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Why Won’t My Baby Sleep? Cry From An Exhausted Mother

Your idyllic visions of motherhood bliss may come crashing down around you when you bring home a baby who is beset with congestion, colic or chronic crying. While every baby has “witching hours” and periods of fussiness or crying, nothing can compare to the parental...

6 Simple Tricks to Boost Your Immune System

Cold and flu season is approaching, so it’s time to start taking extra care of your immune system. Your immune system is your body’s line of defense against foreign bodies and germs, and if it’s not in good shape it can quickly ruin your holiday season. Follow these...

Mobile App Doubles as Baby Monitor

When I was a little girl, one of the super fun things about my dad being a college professor was going down to the computer lab and playing with the punch card computer. If you ever get to see a video of one in action, do it. For little kids in particular, this was a...

Position Your Baby Safely for Sleep

It’s amazing (and more than a little disconcerting) to see the way technology changes for babies in particular over time. Sometimes I’m a little bummed when a super neat product comes out because my boys are too big for me to play with it (just you wait...

Help Your Child Sleep Better

Any parent of a toddler knows how difficult it can be to get them to go to bed and stay asleep. There are a number of reasons why a toddler will fight against their bedtime. They may be afraid of the dark, feel like they’re missing out on fun, or may just want...