Category Archives: Parenting Your Baby

We went on a family vacation… Without any screens

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Andrea Scott RN

2017 was an insane year for our family of four, so my husband and I decided to start the New Year off by taking the kids for a local getaway. I’m talking a small hotel room with a kitchenette for … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged break, cell, cellphone, holiday, iPad, iphone, kids, Mental Health, no screens, phone addiction, Physical Health, preschoolers, screenfree, screentime, tablet, tv, tweens | 5 Comments

How to build a secure attachment with your baby

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Tamara Kraszewski, RN

I remember being struck by how my son, David, looked at me – really looked at me. He took in my facial expressions, my words, the tunes I sang, and responded with his own changes in facial expression, babbling and … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Play, Growth & Development for Babies | Tagged attachment, baby's cues, bonding, brain development, comfort, crying, crying baby, parent infant relationship, secure attachment, social skills, spoil baby, why is my baby crying | 2 Comments

So much to do at the library with your baby

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

If your baby is fussing and you need a break, maybe it’s time to head to the library! Are you surprised? Libraries are not what they used to be. Erase any mental images of furrowed brows and steel-like stares; things … Continue reading →

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The Sandwich Generation: 7 Tips for How to Survive!

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Tamara Kraszewski, RN

Yipee! Our two boys were becoming more independent, so my husband and I could now reconnect and perhaps have a bit of time for ourselves! But that was not to be. One after another our aging parents’ health deteriorated. They’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged caring for parents, children, grandparents, how to cope, Mental Health, sandwich generation, tweens | 18 Comments

Top 10 tips when you are outnumbered by your kids

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Halton Guest Blogger

When I was pregnant with my third, and I had a two and four year-old, I wasn’t worried about how I would adjust going from two kids to three. After all, I survived the intense and chronic sleep deprivation when … Continue reading →