Sharing An Article

I read a short, fascinating article. It’s worth reading and only takes about a minute.

It makes me wonder about the kinds of play in which my daughter will engage. Will the play of…

I read an amusing article that supposedly lists abbreviations that parents “should” know. Yes, you could memorize these items and scan your kid’s emails and IM’s for them, in which case you probably already know that these items meant and have a lot of time on your hands that I would love to…

Researchers at North Carolina State University recently released some results that I find a bit obvious: home-cooked meals aren’t always the best thing for the family. Cooking at home tends to cause more work and pressure for the mother rather than the father, and…

I want to share this article: “Babies’ Immune Systems May Stand Down to Let Good Microbes Grow.”

Breastfeeding keeps babies more shielded from getting sick because of things like antibodies being passed from the mother to the baby. However, that doesn’t shield the baby…

If you’re pregnant and think your mind isn’t quite as sharp as it used to be, it isn’t all in your head. You aren’t losing intelligence though (no matter what pregnancy or parenting jokes you hear), you’re just tired. Even driving in the second trimester has been found to be…

Scientists have recently found a chemical in homes that hadn’t been detected previously (Pelley, 2014). Chemicals from various products — including electronics, clothing, cleaners, and more — don’t always stay in just those…

YES! has a great article on children’s videos that contain prejudice and some possible videos with which to replace them. This list reminded me of one of my childhood favorites, The Brave Little Toaster, and made me reexamine movies that I hadn’t…

When my daughter was still in the hospital’s NICU (see previous post My Labor and Delivery: the hopes and the reality), I wanted to be able to give her something visually stimulating. There were plenty of medical machines and people around, so perhaps she was doing just fine in terms of having…