Infants Articles

Tips for lowering child care costs: Flexible Spending Accounts to flexible scheduling

Child care costs are astronomical in some areas of the United States, and can significantly vary depending on where you live. Before returning to work, consider these tips to lower child care costs. Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Invest in a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account : Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (DCFSA) “allow you to be reimbursed [...]

The choosy mom’s guide to child-care selection

As your child clutches your leg when you drop him at the child-care center you have chosen, you are probably fervently hoping you have chosen well. When narrowing down choices, it’s not easy to make a selection, knowing someone else will be responsible to care for your bundle of joy the better part of each [...]

Go green with cloth diapers

We all want to do our part to keep the planet greener. As you scratch your head, trying to decide whether filling a landfill with plastic diapers is worse than using excess water washing cloth ones, it’s a tough decision. When, after much deliberation, you decide to go with cloth, opting to put soft cotton [...]

The best formula for your baby

One of the most personal decisions a woman must make with her impending motherhood is whether or not to breastfeed her baby. While breast feeding is proven to be the healthiest option, using baby formula is a safe alternative for women who lack the physical capability or time necessary to breast feed. Knowing the healthiest [...]

The truth about safe toys

With the recent rash of toy recalls, most parents must be wondering what is exactly safe to buy for their children. Don’t assume that any toy made outside of the United States isn’t safe. It’s not that simple. Many of the component parts of U.S.-made toys are actually manufactured in other countries. Many toys are [...]

Teething tips

Your baby will cut 20 teeth over the next few years. These include four front incisors, with four additional side incisors for cutting. Four back molars will appear to aid in chewing. Next, the pointed canine teeth will erupt, and finally, four back molars will break through. Twenty teeth spell a lot of discomfort for [...]

Baby sign language basics

Imagine the frustration of living in a world where no one could understand what you were saying. No matter how hard you tired, you were unable to form coherent words, syllables or sounds. That is the world that babies and toddlers live in every day. Have you ever wondered what your baby is thinking or what [...]

An introduction to breast pumps

So, you’ve made the wise decision to breastfeed your new baby. What seems to be such a simple process, though, leads to other difficult decisions, such as: what are your feeding options once you return to work, how will your baby eat when left alone with Dad, and how will you handle feedings in public. [...]