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5 tips for dealing with toddler frustration

It’s science: Your toddler’s dinosaur obsession benefits their brain

15 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Better

Mar 12
5 min

15 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Better

By Julie Burns, R.D. A nutritionist (and mom of 7-year-old triplets!) gives tried-and-true tips for getting your kids to eat vegetables, drink milk, try new foods, and more. Every single day, I deal with picky eaters both big and small. I'm the mother of 7-year-old triplets, all of whom have very different eating habits; I'm also a dietitian who teaches the professional athletes on the Chicago Bears and Chicago Bulls teams how to improve their diets. Although it's tough to co

Parents say: What to do if your toddler hates baths

How to Prepare Your Child for Their First Dental Visit

11 Important Types of Play As Your Child Grows

Feb 10
6 min

11 Important Types of Play As Your Child Grows

By Amanda Rock and VeryWellFamily.com #ChildsPlaytme #HappyChild #PlaytimeBenefits #MondayMorningMoms #childcare Children love to play because it's fun—but it's also vital to a child's healthy development. In fact, during play, children learn and practice key social, cognitive, organizational, physical, and emotional skills, including creativity, imagination, and problem-solving. The benefits of play are progressive in nature, meaning that the skills kids develop during

Are You a Different Parent to Each Child?

How to Find Harmony When Parents Disagree

Managing Your Own Emotions: The Key to Positive, Effective Parenting

Planning Another Pregnancy When You're Older

How Drinking Water Can Soothe Your Child's Anxiety

New Study Warns Against Sugary Drinks While Breastfeeding

Nov 6, 2020
3 min

New Study Warns Against Sugary Drinks While Breastfeeding

By Christin Perry and VeryWellFamily.com It’s common knowledge that alcohol should be avoided while breastfeeding. A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition sheds light on another drinking habit that can be detrimental to breastfeeding infants.1 According to the study, moms who drink lots of sugary beverages while breastfeeding may be impacting their infants’ brain development. #breastfeedingtips #BreastfeedingandSugaryDrinks #healthybaby #Monday

A dad’s confession about household chores

Nov 3, 2020
14 min

A dad’s confession about household chores

For three years, I’ve promised to make a chore schedule and take over weekly meal planning. I've yet to do either of these things. So what's my excuse? Well, it's complicated. By Micah Toub TodaysParent.com #ChoresWthiNewborns #Chores#FatherChores #honeydolist #MondayMorningMoms When my wife and I had only been dating a few months, I crashed with her for two weeks between apartments. The first day I returned from work, I found my clothes folded—lovingly, I felt—and stacked on

Is Coffee Safe for Toddlers to Drink?

Oct 13, 2020
4 min

Is Coffee Safe for Toddlers to Drink?

Let's be clear: I love coffee as much as the next busy parent with little kids and a job, but I am a fully-functioning adult who is responsible and able to recognize when my caffeine consumption habits are veering off into dangerous territories. Toddlers are not able to do this. #toddlersdrinkingcoffee #toddlers #toddlerhealth #MondayMorningMoms Overview Believe it or not, toddlers are the latest group of individuals to join in the coffee craze. According to a 2015 study by t

11 Tips for Becoming a Peaceful and Calm Parent

Sep 23, 2020
4 min

11 Tips for Becoming a Peaceful and Calm Parent

Anger and frustration are universal human emotions, but that doesn’t mean you have to be a victim of negative feelings. As adults, we have an obligation to our family and ourselves to avoid allowing our emotions from getting the best of us. Let’s face it. Parenting is tough! When you simply want to pee alone or take a shower for more than two minutes without hearing little footsteps outside the curtain, it can be incredibly frustrating. Or, when you’ve told your child for the

How Do Infants Learn?

Sep 11, 2020
3 min

How Do Infants Learn?

Infants Are Amazing In the very beginning, it may seem that your baby does nothing but eat, sleep, cry, and fill her diapers. But your infant is learning too. She can see and hear what is happening around her and can communicate her needs and interests to others. Parents can help their babies learn by playing with them. Infants have the ability to see faces and objects of different shapes, sizes, and colors. They can tell the difference between the voices of their parents and

What to Expect When Transitioning from One Kid to Two

Sep 9, 2020
7 min

What to Expect When Transitioning from One Kid to Two

First of all, I think this post’s title is a bit misleading. Each family dynamic is different and there is no formula on what to expect when a major transition happens in your life. That being said, I am now close to 5 months into my transition from one to two kids and have a few pointers since this is pretty fresh in my life. My first daughter was 22 months when our second child was born. Overall, the transition from 1 to 2 kids was MUCH easier on me than from 0-1. I think t

How to help children keep their innocence longer

What to do when your toddler hates their high chair

Skip the Sugar Completely For Babies and Toddlers, Says New Report