By Nancy Gottesman  Turns out, potty hygiene can play an important role in helping your family stay healthy during cold and flu season–and all year long. “Teaching good toilet habits is very specific to this age group,” says Kyran Quinlan, MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago. Girls especially need to [...]

By: Nicole Pelletiere Stumped on preparing your holiday shopping list?  To help parents find the perfect gifts for their kids, Toys “R” Us has provided New Parent with a list of this year’s “must-have” toys for the holiday season.  From active to imaginative play, these items range appropriately for children ages 2 through 4. Good luck and [...]

By Cherie L. Spehar, LCSW, CTC-S, RPT-S The wake of Hurricane Sandy has presented monumental hardships for adults as well as younger family members across our country.  As an eyewitness to this event, NJ author, Andi Green creator of The WorryWoo Monsters was prompted  to team up with licensed Trauma Therapist and WorryWoo Emotional Wellness Advisor, Cherie Spehar [...]

Article written by Lissa Poirot at FamilyVacationCritic.com While airfare may not be at its lowest, if you’re already traveling for Thanksgiving’s four-day weekend, use this time to combine a family visit with a quick vacation. And if you’re ready to skip the family, use the time off from school to your advantage and hit the road! [...]

By Victoria Clayton  Most parents know that sinking feeling and the nagging doubt that comes creeping along with it: Your baby seems like, well, maybe he’s sick. Or your toddler bumped her head, has a weird rash or is running a fever. It used to be that pediatricians were bombarded with calls from parents unable [...]

Recent studies unveil just how much parents now rely on mobile phones to make their life easier. A study conducted by Harris Interactive discovered parents show more activity that non-parents across all aspects of digital shopping, and are twice as likely to download an app from their favorite stores or use a phone’s GPS to find a [...]

This content of this article was originally published by CPSC.gov CPSC and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s recent seizure at a U.S. port of two shipments of children’s Halloween costumes with safety issues has resulted in many questions to us about what parents should look for when buying a Halloween costume. Here are some things for you [...]

By: Nicole Pelletiere Do you have a little one that’s just ‘too cool’ for ordinary clothes?  With designs from Little Trendstar you can say “bye-bye” to boring tees and “hello” to modern style.   The musically-inspired graphic shirts and onesies are all printed with safe, non-toxic water-based inks which are phthalate free. Besides their eco-friendly benefit, [...]

The National Family Partnership® (NFP) announces the national contest for its 27th annual Red Ribbon Week®, Oct. 23-31. Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. In 1985 after the murder of a DEA agent, parents, youth and teachers in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a [...]