Tag: "toddlers"
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Hani S. from “Craftionary” Shares her Favorite Crafts
Hani S. from “Craftionary” Shares her Favorite Crafts
Hani S. from “Craftionary” shares her favorite craft tutorials with us! She tells us about crafting with her young kids and easy crafts she makes. You can read more about her craft ideas in her interview.
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Humor Columnist Candy Kirby from The Laughing Stork
Humor Columnist Candy Kirby from The Laughing Stork
Candy Kirby from The Laughing Stork takes motherhood humor to the next level! Read this hilarious interview with Candy!
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Dealing with Allergic Reactions in Infants and Toddlers
Dealing with Allergic Reactions in Infants and Toddlers
Allergic reactions occur when a person’s immune system attacks an allergen. An allergic reaction can happen when a person touches, smells, eats or has a substance injected. This happens because the body mistakenly thinks this substance is dangerous to the body and releases chemicals called “histamines” to fend off this danger. The Centers for Disease [...]
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How to Identify and Treat Dehydration in Infants and Toddlers
How to Identify and Treat Dehydration in Infants and Toddlers
With the summer heat and activity, it is easy for infants and toddlers to become dehydrated. Every year, dehydration results in 1.5 million outpatient visits, 200,000 admittances to the hospital, and 300 deaths of children in the United States. (AAFP) Dehydration can occur due to a combination of things, but in the summer, the concern [...]
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Summer Sleep Tips for Babies and Toddlers
Summer Sleep Tips for Babies and Toddlers
There are many things about warmer weather that can make getting your baby or toddler to sleep more of a challenge than normal. Your child may have reached the “No, I’m not sleepy” stage. The days are longer with bright sunlight early in the morning and later into the night. And, in many places, summer [...]
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What to do if Your Child is Choking
What to do if Your Child is Choking
One of the scariest experiences for a mother, or any child’s caregiver such as a teacher or babysitter, is to realize that your child is choking. “Choking is the leading cause of death among children, especially those under age 4. It’s the number one cause of accidental death in babies under 1. For every death [...]
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Whispers and Shouts, An Interview with Dawn
Whispers and Shouts, An Interview with Dawn
Dawn C. from Whispers and Shouts is a mother of twin boys.
Read about her experience with raising twins as well as why she started her blog in our latest interview!
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My Everything Else, an Interview with Nicole C.
My Everything Else, an Interview with Nicole C.
Tell us about yourself, your family, and your site: My name is Nicole Carpenter. I’m the mom to four little kiddos, including a set of identical twins. I’ve been married to my wonderful husband for 10 years. I own my own communication consulting company and try and squeeze in clients between kids, blogging, and everything [...]
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Introducing Katie of Mommy with Selective Memory
Introducing Katie of Mommy with Selective Memory
Tell us more about yourself, your site, and your family: I have two little ones, ages 3 and 1. My husband is an orthopedic surgery resident who works long hours (80 hours a week) so I spend a lot of time alone with the kids and sometimes feel like a single Mom! I also work full-time selling medical [...]
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Little Miss Nerd Girl, an Interview with Lacey N.
Little Miss Nerd Girl, an Interview with Lacey N.
Tell us more about yourself, your family, and your site: A little about me…well, most of the time I feel I am on the brink of insanity. I am a stay-at-home mom to three kids, ages 5, 3½, and 2½. My oldest just turned five so she will not start kindergarten until next fall, which [...]
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Tips on Training Dogs and Children
Tips on Training Dogs and Children
Before you get images in your mind of children on leashes and doggies using the commode, we are talking about the importance of training both your child and your dog to interact with each other, and the importance of obedience training for your pet. Nothing is quite as precious as a child and their dog, [...]