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The Baby Blues PDF Print E-mail
Written by Elizabeth Pantley, author of Gentle Baby Care   
Continued from Summer Issue... 
Reach out and get out. Simply getting out (if you are physically able and okayed for
this by your health care provider) and connecting with people at large can go a long way toward reorienting your perspective. Four walls can close in very quickly, so change the scenery and head to the mall, the park, the library, a coffeehouse whatever place you enjoy. You’ll feel a sense of pride as strangers ooh and ahh over your little one, and your baby will enjoy the stimulation, too.
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The Baby Blues PDF Print E-mail
Written by Elizabeth Pantley   
I remember when I was lying in my hospital bed after the birth of my fourth child, Coleton. I had endured a full day of labor and a difficult delivery (who says the fourth one comes easily?), and I was tired beyond explanation. After the relief of seeing my precious new child came an uncontrollable feeling to close my eyes and sleep. As my husband cradled newborn Coleton, I drifted off; my parting thoughts were, “I can’t do this. I don’t have the energy. How will I ever take care of a baby?”
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Children and Summer Injuries PDF Print E-mail
Written by Despina Demestihas Dalton, M.D.   

The weather is getting warmer and school is out. Children everywhere will be playing outdoors more. Injuries are a part of summer life and children are particularly vulnerable. There are several things parents and caretakers can do to help minimize or eliminate summer time injuries.

 

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What Triggers Your Anger? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Elizabeth Pantley   

Family life is complicated and unpredictable. Day-to-day expectations and responsibilities can create angry emotions in both parents and children. No matter how skilled you are at parenting, no matter how wonderful your children are, you cannot eliminate or avoid the unpleasant situations that occur in all families. However, once you understand where the anger comes from you can modify the situation and learn ways to control your reactions, so that anger can occupy a smaller place in your home.

 

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Did you know...? The Top Ten Names For Baby Girls are Floral Names? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Neil Street   

In Victorian England, beginning around the middle of the 19th century, little girls were routinely named after flowers. The flowery nature of that era - which gave rise to countless Violets, Hyacinths, and even little Buttercups - extended into the early 20th century, after which time, both in England and the United States, floral baby names faded from sight almost completely.

 

 

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