Wee Baby Stuff

So you're looking for a baby name that's different but not weird? Odd but cool? Here's a hundred for you to consider.  And here's a thumbnail to whet your appetite: For girls, how about Finola, Ione or Ondine? For boys, maybe Griffith, Orson or Kermit? (Kermit???? WTF?)  

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We've heard it all before. 'We want to name her something different but not too different.' (Too different meaning Avocado or some other item from the produce aisle.) Reader's Digest recently asked 1,100 of their readers to vote for their favorite 'uncommon' baby names. Here are the top 5 for both girls and boys. For the girls: Winner: SadieSecond: (tie) AstridSecond: (tie) HarperThird: FlanneryFourth: Ursula And for the boys: Winner: ZaneSecond: QuincyThird: SilasFourth: JasperFifth: Calvin  P.S. I was an undergrad with a girl named 'Candy'....

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It's not something you can buy but it's the most important thing you can do for your baby. Check out this video (it's a tiny bit heartrending, but it turns out OK) about the effects of interacting with your baby or not. It's obvious stuff, but it's encouraging to have something positive to think about when I'm feeling silly about pulling faces in public or playing YET ANOTHER game of peekaboo in the checkout line...

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Wallet Pop sat down with registered dietician Susan Burke March, author of Making Weight Control Second Nature: Living Thin Naturally, to get the 411 on so-called, store-bought, healthy kid foods. Here's what's on Ms. March's naughty list: kids' yogurt instant oatmeal fruit juice kids' restaurant meals fish sticks peanut butter rice cakes breakfast bars fruit roll-ups fat free foods To read why these 10 made the list and BETTER OPTIONS for each, follow this link...

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Is he real or isn't he? That is the question. If the kidlets haven't asked yet, they will someday. So, what do you say? The department store Santa's, no, but the one who resides at the North Pole, yes? But what if what your child believes doesn't coincide with what his friends believe? Will it lead to ridicule? Parenting expert Grace E. Mauzy encourages parents to prolong the belief in Mr. Kringle for as long...

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In this day of Purell stations at every checkout, desk and entryway, it might come as a surprise to find out that a little dirt can be good for the kiddos. Scientists say that it's a matter of 'good' bacteria versus 'bad'. The good stuff, like something called Staphylococci actually blocks 'a vital step in a cascade of events that [leads] to inflammation.' Basically it puts the brakes on 'overactive immune responses' that make bruises...

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Snuggling up with your wee one and reading them stories is FOR SURE one of the fun parts of being a parent. Babies don't have to be old enough to 'get' the story to be comforted by your voice or interested in the pictures. So it's fun, but it's also one of the most important foundations for learning that you can give your kiddo. Which is on of the reasons why new-ish website Readers Are...

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I know that this is not strictly a Wee Baby issue, but it's something that it can't hurt to have a game plan for for the future. Discipline or the lack of it. Here's what happened and my question is "What would you do?" Yesterday we were in our common-area back garden with Dilly and Teddy, there were a few people out, most of whom we knew and one little boy of about 7 that...

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I'm pretty sure most parents want to give their pookies an educational head start in life... I certainly do (how else am I going to live vicariously through my astronaut child?!? ...NASA you have my number), but would you consider getting that educational head start even before your baby is born? The BabyPlus prenatal education system makes some pretty big claims, apparently "Infants who have used BabyPlus are born ore alert and responsive, nurse better,...

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Hitting the road with baby this summer? You'll want a packing list so you don't forget anything!  a well-stocked diaper bag extra diapers and wipes baby seat car window shade collapsible stroller baby carrier collapsible crib portable playpen toys, books and other entertaining what not a nightlight baby's cuddly for sleeping....and cuddling baby formula and extra bottles medication sun protection, including sunscreen, hats & umbrellas outerwear appropriate for the weather conditions extra outfits for everyone...

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