Parenting Choices

If you managed to maintain a routine with your newborn over the holidays, congratulations! Please let us know how you did it! If your routine fell by the wayside, don’t fret. It is completely normal. This article from Pregnancy Birth and Baby can help you reset and get back into a routine. Let’s roll up…

Talk to your baby. Babies will find your voice calming. Answer when your baby makes sounds by repeating the sounds and adding words. This will help them learn to use language. Read to your baby. This will help them develop and understand language and sounds. Sing to your baby and play music. This will help…

Taking your new baby around family members can be stressful. Your baby is getting used to their environment, and bringing new family members into the mix can be a cause for disaster. Fear not, there are several things you can do as a parent to prepare your baby for being around all of these new…

Finally, it is summer! The heat is settling in and the beach is calling, but before you fall asleep in your beach chair for the next few months, here is a piece of advice. If you are going to need a nanny come the school year, get started on that search now! Giving yourself at…

Anyone who knows me knows I love to talk. I can strike up a conversation with anyone – gas station attendants, waiters, other people on line at the grocery store – and of course, I love talking to my friends. Back in the day, before cell phones, I was on my cordless phone (that I…

You are handed a tiny, precious being, born to this world very recently. You are completely in love. Authoritative medical figures come in with packets of paper and tons of information, and tell you lots (and LOTS) of things about this little creature, but mostly a list of safety rules and all the things you…

Last night, I wrote a Facebook post about a shocking situation I was in in my personal life and it has been shared many times. The issue of consent (ONLY YES MEANS YES) is one that I’ve been reading and thinking about a lot lately, and I’m glad it’s on everyone’s mind. This is a…

I took a client’s twins out for a walk in the stroller so she could get some much needed rest. If you’ve ever been to New York City, especially near Central Park, you know that there are some CA-RAZY drivers who will run you over as soon as look at you. While attempting to cross…