A friend who I taught with in England sent me this great piece by a dad blogger with three boys – ages five and under. HERE is an expert (by the way, I love his blog’s tagline, “Living my life as is, instead of as if”): If you are a parent of small children, you […]
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!
Advice From the Home Front for Expectant Moms
I recently received an email from one of our students, fresh from the birth of her beautiful daughter. Her birth story was truly amazing and special, and I felt honored that she included me in the circle of people with whom she shared it. At the end of her story, she passed on advice she […]
Suspecting Special Needs?
You’ve read a lot, have younger siblings, headed up a babysitting empire, have older children or just have that parent’s hunch. You may be suspecting an issue concerning the proper development of your child. I know I did. After having four children with more or less normative development patterns, number five was noticeably different. At […]
3 Things Parents Want You to Stop Doing. NOW.
Mommybites is a site for parents and, as such, it is a site to help parents, so here ya go. Send this as a mass email, post it on Facebook and Twitter. Share with the world. Enlighten and remind folks just what you don’t need as a parent of a young child – or two […]
Can You Discipline A Baby?
Now that my baby is on the go, she’s touching and getting into things she shouldn’t. Sometimes what she’s doing is not safe and sometimes I just don’t want her to touch it. But I don’t want to turn into one of those parents who says, “No!” all the time. Can you really discipline a […]
Parenting a Child With Special Needs
More and more parents are faced with the challenges of raising a child with special needs. In the United States alone, about one in six children have one or more developmental disabilities or delays. They are the children that have impairment in physical, learning, language or behavior areas, and therefore require special care. The moment […]
To Flu or Not to Flu, That is the Question
Please note, Mommybites is not for or against flu vaccines as we know this is a personal choice. Just as we’ve published guest posts over the years about holistic remedies for cold and flu, we also publish blog discussions about traditional medicine and pediatrician recommendations. “Do you want to give your child the flu shot […]
Be a Great Parent AND Get Your Needs Met
But what about me?! I recently had the opportunity to hold an open forum discussion about parenting. Folks came and asked parenting questions that they had on their minds. One thing that struck me was how many times parents would refer to themselves as “bad parents”. It was disheartening, and I tried to make it […]