Gwen Dewar , Ph.D. 
The choices you make while you’re pregnant play a major role in the health of your baby, as well as affecting your own health and comfort during your pregnancy. An author and certified natural childbirth educator shows how simple diet and lifestyle changes can constitute the four components needed to set you on the R.O.A.D. … Read more about The R.O.A.D. to a Healthy Pregnancy and Natural Birth
Veins help maintain good circulation in the process that ultimately provides oxygen to your extremities and your unborn child. Learn how to care for your veins during pregnancy and spot potential problems. If you’re expecting, you know that pregnancy is a time of physical turmoil. While you may be ecstatic about the pending arrival of … Read more about Put Up Your Feet! Vein Health and Pregnancy
Swelling, snoring, acne … pregnancy can have some unfortunate side effects, but there are some steps you can take to ease these woes. Pregnancy puts your body through plenty of changes: Some beautiful—like your protruding, rounded tummy—and some not so pretty, like swollen ankles and acne. While most of these unappealing symptoms end after your baby’s … Read more about 5 Embarrassing Pregnancy Symptoms—and How to Deal with Them
If successfully teaching your child to fall asleep and stay asleep sounds like a dream, here are some schools of thought to help you unlock the mysteries of good sleep habits. A review of baby sleeping techniques, including attachment parenting, the Ferber Method and the Five S’s, will help put your baby to sleep from … Read more about A Review of Baby Sleeping Techniques
Your child is congested and miserable, but headlines are reporting unsafe cold and flu medicines. Use these simple, doctor-approved remedies to ease your baby or toddler’s symptoms. Young children’s developing immune systems require special care, and major drug makers have recently reconsidered what is deemed safe for these little bodies. In response to concerns over … Read more about 9 Safe Alternatives for Treating Children’s Cold Symptoms
Feeling a little unsure of your parenting skills? Here are eight basic rules to help you navigate the most fulfilling, and challenging, job you’ll ever tackle. Parenting sure would be a piece of cake if kids waltzed out of the womb knowing how to behave. But since we’re not that lucky, teaching them the rules … Read more about 8 Fundamental Parenting Rules
5 Things You Should Know about Preterm Labor. Get answers to common questions about early labor.
Kicking bad habits, sticking to a healthy diet, and taking prenatal vitamins can set the stage for a healthy pregnancy. Here are some guidelines for eating well when you’re trying to conceive. Prior to your newfound focus on trying to conceive, you may have tried the grapefruit diet, the rice diet, the water diet, the … Read more about Preconception Diet: find the right regimen to promote conception and a healthy baby
Whether your child has experienced bullying or you’re just worried about the possibility, there’s a silver lining: psychological research supports the idea that teaching children good coping techniques can significantly decrease bullying — and if it does happen, your child won’t be as scarred by it. Here’s what you can do today to help your child deal … Read more about 5 Ways Parents can help put an end to Bullying
Hey dudes — your modus operandi during baby’s birth can consist of more than shelling out ice chips, taking the occasional photo, and having the life squeezed out of your hand. The vibes you put off directly affect your baby’s and lady’s journey through birth. Exuding a calm, confident, and prepared demeanor (even if you’re … Read more about 9 Ways Dads can emotionally prep for Childbirth