and can, of course, be played with. What’s the fun of eating if you can’t play with your food? It’s time for finger foods! Self-Feeding Baby Eating Stage Junior can’t be a baby forever. He has to grow up and tend to himself eventually. This begins with eating. When he gets … Click To Continue...

Baby Deals: Where To Find The Best

For expecting and first-time parents, preparing for the birth of the new arrival can be overwhelming. Just one visit to the nearest baby superstore can be a stressful experience for many new parents. Walking down row after row of cribs, high chairs, baby clothes, diapers, bottles, and strollers prompt many to think, 'Wow! How can a baby so little need so much stuff?' to be followed by, 'How are we going to be able to afford all this?' Fortunately, parents-to-be can find affordable baby gear and … Click To Continue...

How to Make Dressing Time Fun!

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Dressing a baby can be a wonderful bonding experience: face to face, mother and baby, sharing a quiet moment.  On the other hand, it could be a wrestling match in which a parent tries to put trousers or tights on a wriggling baby quite determined to crawl away.  Many a tear of frustration has been shed on both sides.   Most parents have found dressing their baby stressful at some point.  This usually happens when a sleepy newborn transforms from a compliant, passive baby to a … Click To Continue...

The Play by Play Of My Date

** The Pursuit of Love Series** Exactly 90 Miles Round Trip ... & A Missed Softball Game...   All this for a first date with a girl?! If anyone knows me I usually put myself first in a lot of situations but I have come to change (at least on a first date, small steps)!  I have got to be less selfish. My round trip mileage was 90 miles and yes I probably won't do that again but I did it.   How We Met I met this girl on the eve of Christmas Eve at a bar. Now I … Click To Continue...

Best Personal Gifts for Baby’s 1st Birthday

If you know a child that is about to turn 1, you will likely be looking for gifts for baby's 1st birthday. It is often easy to buy gifts for a child, but when it comes to gifts for baby's 1st birthday, the task becomes a little harder. You will likely want to buy a gift that the child will always remember. Or, at least something the parents will remember so they can later tell the child who bought them that gift.   Keep in mind that, though toys and clothes make wonderful gifts, … Click To Continue...

Is Being Single During The Holidays That Bad?

**Pursuit Of Love Series** When I first think about this, of course it is a little depressing to think that I don't have that significant other to be around during the holidays. It is obviously a little lonely but is it really that bad?? In the past 10 years I probably have been single 3 or 4 times during the holidays, not many. So I have to gotten to think about why it really isn't that bad to be single right now. Here is my list...   The Circuit This was the one thing I could not … Click To Continue...