New parents

We all know women “nest” while waiting for their baby to arrive. Nearly everyone has a story about an expectant mom going a bit crazy preparing for baby — obsessively washing and rewashing mountains of tiny socks, dismantling doorknobs to bleach the interior parts or, in my case, deciding the future

Parents embarrass children. Public affection, singing, dancing — even your favorite jogging suit — can be gross in the eyes of your child. But if you're mom to a baby, you're lucky; the need for cool doesn't develop until around age 8. You still have time to brush up on a few skills and camouflage t

ParentMap and Carter Subaru have partnered to bring you helpful content related to car safety and maintenance. This month: Car seat, booster, and seat belt safety. Ride on baby!  You’ve heard the stories: Back in the day, your mother used to nurse you, burp you and then set you down on the car

Your baby is crying — again. You rush to her side. What does she want? Milk? A diaper? A hug? You wish you knew. Feeling helpless, you try it all: feeding, changing, hugging — until you’re on the verge of tears yourself. By the time you think you’ve got it figured out, she stops crying. Some paren

As a first-time mom, what confused me most about trying to help my baby sleep better was the number of “sleep training” methods out there. In my desperation, I gathered no fewer than six books — all claiming to hold the key to a restful night’s sleep. I was not alone in my sleep-deprived struggle,

Total Baby Talk about a complete package! Total Baby keeps you up to date on all aspects of your baby’s progress — anywhere, at anytime. This app offers 14 separate timing, tracking and logging functions, including diapers, milestones, nursing, pumping, doctor visits, a diary, sleeping habits and

Unfortunately, as a dog trainer I often get calls from clients whose dog has bitten their new baby. None of these folks are bad dog owners or negligent parents, but there were definitely some things (“If they had only known...”) they could have done with their dogs that could have prevented the bite

To quote Hillary Clinton, it takes a village to raise a child. But where do you find that village when you live in a city? ­Facebook helps. So do online communities for moms, such as Green Lake Moms. Melissa Benaroya founded the Green Lake Moms Yahoo group in 2005. A clinical social worker and co-a