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How to Mix Cereal to Feed a Baby

While the commonly recommended time to introduce solids to a baby is 6 months or later, some babies, including premature babies, may need more than breast milk or formula at 4 months. The pediatrician may recommend that you introduce solids in the form of baby-food vegetables or cereal into the baby’s diet. A baby who is ready to start eating solid foods will start to show interest in the foods you eat, and you will notice him watching you as eat.

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He Said, She Said: Helpfulness At Home

It’s January and in my job helping brands market to you, that means it’s time for experts to announce what the “new” marketing-to-moms trends will be for the new year. And every year for the past several, the “new” thing has been the same “old” thing: dads. A lot of chatter in the marketing-to-moms space…

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Developing Good Study Habits

One of the most challenging aspects of parenting older children is teaching them how to study. While sitting down at the kitchen table and reviewing the content in the book can be helpful, it's not always enough to give children the information they need to succeed on coming tests. Teaching your child to study, however,…

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How to Find Good Daycare for Your Baby

The first two weeks after the birth are not only exciting and joyous but very harrowing and demanding. From two weeks to two months, parents feel increasingly as if they're getting the hang of it; but there may be a lot of crying and perhaps a bout of colic to contend with. From two months…

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An Open Letter To Donald Sterling From A Multiracial Mom

Mr. Sterling,I have four children that are all sports fans. My oldest daughter is a Los Angeles Lakers fan. My other three are Los Angeles Clippers fans. We are a house divided by the sports teams we love and follow.But this week, we were united in sadness. While watching television, the kids and I heard the racially charged audiotapes that your multiracial girlfriend, V.Stiviano, made of you rambling on about black people …