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Healthy Snacks & Desserts for Toddlers and Preschoolers (and parents too!)
Looking to get away from prepackaged snacks with hard to pronounce ingredients…and start making some healthy goodies for your child to snack on?
Healthier Dinner Ideas for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Need inspiration for your toddler or preschooler’s dinner?
Lunch Ideas for Even the Pickiest of Eaters (Toddlers!)
Here are some fun (healthier) recipes and tips to get your child to try some new foods (including veggies!)
Healthy Breakfasts For Toddlers and Kids
Let’s look at the old stand-bys and what alternatives there are out there for a healthier breakfast!
A Healthy Substitute for Juice and Sports Drinks
s your child an apple juice addict? A sports drink fanatic? Are you looking for some healthier options to keep your kiddo hydrated, without all the sugar and artificial dyes?
5 Tips to Get Your Child on a Healthier Diet
If your child is eating the right foods at the wrong time, or just too many unhealthy foods, it will certainly affect his behavior and sleep!
Moving From a Crib to a Big Bed?
“When should I move my child out of the crib and into a big bed?” is THE most often question I get from parents of 2 year olds.
6 Tips for Traveling with Kids
If you help your child stay on track while on vacation, you’ll enjoy the vacation more (no more cranky baby!), you’ll have child-free time while he’s napping (if you honor his nap schedule), AND the transition back to home and the normal routine will be easier!
8 Tips for Moving With a Child
I’ve found that kids will do better with a move when parents involve kids in the process…and it isn’t the elephant in the room! Here are 8 tips that will help make that transition easier!
6 Tips for Setting up a Safe and Healthy Nursery
Here are 6 tips for setting up a safe and healthy nursery…AND they’ll be relevant anytime your child changes rooms!
Are Seasonal Allergies Affecting Your Child’s Sleep?
If your child (or you!) gets itchy and watery eyes, runny nose and sneezes every Spring, here are 6 tips that can help him sleep better!
Why is my child all of a sudden waking up in the middle of the night?!
Is your little cutie all of a sudden waking up after months of sleeping peacefully?
What Color Should I Paint My Child’s Bedroom for More Peaceful Sleep?
The color that is painted on the walls will influence mood, thoughts and emotions. For the most soothing sleeping environment, choose a color that evokes calmness and relaxation in your child’s bedroom (as well as your own). So how do you choose the right one?
Behavioral vs Medical Sleep Problems in Infants and Children
Some points to consider when deciding if a sleep issue is medical or behavioral…
The Totally Gross Birthday Party
Planning a totally gross birthday party? Here’s what we did!
10 Back to School Sleep Tips
10 tips to help ease your child back into the school year routine!
Help for the Childproofing Nightmares
“I only turned my back for a second!” is one of the statements most often heard by ER doctors when parents bring their little ones in after an accident…
Book Review: Mommy, Daddy, I Had a Bad Dream!
This is a book about how a child (actually, the character is a kangaroo!) learns how to understand the cause of his bad dreams that often have him running to his parents’ room in the middle of the night…
Book Review: Your Own Big Bed
This may be the book you’ve been looking for If you’ve been searching for a book that can help encourage making the transition to a big bed!
Book Review: I Sleep in My Own Bed
I’m always looking for good bedtime stories, especially ones that focus on a good bedtime routine or why a child should sleep in his own bed.