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Renee is a Co-Founder of MomsToWork and a mom to two great kids. Follow @reneeyaborough
Potty Training Tips and Techniques from Bright Horizons Family Solutions
photo credit: abardwell Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a fantastic webinar from our friends at Bright Horizons Family Solutions (http://www.brighthorizons.com) Parent Webinar Series entitled, “Potty Training Tips and Techniques.” Presenters Lisa Gatto, Program Lead for the Child Development Program of Isis Parenting and Cindy Meltzer, Isis Community Manager, have been there, done that [...]
YES! Your food allergy kid can eat Oreos and more!
Last fall, my son was diagnosed with multiple food allergies. I cried, panicked, and thought the world had come to an end. Since then, I’ve learned to not only live with it, but bring better health to our family. I’ve also learned to cook and bake. My son is allergic to all but two of [...]
Interview with a NICU Doctor
Last month I was lucky enough to sit down with my son’s NICU Doctor, Mark Polak, MD, Chief of Neonatology at West Virginia Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Since having a baby in the NICU, be it three or 30 days and beyond, can stressful, I wanted to ask him who parents will meet, what they can [...]
Ethan’s Story: My preemie’s fight
My second pregnancy started fine. Aside from a strange rash, and some bleeding at 13 weeks that put me on limited bed rest for a month, it was smooth sailing, until I hit 23 weeks. Rather than leaking urine like I thought I was, it was amniotic fluid. I went to the hospital, and was [...]
Keeping abreast, what friends and family can do to help
MomstoWork is a member of the Army of Women, which is trying to increase support for breast cancer research. Here’s one of the many posts on our site about breast cancer: In part one of Keeping abreast, my aunt gave her advice on handling chemo, thoughts about her journey and tips for medical professionals and [...]
“Keeping abreast” – a breast cancer survival story
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I wanted to share my Aunt’s five-year story of surviving breast cancer, which is chronicled on my cousin’s fun and witty blog, The Patriotic Baker. I’ve broken the excerpts into several posts, which we will be posting over the next week or two to raise awareness of breast [...]
Tiger Tales and MyTales Digital book and app giveaway winners announced!
Last week we reviewed two great books and iPhone/ iPad apps, Hush Little Baby and Sleep, Baby Sleep from Tiger Tales Books and MyTales Digital. Because we thought the books were so great we wanted to share copies of Hush Little Baby, Sleep, Baby Sleep and Rock-a-Bye Baby in both the printed book form and [...]
Children’s book review & giveaway: Hush Little Baby and Sleep Baby Sleep
Recently my two-year-old and I had the pleasure of reviewing two new books based on lullabies, Hush, Little Baby and Sleep Baby Sleep. They beautifully tell the songs. My daughter is an avid “read to me, or let me sit quietly and look at the pictures,” and lullaby lover, making both books a perfect fit [...]
Food wars: Mom v. Toddler
In toddler food land, that of macaroni and cheese, hot dogs and chicken nuggets, parents often find themselves stressed regarding their child’s food intake. It’s hard enough to get your child to eat, let alone find a balance to be the force of good vs. junk food. For parents of children with food allergies or [...]
The Princess and the Pea
Children love to explore all types of things, their environment, their bodies, the things that can fit into the tiniest spaces in their bodies. Our indoctrination began with a pea. After a few attempts at raisins, (caught in time), our daughter discovered that peas were the perfect fit for a nose.. I was out [...]
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