How To Deal with Stranger Anxiety (and Over-Anxious Relatives!)
Fear of strangers is a very real aspect of “growing up” for babies and children, but coping with stranger anxiety means learning to avoid hurt feelings while also respecting a child’s needs. When a relative, especially a grandparent, comes to visit hoping to find open arms, you can help them to cooperate with this very real fear…
Tummy Time Can Kiss My Patootie!
“Fulfilling your tummy time prescription” is difficult for many parents. Here’s a funny story of my tummy time experience, and how I found one solution…
Toxic Exposure and Children — How Bad Is It?
…The report Toxic Chemicals and Children’s Health, published by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, stated the following: “Children are not small adults. Because of their unique physiology and developmental and behavioral characteristics, they are often more vulnerable to toxic chemicals….”
Baby Milestones: The First Month
Little Del is now almost four months old, and though we’ve been noting his milestones in his baby book, I thought it was well neigh time we got them documented for our loved ones and the world alike to appreciate. So here they are, in all their glory and illustrative-ness!
Week 1 Milestones
Birth! Baby Del [...]