Potty training a child is one of life’s biggest challenges when raising a kid, and some parents have taken things a step further than normal by starting potty training at birth. Most parents use diapers, cloth and disposable, until the child is fully potty trained. Training pants and diapers are a helpful tool, as […]

No, that’s not a typo. Some parents from China are trying to forgo traditional baby boy names and name their child ”@”, which they say means “love him”. Of course, everyone recognizes that as the email symbol for “at”, and that includes all the email users in China. At a press conference the deputy chief of the State Language Commission for China, […]

If you think having identical twins is a big occasion, try having identical quadruplets. That’s what Karen Jepp, a Canadian mom from Calgary, Alberta did…and without any fertility drugs! Doctors say that a natural occurence of identical quadruplets is extremely rare, with only 1 in 13 million births. The last known birth was in 2006 to […]

A recent study done by an environmental group in Oakland, CA found that paint used on baby bibs contained more that three times the federally allowed level. This comes right on the heels of a huge recall by Mattel becasue of lead paint and small magnets. The concern is that infants might ingest some cracked […]

It’s a sad thing when a parent has to live and learn form mistakes in the spotlight. I can’t imagine that living your life under a microscope is easy, especially when you’re trying to be a parent. I used to feel bad for Ms. Spears, and I don’t want this blog to become some sort […]

Many parents have bought their babies a “baby einstein” video or “brainy baby” video under the pretense that it would help the child’s development in some way. A recent study done by Frederick Zimmerman published in the Journal of Pediatrics shows that infants from the age of 8 to 16 months that regularly watched baby […]

When your toddler’s birthday comes around, it’s an event to be celebrated by the whole family. Of course, one of the biggest ways to enjoy this special day is by watching your little boy’s or little girl’s face when they open up each present. Get a personalized baby gift for a toddler is not that […]