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Important points about sleep training for babies

Controlled comforting or camping out? Read more about which sleep-training technique might serve the family best.

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Warning to parents: Nursing pillows are not for sleeping

Nursing pillows and loungers are popular, but parents beware: They are not for sleeping infants.

Making time for individual kid dates
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Make sure to find 1-on-1 time with each child

Consider these ideas for carving out time with each child.

Fever Tips and Free Printable
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Make sure to give children proper doses of medicine

Put down that regular spoon. Proper cups and droppers are key to making sure kids get the right doses of their medicine for pain and fever.

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