Toddlers

Toddler Approved Meal Ideas  When it comes to feeding your toddler, it can sometimes be a hard job. Since my daughter turned three, things have become a little bit easier for me. So I decided to share with you guys some of my go to healthy meals for a not so picky eater. When your baby hits the toddler stage, the best thing you can do is have a variety of food options for them to choose from. I have listed some simple healthy toddler meals below. If you are looking for a variety of weeknight family meals that even toddlers will love, here are 30+ weeknight recipes to try. Here’s a list of healthy toddler meals :: Breakfast Pancakes, yogurt, and...

You’re Gonna Miss This I still follow all the breastfeeding support groups and pages I utilized while nursing. Day after day I see moms asking for advice, for recommendations, for simple acknowledgement that they’re doing the right thing. From time to time I comment, hoping to help. I’ve been out of the breastfeeding game for 2 years now and I still miss it very often. I miss the bond with my children. I miss the milk drunk smiles and their little hands rubbing my face while they happily nursed. I look back on that time with so much fondness. I’ve breastfed 3 out of my 4 children. My daughter nursed for three and a half years, my two youngest sons each nursed...

February Is CHD Awareness Month :: Know The Signs February is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Month. Here are some statistics: - There are 40 types of congenital heart defects. - 40,000 babies are born in the USA with CHD every year, that equates to 1 in 100 children. One child every 15 minutes will receive a diagnosis. - Around 25% of children who have CHD will need heart surgery or other types of interventions to survive. - CHD is a leading cause of death in infants and children, twice as many children will die from CHD as they will from all forms of childhood cancer combined. Yet childhood cancer research funding is five times higher than CHD research funding - Baton Rouge does NOT have a...

Favorite 2023 Products For My Toddler The new year is here and I have listed some of my favorite products for my toddler from 2023. These are products that I have used throughout the year, and they worked great for us so I decided to share them. I will definitely be using them in the new year. Here are my favorite products from 2023 Snack Cups  Snacks are mandatory, especially when having a toddler. Snack cups are perfect for storing your toddler snacks when you're on the go. My favorite ones are 100% silicone and spillproof. Your toddler can easily grab snacks without having to worry about a big mess. They are not like traditional ones; they are soft and easy for...

4 Reasons To Give A Kid A Camera Last Christmas I was talking with some friends about Christmas gifts for our kids when one recommended a toddler camera. I loved the idea! I remember getting my first "real camera." It was a purple Minnie Mouse camera that used 110 film and needed flash cubes. I'm sure it could get costly to buy film, flash cubes and pay for processing. Then there was the wait the time to get those photos developed. While all of that is probably a foreign concept to some, the prevalence of digital cameras makes getting one for a toddler, preschooler or young child much more reasonable and accessible. My kiddo was 3 that Christmas and it seemed like...