New parents

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

During my son’s first year, my husband and I were proud that we could hand him off to almost anyone and he was fine, happy even. Then I read that separation anxiety was an expected milestone for this age. Cue parental worry. “Have we had too many people care for him?” we wondered. “Shouldn’t he cl

What does it take to raise The Happiest Toddler on the Block? We caught up with Dr. Harvey Karp — often called this generation’s Dr. Spock — author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block. He told us that even if you haven’t used his “Happiest Baby” method, it’s not t

Always wished for a manual to tell you how to parent? You’re not alone. So what’s a knowledge-hungry parent to do? Where do you find some solid parent-ed classes? Begin at the beginning with birth and early parent preparation. These classes are full of useful information about what to expect during

Parents know the world can be a dangerous place. So we do our best to keep our kids safe: We teach them to stop, look and listen before they cross the street. We childproof the cabinets and the windows, and buy childproof bottles of Tylenol. We strap them — securely and according to code — into thei

Expecting a baby boy? Then one of the important decisions you’ll need to make is whether or not you’ll have him circumcised after he’s born. Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin, a fold of skin that covers the rounded tip of the penis. The infant is generally given a local anesthetic (a topi

“You mean your husband is babysitting your kids and you bring home the bacon?” Lucy, my eighty-year-old neighbor from down the street asks. It’s been over three years since my husband, Brad, and I decided to switch it up: I went back to work full-time and he became a stay-at-home dad.  Since then,