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Does Your Toddler Need Glasses?

By Nancy Gottesman How do you know if your child needs glasses? Often, it’s intuition. “Some parents just believe their child doesn’t see well,” says Hawke Yoon, MD, a pediatric…
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How to Get Your Toddler Talking

Waiting for your child to say her first words is majorly exciting—but it can also be majorly nerve-wracking. Between watching how other toddlers are developing, reading parenting magazines, and scrolling…
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Cold-Weather Play Prompters

Tot starting to scale the walls? These four fun toys and activities will spark toddlers’ and preschoolers’ imaginations—and keep them entertained indoors all winter long. Here are ways your kids…
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Mindful Meals

These recipes aren’t just quick, easy, and totally toddler-friendly. They’re also filled with nutritious ingredients that’ll help boost your child’s brain development. Mindful meals, who’s hungry? Green Monster Tuna Salad…
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Safer Toys for Your Tot

By Stacy Whitman Toys are supposed to be fun, but the potentially harmful chemicals found in many of them can be anything but. Hazardous materials like BPA, lead, cadmium, arsenic,…
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Byebye, Bed-Wetting!

If your tot has nighttime accidents, he’s not alone: Up to 7 million children are bed wetters, estimates The National Kidney Foundation. But why does it happen even after a…
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Holiday Travel, Made Safer

By Stacy Whitman  Planning to travel during the holiday season? Remember: Safety doesn’t take a vacation, says car seat expert and NewParent.com contributor Alisa Baer, MD, aka “The Car Seat…
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Kids Dental Care Tips

By Stacy Whitman Why kids dental care matters Kids dental care can be easy to brush off when you’re dealing with a squirmy or uncooperative tot. But there are important…
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