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New Products That Help You Keep Track of Your Toddler

Did you know that more than 2,000 children in the United States are reported missing each day? What’s more, during the summer months, studies show that number increases by 10 percent. I’ll never forget the gut-wrenching moment when I was in the grocery store with my toddler rearranging items in my shopping cart to accommodate a case of bottled water. When I turned around my daughter was gone and I experienced terror like I had never known before. Fortunately, she had only toddled a few feet away and I found her happily squatting behind a life-sized cut out of the … Continue reading →

Toddlers and Summer Safety

If your toddler has been cooped up inside all winter, then he is probably going hog wild in the great outdoors this summer, playing, running, swimming and climbing. While there is no shortage of fun to be had at the park or in your backyard, there are also plenty of opportunities for your toddler to get hurt. Your tot’s summer fun can translate into bumps and bruise as well as cuts and contusions, so it’s best to be prepared. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents keep a well-stocked first aid kit on hand both inside their homes and … Continue reading →

Do Your Teens Fake Bake?

Growing up in Hawaii there was never a need for me to visit a tanning salon. However, upon moving to Wisconsin I found that fake baking is a popular pastime that is often shared between mothers and daughters. Who knew that mother-daughter bonding could be so dangerous? Sorry simulated sun worshippers, I have some very bad news for you: International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. There’s nothing quite like allowing your kids to be exposed to substances akin … Continue reading →

Is Your Toddler at Risk For Skin Cancer?

Are you slathering enough sunscreen on your toddler during these hot summer months? You might consider applying more sunblock more often during the course of the day if your tot has freckles on his upper back. Freckles are just one of six new factors that increase the likelihood of skin cancer, according to melanoma experts. The five other new factors include: *A family history of skin cancer *Overexposure to the sun *Having red or blonde hair *Previous sunburns that have caused patches of scaly skin *Several severe sunburns According to skin cancer experts, having one of the factors increases the … Continue reading →

No More Charred Children

I’m no medical expert, but when I see sunscreen containers plastered with labels that read, SPF 80, 90 or 100, my eyeballs get a workout, rolling to the depths of their sockets. I grew up in Hawaii in an age when sunscreen was packaged as beach umbrellas and large palm fronds. Consequently, I have learned the hard (and expensive) way that there is a time and place for sunscreen, even when you live near the Frozen Tundra. Basically, I got scorched as a kid enough times to warrant biopsies and several crash courses in sun protection from trained medical professionals. … Continue reading →

Back-to-School Bedtime Routine: Mommy vs. the Sun

Bittersweet sun, how I loved you. And by loved I mean worshipped. And by worshipped I mean in the unhealthiest ways possible. My love affair with the sun began as a young girl. Growing up in Hawaii, that scorching ball of fire in the sky was a constant companion. Not only did its rays provide me with a luminous glow that made my dingiest white shirts look radiant, but the sun also had a way of warming my inner being. Our adoration for each other deepened after I moved to the Upper Midwest. (Nine-month long Wisconsin winters will do that.) … Continue reading →

The Pros and Cons of Circumcision

When you have a boy, you need to make a decision about whether or not you will have him circumcised. For a few parents, the decision is easy to make, based on their own religious tradition or personal convictions. But for most parents, it is a decision that requires at least a bit of thought. Do you believe that all males should be circumcised or not? Here are some pros and cons. Health and Hygiene Many people who decide on circumcision do it because of a desire to keep their child healthy. In fact, a circumcised penis is easier to … Continue reading →

A Mother’s View from the Pool—Bikinis on Babies?

Have you been to your local community pool this summer? It has been the hang out of choice for my preschooler, who finally learned how to tread water on her own (well, kind of). Our near daily visits to our county’s aquatic center have not only afforded my daughter the opportunity to learn how to swim, but it has served as inspiration for quite a few of my blogs. The city pool is the perfect place to people watch. You see a variety of people and just as many different parenting styles, techniques and problems. And then there are the … Continue reading →

The Week in Review – September 16-22

Welcome to our Week in Review for the Baby Blog. There were a lot of great articles written and with so many out there to choose from, it’s always good to have one place to go through and sum up the baby blogs for the last week. Let us know which story you enjoyed the most. Saturday, September 16 We talked about Support for Single Moms and how we have so many single mothers out there trying to do their best possible to care for their children. We talked about Piercing a Baby’s Ears and how when it comes to … Continue reading →