Seven-year-old Kaleb once wasn’t able to speak. His autism prevented him from focusing on anything for more than a few seconds and it was hard for him to sit in one place. We worked with him at Head Start to learn how to communicate through sign language and picture charts—but it wasn’t until Kaleb received two special books from First Book.org that his silence was broken….More

Today, moms are faced with a new realm of parenting challenges that moms twenty – or even ten – years ago didn’t have to deal with. In addition to age-old responsibilities like teaching your children manners, monitoring their behavior, and encouraging them to pursue their dreams, there’s a recently added chapter to the unwritten parenting “guide,” and it’s called, “Raising Responsible Kids Online.”…More

Introducing solid foods is a very important step in your baby’s development and well-being. In fact, studies show that babies who are fed nutritious, healthy diets grow into stronger kids and better-adjusted eaters than those who are fed poor diets….More

So, having discussed the utter trickiness of delivering parenting advice and how it is rarely, if ever, appreciated by anyone, I’ll just go ahead and give you some. But I’m pretty much certain about this one. Here it is….More