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The Longer Book

When I was applying to graduate schools I had an amusing cover letter. The cover letter described my hatred towards reading for most of my life. Perhaps “hatred” is too strong a word, but for the majority of my life (through high school and even into college) I didn’t enjoy reading. Grade school’s “library time” found my in a corner with a picture book biding my time until we got to leave the boring/silent place. High school found me reading what I was asked to read and nothing more. I really disliked reading. In fact, the only time I realized … Continue reading →

The Bean Dip Strategy for “Helpful” Baby Advice

We all have at least one in our lives. For some people it is the in-laws. For other people it is their own parents. It might be friends, other relatives. . .it doesn’t really matter who it is. We all have at least one person in our lives who loves to offer unsolicited advice for our baby. Some of us probably even offer unsolicited advice for other people’s babies. But that’s a topic for another blog. How do you deal with someone when they offer you advice that’s unhelpful? One situation that arose for us frequently was a dear friend … Continue reading →

My Baby is Babbling

Does your baby babble a lot? Many parents are thrilled when their six month-old starts babbling like a brook and I’m just as guilty as the next one of being convinced they are trying to tell us something. My daughter started babbling at six months and her babbling continued for months – in all seriousness, she seemed to develop her own language and babbled incessantly away about something. But according to the pediatric and developmental experts, babbling is just that. It’s a way for babies to play with their vocal cords. Your baby plays with their fingers and their toes … Continue reading →

Solid Foods: Making Your Own Baby Food

We talked about making your own rice cereal yesterday and Valorie brought up the key point that it’s a lot cheaper to make your own than it is to buy the store bought baby food. She’s right, nine times out of ten, doing it yourself can cost you a lot less in pennies on the dollar, but it’s also important to keep in mind that making your own baby food can be time-consuming. So let’s take a moment and talk about why you should make your own baby food. Why should you make your own baby food? Home made baby … Continue reading →

Solid Foods: Making Your Own Rice Cereal

When it comes to feeding your baby solid food, rice is one of the most easily digested and very few people are allergic to it. That’s why it’s considered one of the best solid foods to get your infant started on. The great thing about the following rice cereal recipe is you can make up a large batch and keep it stored for up to 2 months. All you need is: A Blender A Freezer & Ice Cube Tray Freezer Bags 3 Cups of Brown Rice 12 Ounces of Formula, Breast Milk or Water How to Make Your Own Rice … Continue reading →

Play Dates – Not Just For Your Toddler

You may not be thinking about play dates for your infant or toddlers, but playtime is especially important for all children and not just the older ones. What most first time parents don’t recognize (at least not at first) is that playtime for your baby is a time of ‘work’ – they are not just playing. They are learning about the world around them. They are testing new skills. They are practicing old skills. They are interacting with their environment and they are exploring the depths of their own imagination. When you play with your baby, you are teaching them … Continue reading →

Spring Babies Less Intelligent?

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I am reading the current headlines in the baby world with much interest as all of my children were born in the spring. From March to June our family is full of birthdays. Apparently, there is a marked difference in IQ between those born in let’s say. . .January vs. those babies born in the spring. At first, I thought this had to be some kind of half done research project that merely suggested the possibility of less intelligent spring babies. . .but not so. The recently published study, done by Indiana University School of Medicine, studied 1.5 million babies. … Continue reading →

The Pursuit of Intelligence

I was at the mall the other day and at this time of year, our mall has a lot of different gazebos set up. Each gazebo is selling some kind of new ware. At one booth you can get a manicure kit (for only $50) that has salt from the dead sea. Why you’d want to put dead sea salt on your finger nails I don’t know. At another one was a bunch of 3-D puzzles and yet another was selling a parental control unit for the television. The staff at these “gazebos” are. . .to say the least. . … Continue reading →

Murphy’s Law of Toddlerhood

Your toddler loved to eat oatmeal and ate it for three meals out of four in the day. Now you can’t pay her to eat it. She went through an apple juice trend, refusing all other drinks if it wasn’t apple juice. Now she just turns her nose up at the offering. In our house, it was treasure. That’s what the midget called chocolate chip mini muffins. She developed an obsession with them. We couldn’t swap them out for any other food when she wanted treasure for a snack. Then one day, she just stopped eating it altogether – leaving … Continue reading →