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Parenting Blog

Information and inspiration for parents and caregivers of babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

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Don’t worry about finding the perfect gift for dad. Focus on the important gifts that dads give to their young children. Read More

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Have a birth plan? Stay flexible

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Things may not always go as you envision, and that’s okay.

A father of three boys

A father’s reflections on the first year with three boys

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The best advice for the challenges of parenting newborn twins and a toddler? Patience.

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A conversation with pediatric dentist Dr. Jeanette MacLean about what parents of young kids should know about preventing tooth decay.

Check out my crib safety

Check out my crib

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Having a safe place for your baby to sleep is something to take seriously.

Supermom is a myth

There’s no such thing as the perfect parent

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Eighty percent of millennial moms think it’s important to the be “the perfect mom.” It’s an unrealistic aspiration.

Getting ready to give birth

The golden hour

pregnancy

Skin-to-skin contact immediately after your child is born can have important benefits for baby and mother.

Babies love to play

Do babies need play time?

child development

Babies explore and make sense of the world around them through play. It impacts all aspects of their development.

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