Many parents take extra precautions when it comes to monitoring their child’s care while they are away at work. Web cams, extensive interview processes, daily check-in calls are all ways we try to keep tabs on our sitters and child caregivers. Even so, it’s practically impossible to know every detail of the day they spend alone with your kid. One New Jersey mom had to find out her baby was put in danger while in the care of a sitter in an unexpected way. Read Full Post
A study published in the June issue of Pediatrics revealed a horrifying increase in the number of children ER visits as a result of either swallowing or inserting a button battery into their own mouth, ears or nose reports HealthDay. Read Full Post
Many of us decline both paper and plastic options to bag our groceries thanks to the widened availability of reusable totes. It’s a simple change that helps the environment, but green bags may carry an unwanted danger along with your freshly bought groceries, reports MSNBC. Read Full Post
Former Olympian, Summer Sanders, has lead a successful life in and out of the pool. Twenty years ago she brought home four medals from the games in Barcelona, two of them gold. Since then, she has gone on to become a sports broadcaster, TV host, Kellogg spokesperson and mother to six-year-old Skye Bella and four-year-old Robert Charles Spider. She took some time out to talk to us about how she’s encouraging her own kids to be active, and what they think of her Olympic past. Read Full Post
While expectant parents have long been barraged by information about private cord blood banking, most remain uninterested, either because of the hefty price tag associated with the banking and storage or the low likelihood that a family member could ultimately benefit from the blood in the future. But while cord blood might not save a family member’s life, it could save that of a stranger, which is why a growing number of hospitals now offer cord blood collection programs, reports MSNBC News. Read Full Post
Gail Simmons recently sat down to chat with us about food, family, and finicky eater solutions. The culinary expert and food writer has become a household name thanks to her nine seasons as a judge on Bravo’s Emmy-winning Top Chef series and recent stint as television host of Bravo’s Top Chef Just Desserts. Read Full Post
A new study reveals that about one baby an hour is born addicted to painkillers in the United States, reports HealthDay. The number of infants born with a serious drug withdrawal syndrome tripled over a nine-year study that researchers began in 2000. More than 13,000 babies were born with neonatal abstinence syndrome just in the last year of the study alone. Read Full Post
Nutella, the much-loved chocolate-hazelnut spread, is definitely delicious, but not a part of a healthy breakfast, since it contains 21 grams of sugar, 200 calories, and 11 grams of fat per serving. Read Full Post
Standing at the top of a playground slide can be intimidating and exciting for a toddler—and for us parents watching our toddler. Some of us choose to lessen the possible blow of a tumble by sliding with our kid, but new findings show that doing so may cause more harm than good. Read Full Post
This four-year-old likes to play with Barbies and LEGO, but she’s not your average kid. In fact, Heidi Hankins is way above average with an IQ score of 159. Not too shabby. Read Full Post
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