Reading aloud to your young children not only promotes important bonding and strengthens your relationship with your kids, it also helps them develop important language skills and primes them for a life of learning. That means greater success in school (and life) down the road, since reading and literacy skills...
Breastfeeding could be a form of BDSM, and if it is, your baby is definitely the dominant one in the relationship. Think about it! Not only do you cater to your baby’s every demand, but he’s also happy to smack your face and kick you in the boob. This entertaining...
It will probably be a long time before breastfeeding is publicly acceptable, but there are groups making great strides to get people talking about it. After partnering up with a group known as “Building a Breastfeeding Environment” or BaBE, a few students from St. Francis Xavier University put together this...
Your breastfeeding goals are very personal, and there is no right or wrong. Maybe you have no goals at all and simply enjoy the experience. Breast milk is incredibly nutritious, so if you do want your child to breastfeed as long as possible you’ll want to make sure your baby...
If you’re a crafty mom and you enjoy DIY ideas, you probably have a stash of baby food jars you thought were too cute to throw out. Luckily there are a ton of fun and useful things you can do with them! This post from the Baby Center features twenty...
Sometimes kids are picky eaters. What parent hasn’t put on some kind of show in order to get their child to eat their vegetables? Whether it’s the good old airplane spoon or adorable puppets or funny noises, you all have your own methods. But how can you be sure what...
Babywearing is a beautiful thing. It brings babies and their caregivers closer together, physically and psychologically. However, safety is a babywearing concern and you want to make sure you’re doing it correctly. Babywearing International has put out a great infographic featuring the ABCs of safe babywearing. The A stands for...
Your body changes a lot during pregnancy, and dealing with post-baby changes like weight gain can be extremely stressful – especially when it comes to putting on a bathing suit. Magazines like Sports Illustrated continue to push unrealistic expectations of beauty, but some companies are fighting back with campaigns that...
Breasts are a lot of different things to a lot of different people. They have the power to attract a mate, and feed a baby. They are at once beautiful and, to some, shameful – something to be hidden away when society deems them inappropriate. The world is obsessed with...
Breastfeeding is an intimate and natural part of the motherhood experience. Many women breastfeed in public despite the scornful eyes of some members of society, but there has been a lot of debate as to whether or not to use a nursing cover when doing so. Abby Theuring of the...