If you’ve ever found yourself late at night in the: a) hotel room b) tent c) airplane, or d) all of the above, with a fussy baby or toddler wondering if it’s: a) teething pain, or b) a painful ear infection, you are not alone (I’m in the “all of the above” camp, myself)! That’s…
Worried that a cold or the flu might botch your holiday travel plans or spoil your winter family vacation? This is the post for you! Grab a cup of coffee and watch these tips to help fend off flu during holiday travel and winter family vacations with your baby and the whole fan-damily, then read on…
If there’s one thing that makes me crazy about thermometers today, it’s discovering that when you suddenly need yours again the battery is dead. Or worse – you realize you can’t completely trust its accuracy because, after months of not using it, you’re not sure if the battery is getting low. A reusable forehead “strip thermometer” not only works without batteries,…
Did you know that 80% of our “immune system” actually functions in our intestines? So clearly it’s wise to lend them all the support we can–especially during travel, when our immune systems may be more challenged than usual (if not our intestines, too!). I’ve been a fan of probiotics for some time, knowing they can…
If you started down the road of parenting when products like “Infant’s Triaminic” cold medicine’s were still available, it probably came as a shock when they were suddenly pulled from the shelves and there were no more cold-related medicines available for children under the age of 4 years. Nevertheless, children under the age of 4…
How many of these vitamin bottles from my cupboard have a childproof cap? One. Just last week, I left my toddler eating his snack in the kitchen for a few momentsonly to return to find him standing on the kitchen counter with a bottle of children’s vitamins in his hand. I had no idea that…