A pregnant Kara Toporek felt off. In 2015, a day of observation in the hospital revealed that her baby stopped moving. Her doctor decided she needed an emergency C-section. Fifteen minutes later, Toporek gave birth to her beautiful baby girl,… read more
New parents receive so much unsolicited advice regarding sleep and their newborns. From “never wake a sleeping baby” to “wake the baby every two hours to eat” it can get pretty confusing. Add to that your exhaustion, and who has… read more
Having a baby comes with a laundry list of questions and concerns. Should you breastfeed? What’s the proper way to change a diaper? How often do babies need to be fed? At what age will they reach certain milestones, like… read more
There’s something about babies that brings out this unfamiliar voice and vocabulary. Suddenly, we’re speaking in a higher pitch and making up words like “boogly googly” and “nosey wosey.” But, how is this affecting our babies' language development? Brandee Charles,… read more
Psychology Today reports that “reading to babies as young as six months of age leads to stronger vocabularies and better early literacy skills four years later, just as the children are getting ready to go to school.” So, there is… read more
By the time a baby is 1 year old, they have learned all of the sounds they will need to speak their language. Talking to your baby at a young age will help her to build a rich vocabulary. As… read more
No need for baby talk when there’s baby sign language. Babies can communicate using modified gestures from American Sign Language, and teaching it can make for a fun bonding activity with your child. According to the Mayo Clinic, baby sign… read more
A little bit of screen time for young children can give parents a small bit of sanity – or at the least time to go to the bathroom or have a quick bite to eat – but could it be… read more
New moms be on notice... your baby will most likely spit up. It’s a fact of life. However, the good news is most of the time, it is completely harmless and the downside is it might require you to do… read more
There are countless words we use to describe newborn babies: cute, precious, angelic, beautiful ... I could go on forever. Yet there are other adjectives we’ve all thought of but never said aloud: gross, yucky, smelly. When your baby has… read more
