Here’s some food for thought: your baby needs more fat in her diet than you. 

A baby’s dietary needs are different from those of adults, and while low-fat and high-fiber keep you trim, it puts your baby at risk. Some facts:

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Children’s food allergies are unpredictable, and misinterpreting them could be deadly. Learn to separate fact from fiction.

MYTH:  Children are allergic to any kind of food that causes a negative reaction.

FACT: Many negative food reactions are unrelated to food allergies and are simply food sensitivities.  True food allergies are not as common as people think and only affect 2% of children.

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Here are reassuring reasons for baffling baby behaviors.

When you’re a brand new and freaked-out parent, nothing is obvious.  Your little bundle of joy may be the light and love of your life, but there will be things about her behavior that your sleep-deprived brain will find utterly baffling. These behaviors range from the truly bizarre to the incredibly lovable.

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Even 9-month-olds pick gender-specific toys

Genetics may influence how children differentiate  girl toys from boy toys.  A new study suggests certain stereotypical gender preferences take root before kids can even walk.

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Bond where you are with what you have

Here are several simple ways you and your kids can step out of the norm, learn more about each other, and have fun in the process.

Wii Are Family

Whoever thought a game console would open new doors for family bonding? Gaming, a popular albeit isolating activity for kids, typically does little more than improve eye-hand coordination.  With the Wii, families are forced to get up on their feet and play among themselves. Studies have found that parents find the Wii has made parents feel closer to their children.  Tennis doubles, bowling matches, yoga, and racing together all make for great family interaction and scenes of absolute hilarity (imagine four people racing in place!).

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Some scoot, some slide, some shuffle from here to there. How does your baby crawl?

Your baby has been learning to crawl since the minute she was born. All previous milestones—head lifts, push ups, rolling and sitting—were all part of the basic training for the physical adventure of crawling.

Crawling is a child’s first attempt at mobility—and getting there is more complicated than putting one hand and knee in front of the other.

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See how a smile grows from that first gassy grin into a sense of humor.

Babies’ smiles are so powerful, we make a mental rolodex of them to shore us up on lousy days. We feed off them.  Get fat on them. And it’s simply because there is no smile on earth that is more genuine or pure.

But a baby’s smile is more than an emotionally gratifying gesture. It is the start of a developmental journey that begins from an innate, involuntary act and transforms into a complex social expression of joy and desire in the course of a baby’s first year.

Here is the amazing step-by-step look at how this sweetest of milestones unfolds.

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Oh no… can we really handle another one?

My second daughter came to us sooner than expected. My son had not even reached his second birthday… and surprise! …we were pregnant again. Maybe the hormones were also to blame, but while the “good news” made my husband ecstatic it made me cry and panic. Apparently, my reaction is not unusual. If you’re feeling overwhelmed about that new baby on the way, I offer some comforting words.

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Is your baby’s high chair safe?

Recall alert for parents with Graco high chairs. The U.S. Consumer product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a major recall for more than a million Graco Harmony High Chairs.

So far, Graco has received 464 reports of screws falling and plastic brackets cracking causing this high chair model to tip unexpectedly. The fall hazard has resulted in bumps, and bruises to the head, hairline fractures to the arm, cuts, bumps and bruises to the body.

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Healthy baby teeth is crucial to healthy permanent teeth

Maybe your baby’s teeth are on their way in? Well, it’s time to start taking care of them. Even though this set will only be around for a short time, their health is essential to your baby’s gums and those future permanent teeth. Make sure your baby’s new teeth get the best care. Here are some practical tips.

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