Still looking for that gift that does not involve screen time? We’re reposting our back-to-basics gift ideas post: 0-3 months: Babies this age have perfect hearing and enjoy looking at faces and…
Newborns
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Bummed about diaper rash? Despite what your grandmother says, teething is not the underlying cause of diaper rash. The underlying cause of all diaper rash is, well…the diaper! Whether your baby wears…
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Admit it. Before you became a parent, you never really gave much thought to other people’s poop. Now you are captivated and can even discuss it over meal time: your child’s poop…
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Gas is another topic most people don’t think much about until they have a newborn. Then suddenly baby burps and farts become a huge source of parental distress, even though parents are…
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NOTE: Recommendations about rear facing car seats have been updated since the publication of this post. Please link here. This photo above is a horrific yet terrific reminder of why we strap…
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A few years ago, we asked our dad readers to help us write our Father’s Day post. We thought you would enjoy hearing from them again. The dads completed this thought: “Before I…
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Today we bring you a fierce depiction of maternal love, written by poet Catherine Pierce PhD- who is Dr. Kardos’s sister-in-law. We hope your Mother’s Day is full of flowers and free of tornados.…
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You sit down to breast feed your newborn, when your three-year-old announces, “I have to go potty! And I need HELP!” You are giving your newborn a bottle and your two year…
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Nearly seven years ago, on the swimming pool bleachers at the local Y, I happened to sit next to Lexi Logan. Above the echoing din of kids splashing, I discovered that although she…
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Pediatricians often cringe when they find newborns swathed in a yellow blanket. The color always seems to accentuate a baby’s jaundice and we’re not fond of jaundice. Jaundice, an orange-yellow coloration of…