About Baby Products: Sleep Safely, Baby

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Baby Products Baby Products Newborns Infants 3-12 Mos. Toddlers 1-4 Yrs. From Heather Corley, your Guide to Baby Products Cribs have changed a lot since any of us slept in one. Product recommendations and sleep advice have certainly changed in that time, too! Here's what you need to know about safe sleep spaces for your wee one. Today's Crib Safety Standards It was easy to be frustrated with crib safety in the U.S. a few years ago, when a flood of recalls were announced, affecting millions of cribs. Did you know that the U.S. now has the best crib safety standards in the world? Here's what's new in the cribs sold today. See More About:  crib safety  buying a crib  baby safety How to Choose a Bassinet Bassinets let you keep baby close to you for a few months without sacrificing the space for a full-size crib. Here's how to choose a safe and cozy one. See More About:  baby sleep products  bassinets  buying nursery products New Play Yard Safety Standards Lots of new parents choose to set up a play yard in their room for a few months so their newborn can sleep nearby. Play yards are also useful long-term since you can use them to contain curious toddlers, as well. CPSC just announced new, mandatory federal safety standards for play yards. See More About:  play yards  baby safety  baby products recalls Infant Sleep Positioners - Safety Warning Sometimes it seems like there's an endless list of products to buy just to keep baby safe, but here's one type of product safe sleep experts hope you won't buy. See More About:  baby sleep products  safe sleep products  dangerous baby products Baby Products Ads Baby Bed Furniture Baby Cribs Baby Sleep Baby Bassinets Sleep Baby Sleep Featured Articles Should You Buy a Bedside Sleeper? How to Choose Crib Bedding Crib Bumpers - Safety Warning How to Buy a Crib Is Your Antique Crib Safe? About.com Baby Products on Facebook   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More> This newsletter is written by: Heather Corley Baby Products Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Baby Products newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Basic Baby Needs Checklist What to Buy When You're Having a Baby All About Baby Car Seats First Birthday Gifts Current Baby Products Recalls   Follow me on: Advertisement

About Single Parents: Teaching Trust and Discernment

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Single Parents Single Parents Newly Single Child Support Child Custody From Jennifer Wolf, your Guide to Single Parents Trusting others is hard enough for us, as adults. So how do we teach our kids how to discern who's trustworthy and who's not? Take a moment to stop by the blog and share your thoughts. Helping Your Child Develop Safe, Trusting Relationships We're all familiar with the phrase, "It takes a village to raise a child." But how do you teach your kids who to trust in this world? It's an issue I've been thinking about a lot recently, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal and trial... Read more Find a Mentor for Your Child As a single parent, you may have mixed feelings about finding a mentor for your child. I even had one mom tell me recently that she worried about the message it would send, as if asking for this type of help were a sign of... Read more See More About:  mentoring  youth organizations  single parent support As the solo driver, do you dread the thought of summer road trips? Long car rides can be excruciating, especially when you're the solo driver with young kids who: a) have to sit in the back, and b) find amusement in driving each... Read more Take a Walk on the Wild Side: Visit Your Local Zoo This week's fun summer activity is taking your kids to the zoo. Whether you drive across the state to visit a regional zoo, or attend a smaller petting zoo or wildlife sanctuary closer to home... Read more Single Parents Ads Single Parents How to Trust God Single Parents Help Kids Children Kids Activity Featured Articles Parenting Plan Worksheets Home Alone Quiz Earn Extra Income Single Parent Statistics Create a Set of House Rules Kids and Abandonment   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More> This newsletter is written by: Jennifer Wolf Single Parents Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Single Parents newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Child Custody Laws Home Alone Quiz Effects of Divorce on Children Tips for Newly Single Parents Tax-Free Back-to-School Shopping   Follow me on: Advertisement

About Parenting School Age Children: Battle over Veggies, Spoiled Kids, and More

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Parenting School Age Children Parenting School Age Children School Family Life Health & Development From Katherine Lee, your Guide to Parenting School Age Children In this week's Parenting School Age Children Newsletter, a discussion about the issue of whether or not American kids are spoiled (and how not to spoil your children). Also, some great strategies in the timeless battle to get kids to eat vegetables, why we should discipline children, and how to assign kids chores based upon their age and abilities. Tips for Parents to Win the Battle over the Vegetables Do you often find yourself squaring off against your child come dinnertime because he refuses to eat anything remotely resembling a vegetable? Be it green, orange, yellow, or whatever other pretty color of the rainbow, some kids just absolutely refuse to eat a vegetable... Read more Are We Raising Spoiled Children? From the quickly-gone-viral "you are not special" graduation speech by English teacher David McCullough Jr. to the recent much-talked about book by Pamela Druckerman called, Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting, which compares the marked differences between American and French parenting styles, the notion of American parents spoiling our children has been in the news a lot recently... Read more Giving Kids Chores That are Right for Their Age Whatever kids' chores you decide to assign to your grade-schooler, try to tailor it to her abilities and what she wants to do. Here's a list of some age-appropriate chores for kids... Read more See More About:  children and chores  kids and money  Why We Should Discipline Children Discipline is not only good for children, it is necessary for their happiness and well-being. Discipline is as vital for healthy child development as nutritious food, physical and cognitive exercises, love, and other basic needs... Read more See More About:  child discipline  child behavior  parent child communication K-6 Children Ads Kids Children Parenting Children Health Tips for Kids Fun Recipes for Kids Parenting Education Featured Articles How to Handle a Child Who is Talking Back Teaching Children Manners How to Stay Cool and Have Family Fun on a Hot Day Fostering a Healthy Body Image in Kids How to Cut Down the Sugar in Your Family's Diet Your 10-Year-Old Child: Physical Development   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More> This newsletter is written by: Katherine Lee Parenting School Age Children Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Parenting School Age Children newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Top 10 Summer Safety Checklist Tips How to Prevent Summer Learning Loss Common Behavior Problems in Kids Outdoor Party Games 10 Tips for Flying with Children   Follow me on: Advertisement