How to Convince Baby It’s Time to Part With the Pacifier
Some parents swear by cold turkey, while others have gradually weaned their children off pacifiers. Here are some techniques that to help your infant give up the binky for good.
Baby Health
Marbles Kids Museum & WakeMed Children’s Present Playful Parenting Seminar Series
New speaker series aims to inspire confident parenting and highlight resources for families
Dropping a Nap Without Drama
How to move gradually from two rest periods to one.
Staying Healthy Over the Holidays
Tips for keeping your family healthy.
Researchers Study Infants and Awareness of Internal Signals
The ability to consciously sense signals from one’s body, such as feeling “butterflies” before giving a speech, is called interoception.
8 Ways to Reduce the Risk of SIDS
Here are steps parents and caregivers can take to help reduce the risks associated with SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death.
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Own Pregnancy?
Find out how much you already know — or don’t know — by taking our healthy maternity quiz.
How to Raise a Nonpicky Eater
Mealtime basics that can help prevent your child from becoming a picky eater.
Tips for Staying Healthy During Pool Season
How to protect yourself and your family from germs that may be in the water.
Connecting With Teens Starts When They Are Infants
It is important to connect with your infant in a way that is intentional and keeps the bigger picture in mind
Mom Finds Voice After Devastating Loss
This year’s Triangle March for Babies takes place on Saturday, April 29.
My Experiences With Gestational Diabetes
A mom-to-be offers tips for how to deal with GD.
Low Birth Weight Babies at Higher Risk for Mental Health Problems Later in Life
Findings may stem from biological responses of the infant to difficult prenatal conditions and postnatal stresses following early birth.
Parental Obesity Associated With Early Childhood Development Delays
Findings based on study that analyzed the data based on screenings of more than 4,800 children.
Tips for Pregnant and New Moms
Advice for maintaining a healthy pregnancy
American Academy of Pediatrics Emphasizes Safety and Importance of Vaccines
AAP issues statement that vaccines are safe, effective and save lives.
4 Steps to Reducing Preterm Births
Learn why one in 10 babies is born too soon, and how to assess and reduce your risk of having a preterm birth.
Antibiotic Gel in Ear May Treat Ear Infections
A preclinical study led by Harvard Medical School researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital showed that a single-application, bioengineered gel squirted in the ear canal could deliver a full course of antibiotic therapy for middle-ear infections, making treatment much easier and…
New Prenatal Clinic to Serve Moms-to-Be Closer to Home
Wake County government announced on Oct. 24 the opening of its its fifth prenatal clinic at the Millbrook Human Services Center, located at 2809 E. Millbrook Road in Raleigh.
Reduce Your Chance of Having Another Preterm Baby
Learn more about a treatment that can help women who have had a preterm birth reduce their chances of experiencing another one.
Time for Flu Vaccines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months be vaccinated against the flu (with the exception of those who have specific medical conditions).
When Children Hear Horror Stories on the News
How do you nurture a children's confidence in a safe world even when they are exposed to disturbing news.
Holding Low Birth Weight Newborns Skin-To-Skin Reduces Mortality Rates
A new study suggests an effective but underused intervention, “Kangaroo Mother Care,” can reduce infant deaths by more than one-third compared to conventional care.
FDA Proposes Limit for Inorganic Arsenic in Infant Rice Cereal
On Friday, the FDA reported that although rice cereal fortified with iron is a good source of nutrients for your baby, it shouldn't be baby’s only source and does not need to be the first source.
