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BPA Dangers Lessened Thanks To Ban in Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups

BPA has been a cause for concern for a while now especially the BPA dangers associated with plastic food and drink containers. It’s good to see that the FDA has taken notice and decided to ban its use where babies are concerned. BPA ban in baby bottles and sippy cups official CNN (blog) “The chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA has been officially banned from use in certain baby products, the US Food and Drug Administration announced today. “FDA is amending the food additive regulations to no

Exercise During Pregnancy Benefits Baby.

Many women are a bit tentative when it comes to exercising when they are pregnant. But contrary to popular belief, exercise during pregnancy benefits baby. This study, as reported in Web MD, says that although women exercised before they were pregnant, only 27% continued during pregnancy. They didn’t realize that moderate exercise during pregnancy benefits baby. Many Pregnant Women Fear Exercising | FYI BeHealthy (author unknown) “Despite what we have said over the last 10 years, pregnant

Useful Rules for a Safe Pregnancy

There are certain rules you have to follow when you are pregnant, both for your own safety and that of your unborn child. Some things, such as smoking, should go without saying. But if you want to find out more rules for a safe pregnancy, then this article by Devan McGuinness should give you some more useful rules that you should follow. Safety Rules I Won’t Break During My Pregnancy | Being Pregnant Devan McGuinness “Pregnancy guidelines and rules that one Blogger won’t break during her

Parenting Gifted Children

If you have a child who is gifted, it can be both a blessing and a curse. Parenting gifted children needs special considerations both for you as a parent and for your child. The following sneak peek will hopefully give you some good ideas. National Parenting Gifted Children Week is coming up! July 15th through 21st, Great Potential Press will be marking this occasion with a series of guest blogger posts examining the biggest issues in gifted education and childhood learning …… More at

Toddler Healthy Lunch Ideas

With the hustle and pace of modern lifestyles it can be difficult trying to come up with toddler healthy lunch ideas. Maybe you can get some inspiration here… Finding healthy lunch recipes for kids can be tricky, especially because it is easy to fall into the routine of serving the same types of food every day. Some parents aren’t sure of where they can find healthy lunch recipes for kids, so they buy pre-packaged foods that have unhealthy ingredients…. More at Healthy Lunch Recipes

How To Deal With Fighting Toddlers - Not!

It never ceases to amaze me just what some people think about when it comes to raising their kids. If you ever wanted to know how to deal with fighting toddlers, then this is a great lesson in what NOT to do… Mother encourages toddlers to fight, posts video to Facebook WTSP 10 News “Missouri - It is video that`s hard to watch. For many, even harder to believe. A mother egging on her little girl, not even out of diapers in a fist fight. A woman, who asked not to be identified, alerted

Attachment Parenting: What Is It?

Attachment parenting may be a new phrase to you. It certainly is to me but the basic principle of it is years old. Here is an in-depth article explaining what it’s all about… Attachment Parenting: Advice for New Parents - iVillage Patty Onderko “Maybe you saw the controversial Time magazine cover of a mom nursing her preschooler or your friend swears by it and you want to understand where she’s

Travel Tips Barcelona Spain

The Summer vacation season is now in full swing, and with some parts of the world sweltering with record temperatures, many folks will be thinking of lazing on the beach and swimming in the sea. Apparently though, if you’re heading to Barcelona, you may want to think twice about using the beaches there. Reading many travel tips Barcelona Spain, I came across this one about Barcelona’s beaches. In the article Regina W. Bryan gives some much better and cleaner alternatives in the

Travel Tips Barcelona Spain

The Summer vacation season is now in full swing, and with some parts of the world sweltering with record temperatures, many folks will be thinking of lazing on the beach and swimming in the sea. Apparently though, if you’re heading to Barcelona, you may want to think twice about using the beaches there. Reading many travel tips Barcelona Spain, I came across this one about Barcelona’s beaches. In the article Regina W. Bryan gives some much better and cleaner alternatives in the

Debit Card Dangers During Travel

So when you go away, do you take your Debit Card or Credit Card? Debit cards are becoming more popular but there are debit card dangers during travel that most of us are not aware of… Susan Tompor: Debit card dangers during travel Detroit Free Press “Who wants to return from vacation this summer to a stack of credit card bills? I know; it’s sort of like asking who wants to stay one more night in a motel room with