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Whether you’re about to start potty training, are going through a big transition, or simply trying to understand a developmental phase, consider the author’s tone, credentials, and relevance before purchasing. We carefully evaluated books for their subject matter, author credentials, voice and tone, relevance, and value when reviewing products. Here are the parenting books we trust the most. Dr. Karp uses a blend of proven science and ancient wisdom to guide parents through some easy ways to get their babies to stop crying, among other things....

Glass baby bottles are also a great alternative because they are naturally free of chemicals. “Despite the ban on BPA in infant feeding bottles, the AAP continues to recommend the use of alternatives to plastic, when possible, due to concerns of other lesser talked about harmful chemicals leaching from plastic—even those that don’t contain BPA,” explains Cindy Scott, RD, CLC. Consider the various sizes and packages glass baby bottles come in, usually 4-ounce or 8-ounce and a 3- or 6-pack....

“Most bottles labeled as ‘breastfeeding friendly’ have wide bases that are actually the least recommended for breastfed babies. You want to choose a nipple flow rate that is similar to a natural flow,” Cindy Scott, RD, CLC, a registered dietitian and certified lactation consultant, tells Verywell Family. “Most breastfed babies do well staying on a slow-flow newborn nipple and do not need to be advanced to a faster flow nipple unless there is a very strong let-down and flow rate....

Furniture. Unless you’re really lucky, you’re going to need some new furniture for a new home. The pieces you have are too worn, or they don’t fit, or they don’t match the carpets. Where there’s a new house, there will be a need for furniture. Moving expenses. Unless you’ve got great friends who are willing to give up a Saturday to help you load your stuff into a U-Haul, you can expect to pay out some pretty substantial money for a professional mover....

The more realistic your expectations are about the future, the more likely it is that you will meet your goals. But there is a very fine line between setting goals so high that you are always disappointed and not reaching high enough to maximize your potential. A: Yes. It’s healthy for you and important to your marriage to have individual goals. When you grow as a person, your relationship will grow, too....

But by mid-April, various reports of a mysterious inflammatory illness affecting children began cropping up—first in the UK, then in New York City, the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States. Experts were initially confounded, but doctors soon established a link between this strange set of symptoms and exposure to COVID-19. Similar to Kawasaki disease but not quite the same, this illness has been dubbed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C....

Play is a wonderful thing. It is literally the work of childhood and it enables our kids to grow and evolve and navigate the world at their own pace. Children are often having so much fun in play that they don’t even realize that they are also learning. Toys that cater to this kind of learning through play are always wonderful gifts to give the children in your life during the holiday season....

Terri Apter, a psychologist who studied mothers and daughters and wrote the well-respected book, Altered Loves: Mothers and Daughters During Adolescence (Ballantine Books, 1991), believes that boys work to sever relationships in order to achieve autonomy; girls, on the other hand, struggle to redefine them. The distinction, Apter says, is significant. Autonomy means to be able to take care of oneself and at the same time remain emotionally connected. Despite the difference or the presence of a continued emotional connection, achieving this type of separation can be difficult and full of stress and strain....

Authors: Garrison Keillor and Jenny Lind NilssonPublisher: Hyperion Books, 1998 Plot SummaryThe Sandy Bottom Orchestra, is written by Garrison Keillor and his wife Jenny Lind Nilsson. This is Keillor’s first book for children (he is well known as the host of the radio program, A Prairie Home Companion, and for his novel, Lake Wobegon Days.) This is also Nilsson’s first book. This book is suitable for ages ten and up....

The average child gets his first baby tooth at age 6 months and then gets three to four new teeth every three to four months. This continues until the second molars erupt at about age 2 to 2.5 years, at which time your child should have all 20 baby teeth. When Do Permanent Teeth Come In? Once he does start losing his teeth, the pattern will seem like a reverse of how these baby teeth came in....

More: What to Expect During the Early Weeks of Breastfeeding Cluster feeding is defined as your baby nursing more frequently, but not necessarily for longer. It may look like ‘snacking’ or it may be more of a constant nursing session. These seemingly random days of cluster feeding are perfectly aligned with your baby’sgrowth. We can use these cluster feedings as insights to what is happening with your baby! When Will Your Baby Cluster Feed and What Does it Mean for Development?...

Why Regression Happens A significant event such as the birth of a new sibling, a divorce or separation, or a natural disaster (like a forest fire or pandemic) can set your child back in potty training. But it’s also possible for changes like illness, traveling, a change in classrooms or teachers at school or daycare, or merely a shift in routine to cause a potty-training backslide. Often, the best course of action in these situations is for you to help your child relax—and try again....

Parents, child care providers, and any caregivers of children at this age know that there’s no rest when it comes to supervising a toddler; for them, life is one big adventure. Here are some tactics to keep your beloved and active youngster out of harm’s way at home and on the go. Cook on the back burners and turn pot handles away so they aren’t in a child’s reach.Remove stove knobs or use a child-proof cover so that little ones can’t turn on gas burners....

“Toys are an important part of holiday gift-giving, and CPSC is on the job 365 days a year to make sure toys are as safe as possible,” said CPSC chairman Ann Brown. “CPSC’s goal is to prevent deaths and injuries; unfortunately, each year some children are hurt by toys. By always reading labels and being safety conscious, parents and caregivers can help prevent toy-related injuries.” CPSC requires labels to be on all toys marketed for children from three to six years old if the toys pose a choking hazard to children under age three....

When the Transitional Breast Milk Stage Begins Your breast milk will change from colostrum to transitional breast milk at around five days after the birth of your baby. The transitional breast milk phase is the time that is often referred to as your milk “coming in.” During this time, you may notice that your breasts are filling up with breast milk. They may become large, heavy, and swollen. Delayed transitional milk can cause dehydration and weight loss in your baby....

In this fun travel game for the car, name things that you see and ask your toddler to point to them.

In December 2022, the FDA extended the authorization for these boosters to kids between 6 months and 4 years old. If your child completed the Moderna primary series (two shots) at least two months ago, they can get a Moderna bivalent booster.If they are still in the process of getting their three Pfizer primary series shots, the third one will be a bivalent booster.If they have completed the three-shot Pfizer series, they do not need a booster yet....

Most doctors and midwives say that the added rest and relaxation are alone beneficial. But there are also physical benefits of bed rest for some moms, including lowered blood pressure, less pressure on the cervix, and better blood flow to the baby. When Bed Rest Is Suggested While normal activity and exercise are usually fine in pregnancy, there are some situations when doctors may recommend bed rest to try to reduce the risk of preterm birth....

The vessels in the umbilical cord have a protective coating called Wharton’s jelly, and the cord is coiled like a spring so that the baby is free to move around. The coiling pattern of the cord has usually established itself by week nine and is usually in a counterclockwise direction. However, the cord can coil later, and sometimes isn’t established until 20 weeks. The baby’s movements seem to encourage the cord to coil....