Babies and young children have an intense need for the physical presence of a consistent, loving, responsive caregiver: ideally a parent. As well, new parents needed positive support from friends and family. Support for new parents can range from simple but important emotional support to help with meals and laundry.
Choosing Child Care
Choosing child care can be one of the most important decisions you make as a parent. When considering child care, you need to decide what type of care is best for your child and yourself.
Like many parents who sign with their baby, my initial motivation for teaching my son American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary was to give him a way to express his wants and needs before he was able to speak. Joshua started signing at 9 months of age, and by the time he was 18 months old, he could use at least 80 words, a combination of spoken words and signs.
Do you ever wonder what makes a baby cry? As crying is one of the few ways babies have of communicating their needs to us, they cry about almost anything. They have a special cry when they are hungry, feel pain, have anxiety and are over stimulated.
Deciding whether to expand your family by one more -- whether this would be your second child or your sixth -- is one of the most significant decisions you will make in your lifetime. There is no crystal ball to show the consequences of your decision in the future. A great number of variables come into play here.
Basics of Baby Teeth and Teething
By Robert Melkonyan
Many people are not aware that prevention of dental diseases can be started as soon as a child is born. From the seventh to the ninth (last) months of pregnancy, the primary baby teeth are just about to be fully formed in the bone. Development of permanent teeth begins at birth.
Choosing child care can be one of the most important decisions you make as a parent. When considering child care, you need to decide what type of care is best for your child and yourself. 
Like many parents who sign with their baby, my initial motivation for teaching my son American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary was to give him a way to express his wants and needs before he was able to speak. Joshua started signing at 9 months of age, and by the time he was 18 months old, he could use at least 80 words, a combination of spoken words and signs.
by Tina Allen, LMT, CPMMT, CPMT, CIMT
by Elizabeth Pantley
Basics of Baby Teeth and Teething
