“The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth. From this almost mystic affirmation there comes what might seem a strange conclusion: that education must start from birth.” -Maria Montessori The most recent research by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2014 states that babies should be read to by their […]
Category: Baby
Congratulations! The wait is over and your baby has arrived. As exciting as having a new baby is, we know how overwhelming the first year can be! You’re in luck because here you’ll find articles, videos and events on infant sleep, feeding, schedules, work/life balance, the effect a baby has on your relationships, how to find “you time,” developmental milestones, and more!
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Young Parents Consider Severing Relationship With Grandparents
You recently gave my husband and me some fantastic advice. We definitely utilized it, but there is still conflict with my husband’s parents. For example, instead of allowing them to manipulate us as to when we would have our son’s birthday party, we just picked the weekend that was best for us. Their response was […]
A Few Tricks to Fight Off Cold Season
Whether it’s a mild cold or a more serious case of the flu, when your little one isn’t feeling well, you both suffer. As cold and flu season peaks this month, here are a few tricks to fight off cold season this year. The best medicine is prevention Winter is “hands down” the most important […]
A Pressure-Less Workout To Restore the Mommy Core and Pelvic Floor
Every mom has a goal of shedding baby weight, whether that be right away or over a few years. The problem is, women often are not properly educated on rehabilitating the pelvic floor before returning to exercise. The exercise trend these days is using High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT to get the maximal workout […]
The 5 Realities of Braving Air Travel with Kids
Who has ever been scared or fearful getting ready to travel with your kids? I’ve recently been there myself. The idea of a little rest and relaxation and ditching the cold is great in theory, but then the reality sets in. There are several emotions of vacation prep: Elation: Book the vacation… Woo hoo! Apprehension: […]
Caring for a Sick Baby
There is nothing more stressful or scary for a mom than a sick baby. And now that the older kids are back in school, colds and viruses are bound to be coming home. So, how do you keep the germs away from not only your baby, but the rest of the family as well? And […]
Enhancing Couples’ Post-Baby Marriages/Relationships: Teleclass Re-cap
Post-baby relationships can go through rough terrain as stress increases, alignments shift and expectations change. These transitions are natural and normal, but will need careful attention. They will require each person to grow oneself up in order to successfully navigate through the rocky roads of post-baby relationships. Last week, we held an important and enlightening […]
Let’s Make Them Count
In keeping with our beginning-of-the-year Mommybites tradition of sharing the world’s most powerful images of the previous year, here are 2015’s, compiled by The Atlantic. As always, the pictures, in my opinion, capture and evoke the range of human emotions – sometimes even simultaneously. Here’s to a happy and healthy 2016 full of love, laughter […]