Did you know that all sugar is not created equal? Dr. Maryellen Renna, pediatrician, nutrition advocate, and spokesperson for Earth’s Best, shares her thoughts and expertise about sugar—the good, the bad, and the ugly. The past… Read More »The Truth About Sugar
We’ve all heard it time and again: Breast is best. So why do so many doctors charged with caring for mothers and babies seem to know so little about it? Holly Ellis Spiegel gets the lowdown… Read More »Improving Doctors’ Breastfeeding Literacy
Our Editor-in-Chief spent a long weekend in Paris with her seven year old, leaving her five year old and husband at home. She learned a lot, and not just about traveling, but about joy, focus,… Read More »What I Learned in Paris
We hear it every single day: “we SHARE with our friends!” Babies as young as 11 or 12 months are constantly being told by their parents that sharing is important. But this might not be… Read More »Why Toddlers Should Not Be Forced To Share
A Child Grows aims to bring you the most accurate, important information about everything parenting-related, whether your journey is just beginning or you’re sending your first-born off to college (and everything in between). To that… Read More »Parent in the Spotlight: Mother Brooklyn’s Leslie Winston
Alethea Cheng Fitzpatrick of Photosanity shares her thoughts on raising resilient children. When my first son started to learn to play chess, he was so anxious about losing that he would only play me if I were… Read More »Raising Resilient Kids
Contributor and MotherBrooklyn founder Leslie Winston shares her family’s story about their journey into the world of early intervention and supportive services for her son. A few months after our son JP’s second birthday we had… Read More »Does Our Child Have Special Needs? One Family’s Journey, Part I
Our (former) Editor-in-Chief attended nearly 100 births as a doula, but there was a time not so long ago when she had no idea that there was such a thing. When I first became a… Read More »What is a Doula?
Let’s face it; mornings can be a slog, and getting a quick, healthy breakfast (the most important meal of the day!) on the table for the little ones can be tough. Our Editor-in-Chief has you… Read More »Healthy Breakfast, Happy Family: Overnight Oatmeal
Sleeplessness is not a joke. Becoming parents already taught us that, but we wanted to know more about healthy sleep patterns, especially with Daylight Savings hitting our families this weekend. We consulted with Dr. Michael… Read More »Sleep, Stress, and Daylight Savings Facts