From Chana of Mommybites Brooklyn… Last month, my seven-year-old boy turned to me and said, “Mom, I’m seven this year. I don’t need a party. I want to spend the day on rides at Coney Island.” Awesome. Done. My five-year- old – no such luck. He requested a big shebang. However, I did not have the […]
Category: Toddler
Are you beginning to realize why this stage has affectionately been coined, “The terrible twos (or even ones!)”? As cute as toddlers are, do you sometimes feel like you just don’t speak their language!? The good news is, here you’ll find articles, videos and events on how to “speak” toddler, calmly deal with tantrums, potty training, bed time routines, healthy eating, separation anxiety, language development and more!
Green Parenting: How Parents Can Protect Kids From Everyday Pesticides
Pesticides are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or treating any pest. Pesticides are used to control things that are considered to be harmful (think ants, wasps, bees, weeds, mosquitoes, fleas, worms and rodents). Some common pesticides are crop sprays farmers use, ant/wasp/bee/weed/mouse killer sprays or powders, fumigation for fleas and […]
Beware of Hidden Added Sugars in Cereals
Some of the most popular children’s cereals out there have more sugar in them (serving to serving) than a Twinkie! Yikes!
How do I help a choking child?
The most important way to help your baby or toddler if they are choking is to follow the universal protocol of check-call-care.
Sensory Processing 101
Most kids can handle the everyday sensory input without even thinking about it, but some children become so focused on how these sensations feel that it can interfere with simple everyday tasks.
Baby Choking Hazards
There are many potential choking hazards found in most homes despite our best efforts to make our homes safe for our babies.
Green Parenting: Our Children’s Sleepwear
Children’s clothing catching fire has to be one of the most awful thoughts a parent can have. Keeping these fears in the forefront of their minds, in 1971 the Department of Commerce asked clothing manufacturers of children’s sleepwear to created flame resistant sleepwear.
The Dueling Grandmothers
What’s bothering me involves Riley’s two grandmothers, who seem to be competing with each other, trying to buy her love, bribing her with their one-upmanship.