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Expect Delays

If you have a toddler, you are likely familiar with TST, more commonly known as Toddler Standard Time, which tends to run significantly behind the rest of the world. We’ve all been there. You’ve got a doctor’s appointment in half an hour, your child refuses to eat breakfast, they’re throwing their toys across the room, and just when you manage to get them in the car you hear the ever familiar words, “Mommy! I have to go potty!” Needless to say, you may be a little bit late for that doctor’s appointment today. This isn’t uncommon when you have a … Continue reading →

Pregnancy Blog Review Oct 29 – November 14

Welcome to the Pregnancy Blog review. Here you will find a brief description of recent posts in the blog. If you want to read more, click on the link to see the entire blog. Anxiety disorders may occur before or during pregnancy. Women have widely different experiences. Some find their symptoms are reduced, while others discover no change or an increase in symptoms. For others, they first experience anxiety disorder after they become pregnant. Learn more about the symptoms and treatment options in Anxiety in Pregnancy. Birthing positions can either help or hinder progress in natural child birth. Some positions … Continue reading →

Preparing For Travel Delays–Part 2

In my previous blog: “Preparing For Travel Delays,” I provided tips on how to avoid having to spend the night at the airport because of unexpected delays. To review the first three tips click here. Otherwise, here are a few more ideas that may save you from pulling out your hair when you hear an airline representative repeat (for the 10th time) that your flight is “experiencing a slight delay.” Tip #4–Know Your Options and Act Fast This is a tip I got from watching CBS’ “The Amazing Race” contestants. When the players get to the airport they always make … Continue reading →

Study Finds Preemies Have Higher Risk of Severe Mental Disorders

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We know that babies who are born prematurely tend to have a lag between their chronological age and their developmental age. A study finds that they are also at a higher risk for developing certain types of severe mental disorders than are their peers who were born full term. There are statistics that say that one out of every eight babies is born as a preemie. This means that the baby was born before the pregnancy reached 37 weeks. Scientific research that has been done in areas that relate to health and medicine have helped even the youngest preemies to … Continue reading →

Solutions to Meal Time Madness

One challenge that the parents of toddlers often face is nutrition. Toddlers are notorious for being picky eaters. They also tend to become so engrossed in playing that they are reluctant to come to the table at mealtime and resist staying at the table once they are there. Of course there are things that toddlers are perfectly willing to eat – things like sugary sweets that you are probably trying to keep out of their diet, at least for the most part. So, what’s a parent to do when their toddler turns up his or her nose at the nutritious, … Continue reading →

Is it A Cold Or Is It Allergies?

At this time of year, many little noses run and sniffle. It can be difficult to discern whether your toddler’s runny nose is the result of a cold or allergies because the two conditions have very similar symptoms. For the past couple of days, Dylan has had a very runny nose and I have been wondering what is causing it. Since it has only been a few days, it is too soon to tell whether the duration of Dylan’s runny nose is being caused by allergies or a cold. A cold lasts for a few days to a week, but … Continue reading →

Why Won’t My Toddler Behave?

As your children transition from being infants to being toddlers, there will come a time when you realize that it is time to think about discipline. Your toddler needs you to help him or her learn what the rules and boundaries are, and to teach him or her to behave appropriately. This is often easier said than done, and many parents become frustrated and confused when their attempts at disciplining their toddler are not effective. The good news is that there is a lot of information and advice out there on the topic of discipline. The bad news is that … Continue reading →

Becoming a Big Brother or Sister – Part 3

As I mentioned in the last post, I am not sure what my husband and I were thinking when we brought our son to the hospital with us. We may not have been thinking, as the whole situation was rather chaotic. Even though there was a bed in the room for my husband and Dylan, it became clear to us at about two o’clock in the morning that we had made a very big mistake. I was in my hospital bed hooked up to an IV. My husband was trying to get Dylan to sleep in the other bed. We … Continue reading →

Becoming a Big Brother or Sister Part 2

Since Dylan became a big brother a month before we had expected that he would, we did not have all of the details in place for who he would spend time with during my labor and delivery. Well, that is not exactly true. We did have details in place, but we only had a plan “A” and not a plan “B”. As of a week before baby Blake’s arrival, everything was looking good and it seemed as though my dream of giving birth at home was about to become a reality. My husband and I talked about what Dylan would … Continue reading →

Solar Storms Could Affect Our Planet Today

Okay, here is a new one folks, one of the biggest solar storm to hit our planet is in full force today. The solar flare was released from the sun late Tuesday and is expected to cause disruptions across the planet through the next 24 hours. There are two strong solar flares that erupted and sent plasma and charged particles to Earth at 4 million miles per hour! The combination of intense radiation, radio and magnetic material is expected to cause problems for satellites, communication networks and power grids. What this means is a slew of interesting events may occur … Continue reading →