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Don’t Underestimate Your Toddler!

The amazing thing about a toddler, besides the fact that they seem to have unlimited energy, is how quickly they can figure out the things we think they’ll take years to learn. For example, I remember a few months ago I let my son hold the tube of diaper cream while I was changing his diaper. I honestly believed he could do nothing to that tube, because he was only slightly over a year old. To my absolute shock, I glanced over while cleaning him up and noticed he had unscrewed the cap and was putting it in his mouth. … Continue reading →

What Do You Do When Your Baby is Choking?

Several years ago I took a health class that included certifications in CPR for adults, children and infants. There were also lessons in how to relieve a choke on an adult, a child or an infant. At the time, I thought it was interesting information, but never really thought – oh I’ll need to know this later and yet, oddly enough not three months after I took the class and received my certifications – I did need that information. I was working as a waitress in a restaurant and I typically worked the early morning shift on the weekends because … Continue reading →

Tips for Safe Holiday Visits

If you’re going to be spending the holidays away from home, you’ve probably already started planning for the trip, the items to pack, and making arrangements to protect your home while you’re away.* However, there may still be a few things you haven’t considered, when taking small children for visits: 1. Bring childproofing items with you. Stores may not be open when you arrive. Pick up outlet covers and similar items before you leave. A baby gate won’t take up much room in your vehicle, so throw it in for good measure. It may come in handy. 2. When you … Continue reading →

Your Baby & Holiday Hazards

Sorry about the break I took from baby there, I didn’t mean to be gone for several days in a row, but if you check out my Fitness blog, I explain what’s going on with me over there. In the meanwhile, let’s talk about the rapid arrival of the holiday season and what we all have going on. From the cooking to the decorating to the shopping and the wrapping and the holiday gatherings, there’s a lot to do for moms and dads and even more to keep track of. It’s important to remember that whether this is your baby’s … Continue reading →

Toddler Safety & Your Peace Of Mind

While you can hardly expect your toddler to take responsibility for their own safety and it is indeed the burden of the parent to provide a safe environment for their child – you can set the examples by which your child will learn about safety and keeping themselves safe as they grow and develop. As with all lessons for your children, your example is the one they will learn from the most. How you behave, maintain your home and the vigilance you keep can often mean the difference between averting disaster and serious injury for your little one. The following … Continue reading →

Young Newton & Young Einstein – When Your Toddler Is In To Everything

Every parent dreams of the day when their toddler begins to walk and explore the world around them. But when their child turns into a young explorer bent on taking apart the world and investigating every nook and cranny, they could be ready to rip their hair out. If this describes you and your toddler, take heart – this exploratory nature is not only normal; it’s a desirable quality in a child. Curious Children, Wandering Hands, Terrible Toddlers It seems odd that curiosity could lead to terrible toddlerhood, but let’s be honest – when your toddler gets into everything it … Continue reading →

Childproofing Tips for Your Home

It may not be the first thing on your mind when you get pregnant or when you come home from the hospital with your newborn. But sometime between infancy and toddler hood, childproofing will become a priority especially as your baby becomes more mobile. The following tips are things that most parents learn through trial and error. Error usually means your baby gets hurt or nearly gets hurt. Take it from the voice of experience, accidents do happen and even safety precautions cannot prevent all of them. When my daughter was first learning to walk, we lived in a three … Continue reading →

Preventing Poisoning

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One thing I’ve gotten kind of lazy about now that Hailey is no longer a toddler, is putting things safely out of reach. I was really good about it when she was small but this weekend when I had people over for a barbeque I found out how unsafe my home is for little ones. First of all, none of the cabinets in my house have child locks on them. There are cleaning products under the kitchen sink, hair products under the bathroom sink and a bin in the linen closet with medicines in it. It seems that every day … Continue reading →

The Crawling Monster

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My son has finally figured out crawling. He’s figured it out in a big way and my wife and I are starting to see what a massive change that actually is for our small family. Our son has the ability not only to move but to move quickly and decisively. I’m sure that all of the veteran parents are kindly laughing at me but it truly is quite a shock. Somehow I had thought that we’d seen the worst with his inaccurate wiggling from place to place. Boy was I wrong. Now our son doesn’t just not stay were we … Continue reading →

Nesting Again?

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Ever since I witnessed my son roll a few feet across the room last week, I have entered a new mindset. It feels just like “nesting” during the final weeks of pregnancy, but worse. Visions of my son plucking the unknown off the floor and eating it or choking on it have me stuck in fits of cleaning that pale in comparison to my nesting days. I’ve developed an acute perception of dirt and grime; every crumb on the floor seems to be waving a huge red flag in the corner of my eye. I’m always scanning the floor and … Continue reading →