Having counseled thousands of parents — and having been one myself — for some 40 years, when I’m asked where baby should sleep I simply answer, “Wherever all family members sleep the best.” Some infants need more sleeping closeness in the early months; others later on as they go through the normal stage of nighttime [...]
Your Baby’s Personality Traits: Recognizing and Influencing Them
July 20, 2012 | Posted by
All babies are hardwired with certain personality traits, and the ones your child was born with will help dictate whether he laughs or cries in the face of change, keeps going when frustrated, and maybe even how soon he tries to walk. But that’s only part of it. The other half of the equation is [...]
Why Are We Still Calling Our Babies ‘Illegitimate?’
June 24, 2012 | Posted by
Earlier this week, ‘Blog Her’ posted an article by Christelyn D. Karazin titled “Why Doesn’t the Black Community Value Black Marriage?.” In it, Karazin, founder of the No Wedding, No Womb initiative and co-author of Swirling: How to Date, Mate and Relate, Mixing Race, Culture and Creed, heralds the concept of shotgun weddings (since they [...]
Friends Say Kanye West ‘Can’t Wait’ to Have Kids with Kim Kardashian
June 13, 2012 | Posted by
Ever since Kanye West professed his love for Kim Kardashian via song, their romance has been a whirlwind that shows no signs of slowing down and, according to sources close to the rapper, he might be thinking of baby names. “They’re seriously talking marriage, and yes, she would [accept his proposal],” a friend of West’s [...]
Rising Cases of Babies with Irregular Head Shapes
April 29, 2012 | Posted by
For the last nearly twenty years, doctors have been encouraging parents to have babies sleep in their backs to reduce the incidences of sudden infant death syndrome—but now doctors report that we are seeing more cases of babies developing irregular head shapes. The most common head shape irregularity is a flattened section in the back [...]
