Baby's First Year: A Guide to Development Month by Month

New moms and dads, you are setting out on an adventure! We've got the advice, ideas and developmental information you need to track your baby's first year of amazing milestones. You’ve anticipated baby’s arrival for nine months, poring over parenting articles and tracking his or her development in

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Oversharenting: Are Your Social Media Posts Too Personal and Precious?

Ever see a post like this one on your Facebook newsfeed? A post like this can have “friends” running for the “unfriend” button — or rushing to post sympathetic and supportive comments. The line for parental oversharing is different for everyone, and not everyone sees the practice as a problem. Bu

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Things We Love: Baby Gear

It’s downright overwhelming. The brimming store aisles, the endless array of equipment, the infinite brands and colorful gadgets that promise sanity and miracles — all vigorously vying for your new-baby dollar.In an era when strollers feature iPhone chargers, MP3 players and LED light shows, new par

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15 Unique Ideas for Creating a Baby Book

Up, up and away!Chock-full of baby photography inspiration, Mama Drew shares all of her tips and tricks on her blog Momtog. We love this idea for a monthly photo shoot for baby — using the same setup and backdrop, and adding one balloon for each month, you can really see how baby changes from month-

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Preemies: Loving and Nurturing the Tiniest Tots

When it comes to pregnancy, labor and delivery, there’s a general understanding that something might go other than planned. For most families, it’s a minor surprise, still resulting in a healthy mother and child. But even seemingly risk-free pregnancies sometimes involve serious circumstances, inclu

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Earliest Learning: Latest Findings in Baby Brain Science

Whether you’re a parent or researcher, everyone agrees: Babies are amazing! “They’re these little geniuses who have a lot to share,” says Sarah Roseberry. Roseberry is an outreach specialist at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences (I-LABS), which studies brain dev

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Does Your Baby Have Allergies? Signs, Symptoms and Solutions

Any nursing mother will tell you that, whether you’re in line at the supermarket or asleep in your bed, it’s an eternity between the time your infant starts to howl for milk and the moment you successfully unhook your bra, yank up your layers of clothing and throw her on the breast.Within seconds, a

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Finding Your Village: Connecting to the Parent Network

It takes a village to raise a child. But where do you find that village? Facebook helps. So do online communities for moms, such as Green Lake Moms. Melissa Benaroya founded the Green Lake Moms in 2005. Originally a Yahoo group, it has since grown into a large email network and website with resourc

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