Babies

Aug

2015

Why your baby might not be munching as well as expected

Feeding from six to 24 months is often referred to as “the honeymoon stage of feeding” because babies and toddlers tend to accept foods well, experimenting with and tasting anything parents put on their trays, or offer by spoon. This is why picky eating rarely occurs during this stage and surfaces in the older-toddler or preschool years instead.

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You read the books, Googled, and asked for advice, but none of it could prepare you for THIS.

by: YMC Social

22 Very Best Things About Being a Mom

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YMC Social

YMC Social is about moms giving advice to moms. It's where we share what you have to say...because motherhood is a community.

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Yes, I gave other women parenting advice and worse, gave it without ever having been a mother.

by: Tondalea Brady

Confessions of a Reformed Advice Giver

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Tondalea Brady

Tondalea Brady is a former dental hygienist. She recently decided it was time for a career change and now has the proud title of Stay at Home Mom. She loves watching I Love Lucy DVDs on repeat and writing feverishly while her baby naps in 20-minute increments.

A stranger on the Internet diagnosed our baby, not our doctor.

by: Sarah Schultz

Craniosynostosis is Why You Should Pay Attention to Your Baby's Head Shape

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Sarah Schultz

Sarah is a nurse who fell in love with and married a farmer. They're raising their three 5th generation farm boys on the beautiful Alberta prairies where they also raise wheat, canola and yellow peas on the family grain farm east of Calgary. Sarah was a former city girl who loves embracing her life as a farm wife and mom. She loves cooking and baking for her family and sharing family-friendly recipes on her blog. She's often found with a camera in her hands documenting life on the family farm. Sarah is passionate about agriculture and sharing everything she learns with her readers about food and farming to help bridge the farm to food gap with consumers. She also loves to write about lots of parenting challenges and issues including breastfeeding, cloth diapering, sleep training and more.

If you secretly think most newborns are more like googly-eyed space aliens than the most adorable thing you've ever seen, studies say you're not alone.

by: Brianna Bell

It's Official: Newborns Are Not "The Cutest Thing Ever"

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Brianna Bell

Brianna Bell is a writer and journalist based out of Guelph, Ontario. She has written for many online and print publications, including Scary Mommy, The Penny Hoarder, and The Globe & Mail.

Brianna's budget-savvy ways has attracted media attention, and led to newspaper coverage in The Globe & Mail and The Guelph Mercury. In April 2016 Brianna will be featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Joy of Less, alongside co-writer Brooke Burke. You can find Brianna's website at Brianna Bell Writes.

Dec

2012

Teaching And Exploring With Your Baby Through Sensory Play

by: Keeping 'Em Out of Trouble

At momstown Burlington's Baby Basics program, we are all about sensory activities, and one of the best activities for your baby is to create a sensory bin. Sure, it sounds like a great idea, but so many mamas brush it off as being too hard or too messy. But babies love new experiences, textures, shapes and colours, and making your own sensory bin doesn't have to be hard.

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