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New Study Reveals 30% of Toddlers Don’t Consume Vegetables Daily
I thought I’d be the kind of mom who would make all her baby food herself and create perfectly balanced meals to expose my adventurous eaters to different tastes. Reality sent me on a different route, one that included more squeeze-packs than I had anticipated. A new study shows that not all squeeze-packs have the…
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13 Fashionable Splat Mats to Safeguard Your Floors During Mealtime
From beginning solids, through starting toddler meals and to toddler mealtimes that follow, eating with children can become messy. While bath time will usually suffice in getting rid of puree smeared all over your floors or onto their clothing, splat mats offer the solution needed. Splat mats are specifically designed to protect all kinds of…
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Essential Toddler Food Safety: 10 Choking Hazards Every Parent Must Know
While I usually suggest relaxing about most of it, I do know that paying attention to the foods that can be choking hazards for toddlers can alleviate a lot of stress–and potential issues at mealtime. Although I normally suggest relaxing, I know that paying close attention to foods that are choking hazards can help alleviate…
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Ditch Bulky Nursing Covers: Introducing the Essential Breastfeeding Hat for Moms
Breastfeeding a newborn or toddler can be challenging enough, but when nursing in public can add additional challenges that make breastfeeding even harder. From distractions that obstruct little ones’ concentration to flashing everyone within 50 feet radius – nursing covers and blankets may help, but sometimes these solutions don’t cut it if the weather’s hot.…
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Understanding the Sudden Picky Eating Phase in Toddlers
You’ve fed your baby by breast, spoon, or bottle for the first 18 to 2 years of his life. He ate everything with great pleasure. Suddenly, your toddler starts refusing food. Of course, you worry. Why won’t my kid eat? “Have I done anything wrong?” As a mom of three, a certified Integrative nutrition coach…
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Parent Feedback Drives Redesign of High Chair – Impressive Results Revealed
As a commerce editor in parenting, I’m often polling my colleagues, friends and even strangers for their must-have baby gear. Certain products come up again and again because they truly stand out, such as The Chair from Lalo–an elegant grow-with-me high chair perfect for minimalist families that don’t want an eyesore in their kitchen! Are…
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When to Begin Reading to Your Baby: Insights from the Data
This article was sponsored by ParentPal. We appreciate your support of brands that help Motherly and Mamas. My local library encourages all parents to read 1000 books to their kids by kindergarten. My son is only 2, but I think I have read Brown Bear Brown Bear more than 1,000 times in the last week.…
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Engaging Activities for a One-Month-Old: Nurturing Baby’s Development
From 6 weeks to 3 months, newborns tend to become the most agitated in late afternoon and nighttime hours as their brains absorb new information that overstimulates them and causes overexcitation or colic if it seems that your newborn has been crying nonstop – your pediatrician can identify signs that indicate possible colic as the…
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50 Sensory Activities for 1-Year-Olds: Learning Through Playtime Fun
My youngest child is rapidly approaching his first year. He’s still at the “I want everything in my mouth stage” but is also eager to learn. This second time, I have learned that babies don’t really need many toys to keep them entertained. My little boy is more interested in a cardboard box with no…
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Enriching Newborn Activities: Nurturing Baby’s Development
Now what? Congratulations on successfully transporting baby home from the hospital (or will soon!!) driving approximately six miles per hour! Bonding can be daunting when meeting for the first time as two people get used to each other; snuggling, skin-to-skin time and snuggling should top your list of activities for newborns in addition to sleeping,…
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