Positive Parenting Tips

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…

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Taking Your New Baby Around Family Members

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…

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Setting Your Baby Up For Sleep Success

  How are you supposed to be the best parent you can be while being CHRONICALLY EXHAUSTED from sleep deprivation? It is hard- really hard! The good news is, you can create good sleep habits without being a drill sergeant. We are here to tell you that you don’t have to put the baby in…

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Start Your Nanny Search In The Summer

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…

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Bedtime Habits For Newborns and Children

Sleep patterns are often learned as children. When these patterns are repeated, they become habits. Helping your child learn good bedtime habits may help make going to bed a pleasant routine for you and your child. Your New Baby (Less Than 2 Months) At first, your new baby is on a 24-hour feeding and sleep-wake…

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Helping Babies Sleep Safely

Either you have a new baby or you’re expecting one (or 2, or 3…), and that’s awesome. Take these steps from the CDC to help your baby sleep safely and reduce the risk of sleep-related infant deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).  Place your baby on their back for all sleep times Even if…

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2 Months | Developmental Milestones

How your child plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves offers important clues about your child’s development. Developmental milestones are things most children (75% or more) can do by a certain age. These milestones and parenting tips for your two month old have been provided by the CDC. What Most Babies Do By 2 Months Social/Emotional…

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