By Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns Prior to birth, 100 percent of your baby’s sleep occurs in a bed of fluid that sloshes and moves with your every step and motion. There is a time of transition from womb to world that takes months, and lying flat on his back on an unmoving, rigid crib surface can be unsettling to your new baby. Adding the … [Read more...] about A must-have item for peaceful newborn sleep
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Sexism and parenting: How to protect girls and boys
Combating gender stereotypes Sexism is all around us. Society's ideas about how women and men should and shouldn't be greatly affects our girls, as well as our boys. As such, it is really helpful for us to know how to protect our children from harmful stereotypes that may, one day, put a damper on their dreams. Unfortunately, sexism is also deep within each of us, and thus … [Read more...] about Sexism and parenting: How to protect girls and boys
‘Please Offer Me a Seat’ buttons given by NY MTA. Subway riders aren’t listening.
The New York City MTA is extending their program promoting giving up seats to pregnant women, older people and the disabled. They've even giving out "Baby on Board" buttons in hopes of stimulating polite behavior. Response has not been great however. If you use public transit, do people offer you a seat? Let us know in the comments! The friendly woman who noticed Mary … [Read more...] about ‘Please Offer Me a Seat’ buttons given by NY MTA. Subway riders aren’t listening.
Planning a babymoon? Avoid Zika with this doctor’s tips
With cooler weather settling in, you might already be dreaming of a winter getaway to the tropics. Just one catch: you’re pregnant (or planning to be), so Zika hangs like a dark cloud over your otherwise sunny travel plans. It's startling to look at the World Map of Areas with risk of Zika infection. Most of South America is, of course, in the no-fly zone. As is Mexico, the … [Read more...] about Planning a babymoon? Avoid Zika with this doctor’s tips
Is baby’s birth place tied to stroke and dementia risk later on?
In a scary study of 7,423 members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, data showed that birth in a state with high stroke mortality was associated with a 28 percent higher risk of dementia. The data was analyzed afteradjustment for age, sex, and race, according to Rachel Whitmer, PhD, of Kaiser Permanente, in Oakland, Calif, and colleagues. The 9 states with high … [Read more...] about Is baby’s birth place tied to stroke and dementia risk later on?