Raising baby
Raising a baby is different for everyone. You have to find what is the best for you and your family!
Life as a new parent | Relationship with your partner
Dear Ovia, How do I get my husband involved more with the baby
Baby's health and wellness
How to help your child get comfortable wearing a mask
Life as a new parent | Going back to work after baby
Practical tips for how to juggle working from home and caring for a young child
Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
Is your baby ready for solids? Top 7 signs to look for
Life as a new parent | LGBTQIA families
Explaining gender and orientation to your child
Baby activities
How much is too much? How my family finally found balance with my daughter’s extracurricular activities
Baby activities
Too many extracurricular activities: Tips for how to find balance and figure out what’s best for your child
Parenting styles
Raising a gender creative kid
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
How to support our LGBTQ+ kids
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
11 fun and easy ways to share quality time with your kids
Parenting styles
6 hilarious mom mealtime hacks
Baby's health and wellness
COVID-19 and pediatrics: Your questions answered
Spring cleaning with little ones at home
A new mom finds some everyday magic: How a children’s book character taught me patience
Life as a new parent | Baby gear
How long can my toddler ride in a sling or backpack?
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Clingy behaviors in toddlers
Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
Helping baby reach milestones
Baby activities
Not quite the foxtrot: Dancing games for toddlers
Toddlers and grown-up parties
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Talking to your toddler about street safety
Tricycle-riding hot spots for city-dwelling tots
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Surviving cooking with kids
Baby activities
Indoor activities for a snow day
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
How will I introduce the idea of a sibling to a toddler?
Baby activities
The benefits of singing with your toddler
Baby activities
Rainy day activities that won’t wreck your home
Baby activities
Getting a reluctant toddler to enjoy playing outside
Baby activities
Do they have to listen to kids’ music?
Your toddler’s unique dress sense
Parenting styles
When your toddler likes to run off
Parenting styles
Getting along with your toddler’s friends’ parents
Parenting styles
How involved is too involved?
Parenting styles
Why praise shouldn’t be demonized
Baby activities
Hiking with your toddler
Baby activities
Fun and games: City planning
Baby activities
Learning toys for your one-and-a-half year-old
Baby activities
Fun and games: This little piggy gets creative
Baby activities
Your toddler the performer
Parenting styles
Dealing with other people parenting your kids
Baby safety
Your toddler and other people’s pets
When should I stop using baby shampoo?
Baby activities
5 simple household objects that double as toddler toys
Baby activities
Fun and games: toys for bath time
Parenting styles
Thinking carefully about social media sharing
Baby activities
Fun and games: Blowing bubbles
Baby activities
Fun and games: patty cake and other clapping games
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Why do babies like lullabies so much?
Life as a new parent | LGBTQIA families
Navigating parenting roles as LGBTQ parents
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Do children need role models besides their parents?
Baby activities
10 “old” TV shows to show your kids
Baby safety
Keeping your home safe for a toddler
Baby activities
Rules for a long car ride with your baby
Baby safety
Helping baby play nice with pets
Parenting styles
3 things you won’t realize until your baby is older
Parenting styles
8 things we can learn from our babies
Baby safety
10 things to keep out of baby’s mouth
5 scrapbook-worthy new-parenting milestones
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Benefits of reading to your baby
Parenting styles
Top 4 diapering dilemmas and their solutions
Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
When can I move baby to the big tub?
Should I put baby on a schedule?
Should I give my baby a pacifier?
Baby safety
7 car seat rules for a smooth ride
Trimming baby’s nails
Baby activities
Why do babies need to stay active?
Baby safety
8 keys to bathtime safety
Pros and cons of mobiles
Baby safety
What you should know about crib safety
Baby safety
Tips for playing safely with baby
Baby's first year | Crying
Ways to stay sane with a colicky newborn
Baby's first year | Breastfeeding
Is it safe to exercise while breastfeeding?
Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
Your newborn’s hearing in the first month
Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health
Baby’s sleep position
Baby activities
8 must-packs for an outing with your newborn
Washing your newborn with a sponge
Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health
What should I put in a newborn’s crib?
Baby's first year | Baby feeding
Newborn feeding times
Baby activities
Toddlers and gendered toys
Spoiling your newborn
Baby's first year | Twins and multiples
Cost-savers for life with multiples
Life as a new parent | Going back to work after baby
Practical tips for how to juggle working from home and caring for a young child
Baby's health and wellness
How to help your child get comfortable wearing a mask
“You’re such a good dad”: the very nice compliment that makes me feel like a fraud
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
Why do some newborns lose weight?
Parenting styles
Setting boundaries with your verbal toddler
Baby safety
Toddler-proofing your devices
Baby activities
Silly songs to sing with your toddler
Parenting styles
Levels of supervision as your toddler gets older
Parenting styles
Handling a swearing toddler
Baby activities
Fun and games: Rolling a ball
What is a baby massage?
Baby's development and growth | Language and communication development
Repeat after me, or on second thought, don’t: Teach your children well, but maybe not to swear just yet
Stranger in a strange land: What it’s like to be the only dad on the playground
Your body after baby | Mental health
Breaking the cycle of anxiety: How I model healthy habits for my own children so they won’t worry like I do
Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
Dad does the cooking: One father on the benefits of giving up stereotypical gender roles
Baby's health and wellness
A way to remember it all: On fear, hope, and all the photos I took when my baby boy first got sick
“When she thought I was a superhero”: On crappy art projects, our kids’ pride in their work, and how they’re always getting bigger
Boys will be boys: What it might mean to raise my son to be a good man, and brother, and person
Wellfleet oysters and chicken nuggets: On patience and teaching children to be adventurous eaters
What we might share, and what might surprise us: My hope that my children will someday share my love of sports, and making peace with the idea that they might not
Baby activities
Activities for sick days with a toddler
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Celebrate Pride all year long with these inclusive LGBTQ children’s books
Baby activities
Splish splash: outdoor water activities for toddlers in the summer
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
How to talk to your child about race and racism
Baby safety
Talking to your verbal toddler about safety
Baby's health and wellness
Suggested immunization schedule for your baby’s second year and onward through early childhood
Baby activities
Fun and games: Day at the museum
Baby activities
Activities for mixed-age parties
Parenting styles
Helping your nonparent friends get to know your toddler
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
The guest list for your toddler’s third birthday party
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
Adult vacations that are great for kids
Baby activities
Dining out without the stress
Baby activities
Party planning with a toddler: The survival guide
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Birthday party etiquette
Baby activities
Playground safety rules for your toddler
Parenting styles
Playground manners for both baby and you
Life as a new parent | Single parent families
Extended family networks and only-parents
Baby safety
Safety rules for baby’s first time playing on the playground
Baby activities
Should babies take swimming lessons?
Baby safety
Surprising places crawlers and early walkers can get into
Baby activities
5 reasons to do a parent-baby music class
Your body after baby | Mental health
Hosting a stress-free party
Sleep training 101
Baby activities
Instant hit gifts for toddler birthday parties
Baby activities
6 tips for taking baby to a restaurant
Baby safety
What is BPA? Should I be concerned?
Life as a new parent | Single parent families
Building your support system as a single parent
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
9 tips for bringing baby on a plane
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
Surviving public transit with a baby on board
Parenting styles
Grocery shopping with your baby
Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
When can I start introducing toys?
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
Comparing baby transport methods
Life as a new parent | Relationship with friends and family
Helping friends and family hold your newborn correctly
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Talking to your toddler about the connection between meat and animals
Life as a new parent
Washing your newborns’s clothes
Baby activities
Source: Melissa and Doug
Why do some toddlers hate having their hair washed?
Baby's development and growth | Potty training
Hiding while pooping: A step towards potty training
Baby activities
Fun and games: Sorting by color
Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
When can I stop worrying about choking hazards with food?
Parenting styles
Setting limits in the third year
Parenting styles
Things to consider when taking pictures of your children
Baby activities
Fun and games: Sidewalk chalk
Baby safety
Help! My toddler can reach the door handle
Baby activities
Fun games for your two-year-old
Should my toddler be dressing themselves?
Parenting styles
Modifying behavior without being mean
Baby's health and wellness | Baby dental care
Cavities in baby teeth
Baby activities
Does my toddler need more exercise?
Cutting your toddler’s hair at home
Baby activities
Art supplies and your almost-three-year-old
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Activities for your toddler’s third birthday
Baby activities
Outdoor safety for toddlers
Baby safety
Things that should still be toddler-proofed
Baby activities
Monitoring your toddler’s screentime
Baby activities
Tykes and trikes
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Letting your toddler win
Life as a new parent | Adoption
Connecting an adopted child with an adoption mentor
Life as a new parent | Single parent families
Can a single parent ever really have a moment alone?
Parenting styles
Figuring out which rules to make and enforce with a toddler
Baby's development and growth | Potty training
What if I started potty training too early?
Parenting styles
Enforcing screen time with toddlers
Baby activities
Storybook guidelines for almost-three-year-olds
Life as a new parent | Adoption
How is raising an adopted baby or child different?
Life as a new parent | Adoption
Talking to older children about a younger sibling’s adoption
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
When you and your toddler don’t see eye-to-eye
Parenting styles
Father’s Day when no one is ‘the dad’
Baby's health and wellness | Baby dental care
Thorough tooth brushing in the third year
Baby activities
Interpreting your toddler’s art
Parenting styles
The Coke vs. Pepsi of new parenthood: know your “mommy wars” topics
Baby activities
The importance of sensory play
Parenting styles
6 parenting truths you might have learned in the first year
Baby safety
Why does my newborn have a soft spot?
Life as a new parent | Childcare options
What to look for in a child care center
Parenting styles
The new parent’s cheat sheet
Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health
Tips to encourage uninterrupted sleep in your newborn
Baby's development and growth
Your newborn’s reflexes
Baby safety
Your toddler’s relationship with your pets
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Helping siblings bond and cut down on conflict
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Building quality time into your everyday routines
Baby activities
When can children start playing sports?
7 ways to encourage kids to help clean up
Potty training: What to do when regression hits
Baby activities
If toddlers watch TV…what should they watch?
Your toddler’s sense of style
Parenting styles
Raising responsible children
Baby safety
Toddler shower safety
Baby activities
Gifts you can make with your toddler
Baby safety
Outdoor safety hazards
Hair washing battles and your toddler
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Educating your child about the internet
Potty training pitfalls
Baby's development and growth
Talking to your toddler about trying new things
Baby safety
Bathtime safety and your almost-three-year-old
Parenting styles
Teaching your toddler to play nicely with younger children
Baby's development and growth | Potty training
Potty training resistance
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Teaching toddlers about animals’ feelings
Baby's development and growth
The benefits of letting toddlers climb
