What types of activities do you like to do with your baby? Is it playing on the floor, reading or taking walks? How about cooking? Check out this past week’s articles for new activities as well as some important baby safety news and recalls.
July 21st
Babies Are Most Likely to Get Bitten By a Dog
According to a 2006 study published by the Journal of Pediatrics, children less than one year of age were the most likely group to be bitten by a dog. What is even more disturbing, is that children less than nine years old are more likely to be bitten in the head or the neck area.
Baby Blog Week in Review: July 14th Through July 20th
Did you have a fun weekend with your baby? We had a lot of fun with a trip to New York City. That isn’t the main reason for my absence on Friday, though. We had our Internet connection go down and only restored today. At least the downtime gave me an excuse for extra baby play time! Now, here is the week in review.
One Breast Gives More Milk than the Other: Is This Normal?
Is it normal to have one breast produce more milk than the other? How can you tell? And, does this output of milk ever change? Here are some answers.
July 22nd
Important Child Safety Recalls: July 21, 2008
We expect our babies to be safe when we purchase something made especially for them. Unfortunately, poorly designed or poorly made equipment and toys can cause harm to your baby. It is important to keep up on the recalls, such as the bed that resulted in the death of a toddler. Here are the details for recent and important child safety recalls.
July 23rd
I recently learned of a dangerous practice that involves pacifiers. What makes this practice even more scary is that in the past, there were pediatricians that were actually recommending it. It is dangerous and doesn’t make much sense to me. What is it? Read this post and find out!
July 24th
Introducing Art to My Little One
Chances are that you are already introducing your baby to art whenever you look at a picture book or name colors and shapes, but why not go a little bit further and expose your toddler to more sophisticated fare. You might be surprised at how much he picks up and understands.
July 27th
Cooking with Kids from Baby through Toddler
One of my favorite things to do is to cook with my kids. When we cook together, we get to spend great quality time while being productive. Cooking together is also sharing in valuable life lessons, and introduces important life skills. You child will be introduced to new smells, new textures and even new vocabulary. There is also a lot of math and science involved with cooking.
Cooking with a baby can be a lot of fun. Yes, it can be done. As I mentioned earlier, cooking together is a way of spending quality time and introducing your little one to all sorts of new experiences and life lessons. I started cooking with my children almost as soon as they were out of the womb, and you can too.
The next meal you make, consider asking your toddler to help. Toddlers can be so much fun to cook with, and the educational value of the activity to high. In a short cooking session, you can introduce your child to language arts, math, science and life skills. And toddlers just love to help out. They get a great sense of accomplishment from doing things on their own, especially when they are “grown up” activities.
Thanks for reading!