For some expectant moms, movies are a wonderful way to get a preview of the big day! For some other moms, books may ease their worries and help prepare them for the birth of their little ones.
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Welcome to Healthy Living!
Healthy Living is a place on our website where you can find more about how to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. There are so many factors in our daily lives that all contribute to our overall health – nutrition, environment, products – it is important for us to take a holistic look at how we can better our health in all we do.
New on Mommybites: Healthy Living!
You know those families when you were growing up whose parents served “healthy variations” of traditional things. That was me. We had kidney bean pizza, salmon loaf instead of meat loaf, tofu dogs – the works. So of course I did the totally predictable teenage thing and rebelled against this lifestyle when I had the […]
Healthy Living — Talking To Our Contributors
We invited three of our regular contributors to share the tips and tricks we can all use to create a better environment for ourselves and our families and largely our world.
Reading Together & Signing
Reading helps children exercise their imaginations and discover new things about the world around them. When my younger son was about 13 months old, he was sitting on our living room floor “reading” a book about Elmo. As he turned the pages, he signed everything he saw in the pictures.
This Is How to Keep Your Child with Special Needs Active
Now that the sun’s shining and the flowers are in bloom, we find every excuse to venture outside and start moving. We all know that exercise is important; but it’s even more crucial for children with special needs. Not only does exercise have physical benefits, but it has a strong impact on the social and emotional well-being of children.
What are Braxton Hicks contractions?
One of the biggest mysteries for an expectant mom is what does a contraction feel like? What is a Braxton Hicks contraction? A Braxton Hicks contraction is considered “false labor” as they are preparation for the real deal.
Healthy Living Radio Show- May 30 at 1 p.m. ET
Mommybites and Lemi Shine launch a new section on June 1 all about Healthy Living. Healthy Living will be a place on our website where you can find more about how to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. There are so many factors in our daily lives that all contribute to our overall health – nutrition, environment, products – it is important for us to take a holistic look at how we can better our health in all we do.