Have you ever wondered how the staff at the hospital seem to make swaddling look so easy? In this video, Dr. Jagruti Anadkat, a newborn medicine specialist in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, demonstrates how to swaddle a newborn baby in a blanket to provide comfort and security. Visit
Month: July 2019
Photo: Roberto Caruso, Illustrations: Stephanie Han Kim It came out of the blue, but it hung there like heavy, humid air: “I hate you.” I’d been shivering in the cold among fellow parents, waiting for my kids to emerge from a weekend class they’d recently joined. Out they spilled, buzzing with new friends, heading for
Image: Shutterstock The state of Pennsylvania was originally a private land that was later transformed into a bustling colony. The colony saw an inflow of people from several parts of the world, which brought diversity in the economy too. If you want to know the complete story of the Pennsylvania colony, read this MomJunction article.
Juul Labs, the nation’s leading manufacturer of e-cigarettes, has hired as its medical director a prominent University of California researcher known for his work on the dangers nicotine poses for the adolescent brain. The company said the hire will support its efforts to stem a teen vaping craze the Food and Drug Administration has labeled
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE As you step out into the sun, your hand automatically reaches for the sunglasses in your bag. You look stylish and comfortable with the shades on, but most importantly, you are protecting your eyes with them. Sunglasses are more about protecting your eyes from the harmful UV rays of the
4 Ways To Teach Household Chores & Bathroom Cleaning To Kids Most people dread doing their household chores, especially kids. Next to the kitchen, the bathrooms in your home are the most demanding of a regular clean. No matter how healthy your family is in diet and exercise, all bathrooms are breeding grounds for dangerous
Photo: iStockphoto When it comes to news articles about the impact that summer has on student learning, the news is often bad. For instance, The Economist proclaimed in 2018: “Long summer holidays are bad for children, especially the poor.” This headline is fairly typical of how summer loss is portrayed. Summer has come to be
IN THIS ARTICLE Outdoor toys combine the joy of playing with the excitement of being outdoors. There are several outdoor toys that you can carry along when you are on an outing with your toddler. In this article, MomJunction gives you a list of 15 best outdoor toys for toddlers to keep them engaged and
Photo: iStockphoto We are born to connect. As human beings we are relational and we need biological, emotional and psychological connection with others. We learn how to connect and create the patterns we form during our infancy and early childhood. These patterns and experiences become embodied in us and become the way we understand how
Mothers living near more intense oil and gas development activity have a 40-70% higher chance of having children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) compared to those living in areas of less intense activity, according to a new study from researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health. We observed more children were being born with
When Michael Howard arrived for a checkup with his lung specialist, he was worried about how his body would cope with the heat and humidity of a Boston summer. “I lived in Florida for 14 years, and I moved back because the humidity was just too much,” Howard told pulmonologist Dr. Mary Rice as he
Once you have decided it’s time to make the transition from a crib to toddler bed, you’ll need to select the right tools for sleep and design the room for safety. First and foremost, choose the right mattress. The most common size mattress for children is a twin which typically measures 38’’ x 75’’. Anything
Dr. Shefali on The Conscious Parent vs. Traditional Parenting (EXPLAINED!) The Parenting Junkie interviews Dr. Shefali, bestselling author of The Conscious Parent. Have you heard of Conscious Parenting? Do you want to know how it relates to mindful parenting? Shefali Tsabary teaches that conscious discipline starts with the parent. Dr Shefali parenting is a paradigm
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Every parent has wondered at least once … of all the things that come with an instruction manuals, how is a baby not one of them?! I know I’m supposed to burp my baby, but how do I do it? For how long? Until she’s how old? I’ve ushered many parents through the process, and
Photo: iStockphoto A child under 30 pounds can drown in the time it takes you to text, “Pool party starts at noon, don’t forget to bring towels and sunscreen.” And on a gorgeous, sunny Father’s Day spent at my local pool, I almost learned this the hard way when I saved the life of a
Image: Shutterstock The earth is a source of immense power. The energy that we can derive from deep within the layers of the earth is called geothermal energy. Humans have known about and used geothermal energy for ages now. Some communities in the world heavily rely on it even today. Read this MomJunction article to
Photo: Courtesy of Anne Thériault I spent years of my life being asked if I planned to have kids. And then, before the incision from my c-section had even healed, people began asking me if I was going to have another. The first question was exquisitely inappropriate, but at least I knew how to answer
Want to help your child deal with asthma better? A new Northwestern University study says one way is to build a sturdy sense of family bonding, especially in dangerous neighborhoods. We already know that children in poor neighborhoods have worse health, on average, than those in better surroundings. However, there is little research on how
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