Parenting & Pregnancy
Becoming a parent is both the most difficult and rewarding endeavor we can make as human beings. While much of parenting is instinctual it always helps to gather as much information as you can. Perhaps you’re in the early stages and want to learn more about fertility or childbirth and labor?
Maybe you’ve brought your new child home and are curious about the stages of development, what ailments you can expect to deal with or why your child won’t sleep through the night?
Worried about being a good parent? Looking for tips or methods or even just what type of summer camp is a good fit for your family? All this and more can be found in the Parenting & Pregnancy channel.
Potential parents: Wrong reasons to have a baby
Potential parents: Wrong reasons to have a baby
There are right and wrong reasons for potential parents to have a baby. A baby is the product of a physical union between a male and a female adult. You cannot buy one just as you buy a toy off the rack and when you are sick of it, throw it into the recesses of your closet and leave it there, all forgotten.
Having a baby always feels so right when you
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Six months
In the mid-1980s, pediatricians recommended that an infant not be given solid food until at least six
One year
First of all, we need to understand the purpose of baby formula. It was created as a substitute for
After School
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- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Swimming
- Teens views: Kids should have after-school activities
- Brownie Girl Scout badge activities: Senses
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Prints and Graphics
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Sports Sampler
- How to keep children safe when they're playing
Feeding & Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding: Tips on best positions for you and your baby
- How to freeze homemade baby food
- How to prevent breast soreness when breastfeeding
- Should women be allowed to breastfeed in public areas?
- Bottle feeding babies: The best formulas to feed your baby
- Product reviews: Enfamil with iron milk-based infant formula
- Curing breast rash
Parenting Styles (Other)
- The environmental choice of an only child
- Humor: Proof you are a parent
- Become part of a Mom's Group
- La Leche League: Historical and contemporary support for moms
- Distinguishing family ties
- How to maintain simplicity in a child's life
- Single parents: Raising boys without men
Teens (Other)
by Robin Landry
One of my all time favorite movie scenes is when Tom Selleck's character in the 1987 film, "Three Men and a Baby" is reading a story
Providing activities for kids on long car journeys isn't just a matter of keeping them quiet. As a parent, you will want to keep them
by Lisa Web
The best diapers for your baby are determined by your lifestyle. There are lots of options, starting with the simple question, cloth
As a single parent, you already have the responsibility of both parents wrapped in one. This can be hard to take at times, though
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- Advice for Cadet Girl Scout leaders
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- A guide to Girl Scout ceremonies
- A guide to Girl Scout Week
- Ideas to celebrate Girl Scout Leader's Day
- The importance of Thinking Day to Girl Scouts
- A guide to the Brownie Girl Scout uniform
- A guide to the Junior Girl Scout uniform
- A guide to the Cadet Girl Scout uniform
- A guide to the Senior Girl Scout uniform
- A guide to the Ambassador Girl Scout uniform
- A guide to a Girl Scout leader's uniform
- A guide to Girl Scout camps in Alabama
- A guide to Girl Scout camps in Arkansas
- A guide to Girl Scout camps in Oklahoma
- A guide to Girl Scout camps in Alaska
- A guide to Girl Scout camps in Arizona
- A guide to Girl Scout camps in Tennessee
- A guide to Girl Scout camps in Maine
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Adventure Sports
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Court Sports
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Environmental Health
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Field Sports
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Food Power
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Fun and Fit
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: A Healthier You
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Highway to Health
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Sports Sampler
- Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Stress Less
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