Category: The First Year
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Learn Why Books Are Important for Your Baby’s Development
Babies begin to hear your voice around 16 after they are conceived. So they begin learning how to listen while inside of the womb. As, your babies hearing develops they will begin hearing other sounds besides their mommy’s voice and can even recognize those sounds once he or she is born. A baby is similar…
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How Does Media Affect the Way Our Children Think?
I did an experiment once when I was in college. Well, it was both an experiment and an attempt to better myself by limiting the type of media that I watched and listened to. For two entire months I did not watch a single TV show or movie. I avoided media such as video games…
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What Type of Car Seat Do I Need?
In order to take your baby home from the hospital, you have to have a car seat. A car seat will keep your baby safe and secure while in the car and protect them from injuries if you are involved in a car accident. There are several different types of car seats on the market…
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How to Make Transitioning Your Baby Into Their Own Room Easier
Many parents work very hard to decorate a nursery for their baby; however, most parents will tell you that their child didn’t sleep in his or her own room for the first few weeks. During those first few weeks most parents choose to keep the baby in their room so that they can easily check…
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Tummy Time Can Prevent Your Newborn from Developing Plagiocephaly
The “Back to Sleep” campaign was introduced in the early 1990’s to help prevent babies from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). When a baby is born their heads are still soft and their skull will slowly harden over the next few months. However, laying your baby in the same position all the time places gentle…
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How Can Swaddling Help Your Baby Sleep Better?
The crib is ready to go and everything is prepared for the baby’s arrival. The only thing that you are waiting on is your baby to make his or her grand entrance. At this point of your pregnancy, you are probably anxiously waiting for the opportunity to finally meet your baby. However, once you begin…
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How to Make Bathing Your Infant More Enjoyable?
Bathing an infant isn’t an easy task and can be an overwhelming experience. Once a baby is wet and then you add soap to the equation, an infant becomes very slippery and are hard to hang on to. Luckily, when you baby is smaller they don’t have to be bathed every day. In fact, your…
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Many Parents Dread Trimming Baby’s Finger and Toe Nails – I Did
Trimming a tiny baby’s finger nails is the hardest thing that you will have to do as a parent. I know that I personally hated trimming my baby’s finger nails but it was something that I had to do so that my baby wouldn’t scratch their face all up. Their nails are soft and very…