Healthy Teeth Basics
By Alexa Joy Sherman 0-5 years It’s easy to go gaga over your infant’s gummy grin, but before you know it, she’ll have a full set of new choppers. That…
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Monitoring Milestones
By Nancy Gottesman During your child’s first few years, miraculous things happen. Your baby is growing at lightning speed right before your eyes (tripling her birth weight and height in…
Continue readingCould Circumcision Become Illegal in San Francisco?
From the SFExaminer.com Most bans in San Francisco are enacted by the Board of Supervisors, but come November, it sounds like voters will have the opportunity to jump on the…
Continue readingOrganic Foods: Are They Better for Baby?
Article Courtesy of The March of Dimes We’ve all been there, standing in the grocery store, looking at fresh fruits and vegetables, and wondering, “Is organic really better for my…
Continue readingTrack Your Baby's Health History
By Gail O’Connor Once your baby has been in your life for just a short time, you’ll be able to recite certain details about her by heart, from how much…
Continue readingSun Smarts
By Alexa Joy Sherman We all know the days of playing outside in the sun, unprotected, are long gone. But while we scramble to cover our kids with sunscreen and…
Continue readingChildren as Young as 12-months-old Can Unbuckle Seatbelt, Study Finds
From MSNBC.com Children still too young to walk are finding ways to wriggle out of protective car restraints and are increasing their risk of serious injuries, a study shows. Researchers…
Continue readingStudy Finds Connection Between BPA Exposure and Childhood Asthma
From Time Endocrine disruption, diabetes, obesity — to the list of ills potentially associated with exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), you can add one more: childhood asthma. In a…
Continue readingDoes Your Baby Have Colic?
Article courtesy of the Mayo Clinic All babies cry. But some babies cry more than others do. And a few babies — although they’re healthy, well-fed and well cared for…
Continue readingHow to Choose Childcare
By Stacy Whitman It may be the hardest (and most important) parenting decision you’ll ever make: who to entrust with the care of your little one while you’re at work,…
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