If you can remember far enough back, I wrote both part one and two of this series on Theorists of Child Development.  My first post was about Freud and my second was aboutErikson.  Today, I am going to take us closer to the end of this series and discuss Piaget.  If you are not sure [...]

I am a big fan of reading, huge, gigantic, enormous. I can add many adjectives to just how big of a fan I am but I think I may have already got my point across and one look at the boxes of books that I don’t have room for will confirm it. For this reason, [...]

If you remember a few weeks ago, I started a post on the Theorists of Child Development and by the end of a pretty long post, I had only covered Freud and some of his theories. I did hint that I was going to move on to Erik Erikson in a few weeks and today [...]

When your new baby has first arrived the only problems that you can really foresee in the diapering area are mishaps with the construction of the diaper or the way that you fastened it.  It is often very surprising when a baby suddenly goes from laying quietly on the diaper table to screaming and flaying [...]

It is always amazing how quickly a child grows. One moment they are nestled safe in your tummy and you are worrying about the delivery, being ready and a whole number of other things. The next, they are raiding the fridge and asking you why you forgot to buy the volcano flavored Yogurt Tubes. It [...]

If you breastfeed your baby, chances are there will come a time when you need to store breast milk. This can be when you return to work or even if you are only planning a few hours out. Storing breastmilk can be one of the most confusing things for new mother’s and it is good [...]

Breastfeeding really is best for a child but not everyone is able to breastfeed for various reasons. For my own children, I was able to breastfeed for roughly one month but neither of them were breastfeeding well. My oldest was not latching and I was losing milk production very quickly. My youngest latched perfectly and [...]

Wow, can you believe that your baby has grown a year.  I know I was always surprised when that first birthday rolled around for both of my kids.  I felt like I had missed out on something, that maybe I hadn’t cuddled enough or really enjoyed those quiet moments that are so normal for infants.  [...]