August 31, 2011
Several months ago, I was lucky to have a real live conversation with Diba Tillery. Diba is the founder of the super helpful site Babies411.com and she is also a NICU nurse; aside from her bone-fides, Diba is a sweet and caring person and I am happy to have “met” and know her. Our [...]
February 18, 2009
Christy sent us the following about cheese for a finger food: Hi! I just wanted to suggest that I have shredded cheese and I let my 8 month pick it up piece by piece, and he loves it!!! We LOVE this idea; it keeps the kiddos busy and also helps to develop that pincher grasp. [...]
December 30, 2008
We are happy to be able to post this unique recipe from a visitor. Sarah sent this in yesterday and we thought it was very clever! I bet it makes a very colorful noodle dish too! I love your site – it has been a huge help for me and my choosy eater. I wanted [...]
February 18, 2008
We wanted to share a tip from a visitor who read our “transtion to sippy cups” page. Visitor Tip As an occupational therapist who works with babies 0-3, I find that sipper cups are “glorified bottles.” I’ve had great success teaching children as young as 4-6 months of age to drink from straws- it’s good [...]
February 15, 2008
Our Yucky but Yummy Baby Food Recipe Contest is underway. Stop by and read some of the recipes that our visitors have submitted. I have to say, these baby food recipe mixes are indeed “yucky” sounding. It’s neat to read these recipes and then realise how we adults limit ourselves when it comes to mixing [...]
February 12, 2008
Sarah, a visitor to our site from the U.S. has shared her adorable little Caleb with us in our Baby Gallery. Along with this little cutie, she tells us that Daddy makes Caleb’s brown rice cereal and stores & freezes it in Lollipop molds. Lollipop Molds!! That’s a great idea and we just had to [...]
January 27, 2008
Elaine sent us an email sharing her nifty idea to use purees that baby doesn’t like anymore. Even if your baby is still into the purees, you can use them to make these biscuits/gummys/whateveryoudecidetocallthems 1 1/2 cup flour (whole wheat flour will make these a bit more gummy – try 1/2 whole and 1/2 all [...]