A new study out of the University of Rochester’s Baby Lab shows that “toddlers actually use their parents’ stumbles and hesitations (technically referred to as disfluencies) to help them learn language more efficiently.” Ummm… that’s awesome news!  Especially if you’re suffering from “mommy brain,” which may make you feel a bit slower than usual. Researchers [...]

Working moms can breathe a sigh of relief and stop feeling guilty. A new study finds that working moms don't necessarily cause development problems in their kids.

It seems like common sense, really, but what I’ve been hoping all along as a parent has finally been proven true by scientific research.  “Babies who receive above-average levels of affection and attention from their mothers are less likely than other babies to grow up to be emotionally distressed, anxious, or hostile adults,” according to [...]

Whether you call it a binky, a pacifier or a num num, that little rubber doohickey that babies love so much can be a hard habit to break.  And not just for the kids who love them.  Parents often struggle with forcing an unwilling child to part with the pacifier.   And according to an article [...]

When my girl was about five months old, she babbled something at me that sounded just like “I like that!”  I knew they weren’t real words, but they still gave me a thrill.  For me, this was a small taste of what was to come.  Someday soon she really would be communicating with me in [...]

Think changing your four-year-old’s diapers is just part of the work of parenting? Think again. Before disposable diapers, most kids began potty training as soon as they learned to walk. The process was generally completed sometime around 18 months. All over the world, kids are still potty trained at this age in cultures where disposable [...]