Play/Fitness

By Rae Pica

Besides the fact that they were built to do so, there are a great many reasons why infants need to move. The truth is, even though their movement capabilities are extremely limited when compared with even those of a toddler, movement experiences may be more important for infants than for children of any other age group. And it’s not all about motor development either. (more…)

Written by Pam Schiller and Thomas Moore
ISBN: 0876592965
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Review by Susy P. Goins

And you thought these familiar verses were just children’s rhymes. Nope, they are also language builders, emerging literacy primers, and prompts for outdoor play, movement and all-around fun. (more…)

By Kristy Shreve Powers

What will you and your new baby need? The baby gear checklists you find online seem ludicrously thorough: Will a wipes warmer really be necessary, or a special diaper pail with custom liners? Whether you’re concerned about the environment, your wallet, or turning your home into a wasteland of bright plastic, you may want to limit your baby purchases to the essentials. What follows is an alternative to the usual checklist, for new parents choosing a simpler lifestyle. (more…)

By Natural Family Online

The Natural Child Project has exclusively made Waldorf nursing dolls that are so adorable. You can get the mama doll with baby and/or toddler made entirely by hand with natural fibers (fine cotton and pure wool). The 12 inch mama doll wears a sling and a dress with two openings for nursing. The baby is 6 inches and the toddler is 7 inches. (more…)

As seen on Forbes.com
By Elisabeth Eaves, 12.19.06

Baby Einstein is bad for your kids. So are toddler-oriented DVDs and videogames made by LeapFrog Enterprises, Brainy Baby and Vtech.

At least that’s the contention of Jane Healy, an educational psychologist and author of Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children’s Minds and What We Can Do About It. (more…)

By Lindsay Small

How you view “bath time” is up to you. Many parents choose to treat it as a chore and dread the evenings - as do their children. In many homes, bath time is about as boring as brushing teeth. You, however, can choose to turn bath time into something special, which both you and your child will look forward to every day. (more…)

By Elizabeth Bonet

“Baby yoga! Baby yoga!” This is my daughter’s chant any time she reaches over to place her hands in front of her toes, in essence doing the toddler version of downward facing dog. I fantasized about doing yoga with my children before becoming pregnant, but I never pictured it like this. (more…)