by Rocio Zamora Arzola
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Latino and white infants share a fairly equal level of cognitive skills — vocabulary, listening and problem-solving skills. But by the time they’re toddlers, Latino children are lagging in all three areas, according to a study led by researchers at UC Berkeley (LATimes.com 10.20.09) .
The reasons? Larger Latino families and Hispanic-dominant [...]
by Stefania Revelli
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Parents-in-training can add baby clothing to the growing list of original, convenient fever-detecting products, which already include forehead thermometer strips and pacifiers.
Developed in the U.K. by inventor and father Chris Ebejer, Babyglow high-temperature sleep suits are a line of baby clothes that change color in response to a baby’s rising body temperature [...]
by Cree McCree
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Baby getting fidgety? Hand him Mommy’s iPhone and let him play with Baby Rattle Bab Bab or listen to the soothing sounds of White Noise Lite. A plethora of new mobile apps help consumers distract and amuse the kids.
Some parents use souped-up phones to play learning games with their toddlers. Others buy [...]
By Abelardo de la Peña Jr.
There’s a baby laughing. In a minute, she may be crying, squealing, grunting or whining. Nine-month-old Jewel, along with her mom (my daughter, Ana) is staying with us for a while, and her unpredictability is, well, predictable.
One sure thing: Every morning, she quiets to the familiar voices of Big Bird, [...]
by Derek Reveron
WHAT’S HAPPENING
More African American mothers breastfeed their babies, giving them nutrients that improve health and fight diseases.
65% percent of African American women now breastfeed their babies, up from 36% in 1994, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ClarksvilleOnline.com 9.5.08). However, only 20% of black mothers follow the government’s recommendation to [...]
by Grace Jidoun
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Mothers and Menus helps new moms stay healthy and avoid the junk-food trap. With a little bundle of joy to take care of, the last thing a new mom wants to think about is meal planning. This Manhattan-based meal delivery service sources from farmers’ markets to provide dishes made with organic, local and [...]
by Cree McCree
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Credit Millennials with getting their folks to text. 20% of 55- to 64-year-olds are tapping out messages in 2008, up from 13% just two years ago, according to a Sprint study. And three quarters of those texters are messaging their kids (MarketWatch 10.22.08).
Staying in touch with offspring in college drives many Boomers [...]
by Hans Eisenbeis
Motrin, makers of a variety of Ibuprofen products, got into some hot water last weekend. In a perfectly reasonable effort to reach out to suffering moms, the company launched a campaign to sell pain relief to mothers suffering from “babywearing,” the trend in recent years for moms and dads to wear soft backpacks [...]
by Hillary Smith
WHAT’S HAPPENING
It’s what every new mom dreams of: seeing the hunky father of her child folding laundry one-handed, changing diapers, waking up for midnight feedings and offering her bubble baths. While it may not be reality, new moms can at least dream of the possibilities with Porn for New Moms, published by Chronicle [...]
