I love midsummer. Strawberries are ripe and raspberries will be ripe soon. Farmer’s markets are buzzing. This is the time to think about turning some of your harvest into nutritious food for your baby.
I have a few tips if you are about to make your own baby food for the [...]
You don’t need a lot of gear to have a great trip with a baby. One essential to make travelling easier is a baby carrier. Many parents put a lot of thought into a stroller but forget about the carrier, which is exactly backward. If I had to choose between them, as [...]
Of course we camp with cloth diapers! We trust cloth diapers, and we understand how to make them work for us.
There are two kinds of cloth diaper camping trips (or any cloth diaper vacations): short trips when you bring the diapers back home to wash and longer trips when you wash on [...]
Many families I know are planning daycations and staycations this year, staying at home or close to home during their vacation time. If you have toddlers, how can you make the most of your daycations while keeping in mind that most toddlers have abundant interest in the world but limited attention? Keep day [...]
You have a lot of choices with modern baby carriers. We have a few tips to get you started wearing your baby.
Choose the right carrier
Babywearing 101 on Parenting By Nature has a couple of articles that will help you:
“How to Choose a Baby Carrier” asks who will wear the baby carrier, how old the [...]
Leaking diapers! That’s bad news. If urine runs right off your diapers and out the legs, you may have a problem with detergent residue. This can happen with any diapers made with synthetic fabrics, which means most pocket diapers or polyester diaper covers.
The secret to avoiding detergent residue is simple: wash [...]
The Globe and Mail had an interesting story yesterday about stay-at-home dads turning into daddy bloggers.
Sarah Boesveld, “Daddy blogger: Daddy’s lost his job – now he’s got a blog,” (Toronto) Globe and Mail, June 15, 2009.
My husband is an attachment father. We definitely both have our strong points, but there are ways in which he is the more nurturing of the two of us. When he became the at-home parent seven years ago, we tested our assumptions about his nurturing even further.
Being an attachment father does not necessarily [...]
As the season for graduations and weddings is upon us, I’ve been thinking about what baby carriers look best for special occasions. Sometimes baby carriers are about function, but, in this case, it’s almost all about appearance. When I go out on a special occasion, all dressed up and wearing my baby, I [...]
Stay cool in summer? Wear wool!
Yes, I know this seems counter intuitive. You don’t put a sweater on to stay cool in the summer, after all. But, a wool diaper cover breathes and lets air pass through the material of your baby’s diaper cover.
Breathable natural fibers will keep your baby [...]