Skin to skin, first breastfeeding sessions, cuddles, comfort, breast stimulation, suckling, and bonding. All of this can be anywhere...
Archive for category: Child Development
Toys: How Many is too Many? Every good grandparent loves to spoil their children. All too often I find...
From day one, babies want to feel secure, safe, warm, and comforted. After all, they were evicted from the...
Help! My baby is broken! How to survive a sleep regression – when your baby just. won’t. sleep! Parenthood and...
I remember growing up and hearing adults say to babies, “Oh, it’s so hard to be a baby, isn’t...
I’ll admit, I’ve fallen back on the old school strategies for getting my toddlers to eat new foods. I’ve...
In a chaotic world, there is nothing better for my SPD, special toddler, than nursing. My two year old,...
As a daycare provider, I have seen my fair share of toddler biting. But never with my own children....
How to Save Money (and get kids to eat) with this Easy Homemade Tortilla Recipe I’ve long been a believer, that...
We Steal the Ninety-nine Recently I attended a literacy seminar by Childcare Answers for childcare providers in my home state...
The Horror of Shaken Baby Syndrome My community has been recently rocked with the news of the death of...
I Don’t Want to Smile This Morning I’m feeling rough this morning. Forcing my mom smiles create a lot...
Adapted from “Development of Feeding Progression,” by Erin Sundseth Ross, from Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment (2012). While...
During my graduate study in speech-language pathology, I simultaneously had the opportunity to study at the University of North...