Category Archives: Parenting Your Baby

Light it up BLUE for Autism Awareness!

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Paula D'Orazio

Our differences. Our traits, beliefs, preferences, abilities, frailties, exceptionalities – all of it. These are the things that make the world go ‘round. Dr. Temple Grandin, who quite famously uttered the words “I am different, not less” knew what she … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Teens With Special Needs, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs | Tagged Aperger's, ASD, ASD and bullying, autism, autism and bullying, Autism Awareness Day, autism spectrum disorder, Bullying, grandparents, special needs, teachable moment | Leave a comment

My Dangerous Purse

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Andrea Scott RN

I’ve got all our medications way out of reach of my little Pumpkin. They’re tucked away on a shelf so high that even if she were able to maneuver a chair over there, she still wouldn’t be able to reach … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged baby proofing, bag, child resistant, grandparents, injury prevention, Keeping Your Baby Safe, medication, medicine, Physical Health, poison, poison prevention, purse | 1 Comment

Adoption: Public Curiosity or A Family’s Private Story?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Halton Guest Blogger

Our family became one through the long journey of adoption. While we had expected an assault on our privacy as the adoption agency did their work to prepare us, e.g. home studies, financial and police, checks, we were less prepared … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged adopt, adopted, adoption, child, children, family, questions, strangers | 4 Comments

“My toddler refuses to eat!”

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Andrea Scott RN

The amount of food Pumpkin is able to consume in one sitting is so shocking at times that my husband and I will do a play-by-play analysis: “First she ate a whole banana! Then she reached for the cheese! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Feeding Your Baby in the First Year, Healthy Eating for Toddlers & Preschoolers, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged child, deal with, dinner, eat, Food, Physical Health, refuse, refuses food, Services, toddler | 2 Comments

Women ROCK!

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Paula D'Orazio

International Women’s Day is upon us. A time to reflect on, and truly embrace, one indelible truth: WOMEN ROCK! Many of us are juggling being mothers, partners, daughters, aunts, grandmothers, sisters and friends – and doing it darn well I might … Continue reading →