Kids love Valentine’s Day. It’s an opportunity for them to eat sweets and give their friends Valentine’s Day cards. If your son or daughter has been extra well behaved recently, you might want to throw him or her a party for Valentine’s Day. Throwing a Valentine’s Day party at your house can be a great opportunity for your child to relax and have fun with friends. Things tend to pick up during the second half of the school year for kids. That’s usually when their teachers start giving them more homework and tests to help prepare them for standardized tests in the spring. So, why … [Read more...]

  I just wanted to pass this information along to our readers because WTE has been great to BBA and our readers. One of their partners TopDentist.com is having a HUGE  giveaway...   You have a chance to win a trip to New York City plus 1 guest. All you have to do is go to this link  Top Dentist.com 1. Tell them what makes you smile 2. Upload a picture of you or your kid   And that is it and you will be entered in the drawing! … [Read more...]

  The word pacifier comes from the word pacify and to pacify means to appease or to soothe something. So it’s no wonder that babies crave and hang on to their pacifiers for relief. But before you pop your baby’s pacifier in, here are a few things to consider before doing so: Dental Problems: Long term use of a pacifier can have an effect on your baby’s dental growth and progression. The way your baby sucks on a pacifier could affect their bite and the shape of their mouth causing crooked or protruding teeth. Some parents put sweet and sugary things on the pacifier for their … [Read more...]

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 are ways to resolve issues while reasoning out the problematic areas.   1. … [Read more...]

  "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 "shyness" in children is not bad at all! Of course the child could be shy in a healthy way, which will be … [Read more...]

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 to the self-feeding stage, he wants a little control over what goes in his mouth and when. Eating is … [Read more...]

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 clothing and outfit their baby in style if they are willing to do a little deal searching and learn … [Read more...]

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 wriggly and stubborn protester with a mind of his own.   Baby clothes can become a minefield. … [Read more...]