8 Tips for Traveling with an Infant Jenn Clutter Twitter @jennclutter Instagram @jennclutter Blog: www.expressionsofaclutteredmom.com It's officially that time of year. We've made it past the first half of winter and quite frankly, the thought of another 2 months of cold weather is a bit depressing. It's time to get
Because there is a lot of support and education for moms when it comes to infant feeding but not that much for dads, we're offering a tips for dad and baby.
We went to Miami for our first family trip! It was over a month ago but I’ve been so busy that I never got around to writing a post about our trip… until now. I’ve FINALLY gathered my thoughts and have some tips to share with other new mommies out there who want to go to the… Read More
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Yes, massage therapy is good for EVERYONE! And that’s especially true of babies and young children. Often when we talk about the benefits of massage therapy we’re speaking of adults, but it’s important not to overlook how good it can be for babies
Research has shown that it is extremely beneficial for pre-term babies , and because of that, some hospitals are including massage therapy as part of their neonatal ICU or PICU units. But therapeutic massage can be beneficial for all infants.…
One of the benefits of teaching your kids how to swim at Goldfish Swim School is knowing that they’re also learning how to stay safer in and around the water – which definitely comes in handy when you’re heading off on vacation!
Let's face facts: kids are messy, and car seats often pay the price. When your little one spits up, spills food, or otherwise makes a mess, you'll want to remove the seat and wash it thoroughly. For the most part, the process involves some...
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Here are 10 of the best tips on how to travel with an infant, based on own experience, from other moms and through my online research.
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There is little evidence that infants learn from infant‐oriented educational videos and television programming. This 4‐week longitudinal experiment investigated 15‐month‐olds' (N = 92) ability to learn...
As a new parent, you will take care of an infant with cerebral palsy the same way any parent takes care of a baby. There is no definite way to determine whether a newborn has cerebral palsy (CP). CP is a devastating neurological disorder,...
Parents often have questions about vaccinations and immunizations for their infants and children. Some are concerned about the frequency of vaccinations or the number of standard vaccines in the current schedule, but there are important reasons physicians recommend vaccines at certain ages
VACCINE STANDARDS FOR INFANTS
“Towards the end of pregnancy, mothers provide their growing babies immune protection through transferring antibodies - which are immune proteins…
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By Mary Kate Gulick, Content Manager This video recreates the famous Standford Marshmallow Test that made headlines in the late 1960s. During the test, researchers put preschoolers in an empty room…
Unsafe sleep environments and practices can put infants at increased risk of accidental suffocation and strangulation, resulting in preventable deaths. To help raise awareness, Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed Nov.
EVANSTON - Three-month-old babies cannot sit up or roll over, yet they are already capable of learning patterns from simply looking at the world around them, according to a recent Northwestern University study published in PLOS One
For the first time, the researchers show that 3- and 4-month-old infants can successfully detect visual patterns and generalize them to new sequences
Throughout the animal kingdom, being able…
You’re probably aware that reading to children at a young age has a profound influence on vocabulary acquisition, speech development and listening skills. If you’re a parent of an infant or toddler, you may have noticed that interactive books are especially likely to hold their attention. Pat the Bunny and... Read More »
Tickling a baby’s toes may be cute, but those touches may also help babies learn the words in their language. Research from Purdue University published April 16 in Developmental Science shows that a caregiver’s touch could help babies to find words in the continuous stream of speech. “We found that ...