Babies and Toddlers
71 Articles & Excerpts
Feeding Baby : Formula Choices, Vitamins
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The most common sources of protein in infants formulas are either cow's milk or soybeans. 'For term infants, soy formulas appear to be as nutritionally sound as milk-based formulas, and their use is unlikely to expose infants to nutritional risk
Month XIII
 Autobiography of a One-Year-Old
by Rohan Candappa
In which, if you believe the books, I should be able to get into a standing position, clap hands and indicate wants in ways other than crying. Yeah, right. PARENTS. A FEW THOUGHTS ON THE THORNY SUBJECT OF: Essentially parents are odd fish.
Not So Great Expectations
 Coping with a Picky Eater
by William G. Wilkoff, M.D.
One of the biggest problems that we have as parents is that we are prone to unrealistic expectations when it comes to our children. Some of this delusion comes from our natural inclination to want what we think is best for our children.
At Home
 The Peaceful Nursery
by Alison Forbes, Laura Forbes Carlin
There is no better time to create a home that supports and nourishes you and your family than when preparing for the birth of a baby. The transition into parenthood can be one of the most extraordinary, yet also demanding, times in your life.
The Young Mother: Management of Children in Regard to Health
by William A. Alcott
There is a prejudice abroad, to some extent, against agitating the questions - 'What shall we eat? What shall we drink? and Wherewithal shall we be clothed?' - not so much because the Scriptures have charged us not to be over 'anxious' on the subject
Maintaining Health
by R. L. Alsaker
If the baby lives to be one year old, its chances of surviving are fairly good, but during the first year the mortality is appalling. Complete statistics are not available, but in places one-fifth or even one-fourth of the babies born perish during
Parent and Child, Volume III
by Mosiah Hall
The child is born the weakest and most helpless of creatures. Unlike the young of most animals, which within a few hours after birth move about and perform most of the movements necessary to their existence, the infant is so helpless that all its needs
American Woman's Home
by Catharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe
The topic of this chapter may well be prefaced by an extract from Herbert Spencer on the treatment of offspring. He first supposes that some future philosophic speculator, examining the course of education of the present period, should find nothing
Infant Formula: Second Best but Good Enough
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
When breast-feeding isn't possible, babies can thrive on today's infant formulas, prepared under strict quality control procedures to ensure healthfulness and safety. A century ago, babies who couldn't be breast-fed usually didn't survive.
Part 1
 A Baby Is a Gift
by Joanne Davis
It's true. And almost everyone agrees. A baby is a wonderful way to start a life. Being soft and warm, vulnerable and innocent, issuing tiny yawns and sleepy sighs, babies cast an enchanted spell over all they meet.
The Hidden Toll of Day Care, Behavioral Drugs, and Other Parent Substitutes
by Mary Eberstadt
The argument of the pages that follow could scarcely be more controversial to many contemporary readers. Of all the explosive subjects in America today, none is as cordoned off, as surrounded by rhetorical land mines, as the question of whether
Features and Functions
 Baby: An Owner's Manual
by Steve Tague, Julie Long
Congratulations on your new Baby! With proper care and handling, your Baby will prove to be the finest investment of your lifetime. Before you begin operating your Baby, please take a few minutes to read and become familiar with the instructions
Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death syndrome (SIDS): Crucial Advice for New Parents
by National Institute of Health
If you're a new parent, you want to do everything you can to keep your baby healthy. You probably already know that putting your baby to sleep on his or her back will reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the sudden and unexplained death
How Do You Spell 'Aggression'?
by Mary Eberstadt
Another immediate harm caused by institutional care, well documented if still bitterly resisted, is that day care makes some children more belligerent and aggressive - and we are talking not only about the longer term here, but also about the here and now
Day Care: Sick Plus Bad Equals Good?
by Mary Eberstadt
For parents who do not have options apart from institutional care, the increased likelihood that day care children will be sick and unhappy are facts of life.
The Real Trouble with Day Care
by Mary Eberstadt
Not too long ago - ironically, on a day I had spent buried under just a little of the vast literature on what is called 'early child development' - our ten-year-old daughter skipped home from school with some unexpectedly apt news.
The Very Best Attachment Parenting Resources
 Attachment Parenting
by Katie Allison Granju, Betsy Kennedy, R.N., M.S.N.
Books (In addition to this one, of course!) The Discipline Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Better-Behaved Child — From Birth to Age Ten. Sears, William M., and Martha Sears. New York: Little, Brown and Co., 1995.
Nearly 40 Years of Success!
 How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby
by Landrum B. Shettles, M.D., Ph.D., David M. Rorvik
How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby explains the simple, at-home, noninvasive Shettles method and presents detailed steps to take to conceive a child of a specific gender. The properly applied Shettles method gives couples a 75 percent or better chance
What Is Attachment Parenting?
Attachment Parenting
by Katie Allison Granju, Betsy Kennedy, R.N., M.S.N.
New parenthood can be pretty overwhelming. Eager to provide the best possible care for the little person you have created, you may find yourself calling your pediatrician's office frequently with questions about how best to interact with your baby.
Infant Formula : Nutrient Requirements
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
What about sterilizing the bottles and nipples? 'Dishwashers tend to sterilize bottles and nipples fairly well,' says Klish. They can also be sterilized by placing in a pan of boiling water for five minutes.
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