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Look at These Safety Colour Charts Before You Buy Your Kids’ Next Swimsuit
When we’re picking out our kids’ swimsuits for the season, we often think mostly about style, age-appropriateness, and comfort. We want something they like, something that isn’t too mature, and something that fits well. But we may not be giving enough weight to another factor that can actually help keep them safer in the water…
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What to Do When Your Toddler Is a Biter
There are lots of unpleasant behaviours our young children will display over the course of their childhood, but biting — which not only can leave marks, bruises, and break the skin, but also freaking hurts — is one we all hope our kids will never adopt. Unfortunately, there’s a fairly good chance they’ll chomp down…
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Those Car Seat Travel Carts Are Awesome, Apparently
The fun thing about having a 10-year-old child is that apparently 10 years is all it takes for the powers that be to dream up way better baby gear than we had access to when he was born. I come from the dark ages of sippy cups that spilled, non-gliding bassinets, and audio-only baby monitors…
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How to Talk With Your Kids About Sexual Abuse
One of the hardest things about being a parent is living with the knowledge that there are so many potential scenarios or people in the world who could bring harm to our children. One of the scariest and most damaging things that could happen to our kids is sexual abuse or assault — especially given…