Too much time in the sun may be especially harmful for Baby, according to a review of new insights by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) into the importance of protecting young skin.
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For Parents Whose Kids Won’t Sleep, There’s Help Online
As anyone in a household with infants or toddlers knows, bedtime can be a nightmare. But that’s where technology, in the form of Web-based sleep counseling, can help.
Longer Pregnancy + Breast-Feeding = Bigger Brains, Longer Life
Advice around breast-feeding can drive new mothers mad, but a new study suggests that the long pregnancies and lactation periods of our prehistoric mamas are responsible for the relatively big brains that differentiate humans …
Mothers Abused in Childhood More Likely to Have At-Risk Babies
Increasingly, a whole body of research indicates what happens early in childhood — even in utero — affects the rest of your life. Now, a new study reinforces that perspective, finding that women who were abused as children …
Why Speaking More than One Language May Delay Alzheimer’s
There are many ways in which speaking another language may contribute to a well-lived life. You can talk to a whole lot more of Earth’s inhabitants, for one thing. You can also enjoy books, music and films in their original …
Blizzard Babies: Snow Can’t Stop ‘Em
The cycle of life pays little heed to Mother Nature. Snowdrifts and icy roads? Babies don’t care. Across the country, they defied the massive snowstorm and kept coming, with the help of firetrucks, ambulances, Humvees and, in …
Too Many Babies Are Delivered Too Early: Hospitals Should Just Say No
Pregnancy lasts 40 weeks for a reason. At 35 weeks, a baby’s brain tips the scales at just two-thirds of what it will weigh by weeks 39 to 40. Going full-term gives a baby’s lungs time to mature and improves a baby’s …
WhiteOut: Even Babies Can Embrace the Whole-Grains Movement
When it comes to nutrition, the emphasis nowadays is on whole grain this and whole grain that.
5 Things for the New Mom Who Has Everything
What better way to start a new year than with a new baby on the way? Here are five unconventional gift ideas for the new or soon-to-be mom. Get ’em for yourself, or for a friend.
Baby Getting Heavy? The Culprit May Be in the Bottle
There are many contributors to childhood weight gain — diet, inactivity, genes — but a study released on Dec. 27 in Pediatrics identifies another potential cause: certain types of baby formula.
Is My Baby Too Fat? Parents Put Infants on Diets
The Scoop on Raising Baby, from Two Mom Docs
Parenting today is nothing like it was a generation ago. In terms of baby gear and safety recommendations, it’s even different than it was a few years ago.
Bye-Bye, Baby: Why Selling Your Crib Hurts
I sold my children’s crib last week. When I share that news, I announce it gravely, with a generous side of melancholy.