
Pediatricians clue you in to what infants are able to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch.
On December 1, 2010

Pediatricians clue you in to what infants are able to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch.
On December 1, 2010
When we got to JFK I saw 2 signs: one for the chapel and the other for the restroom. I wasn’t sure which one I needed more. Divine intervention or soap.
We have progressed on potty training. Fia has moved from pooping on the floor to pooping in the shower. It happened a few days ago.
If there is one thing I am evangelical about in motherhood it’s sleep training. I want to spread the gospel far and wide. I want to convert those who don’t believe. I simply don’t get why moms (or dads) would rather suffer and put themselves through Guantanamo Bay-sleep torture by choice.
Last week a review paper published in Pediatrics suggested that there is insufficient evidence to support routine screening for autism in toddlers. While this paper — which is a conceptual piece based on literature review and not a scientific study per se — points out a number of legitimate challenges in screening for autism.
A series of five experiments involving 9-month-olds in Switzerland revealed that the babies preferred the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso over the French impressionist Claude Monet.
At first, I thought maybe my eyes were welling up simply because I am blessed to have such a beautiful, healthy little girl and I felt overwhelmed by the magnitude of such a blessing. But that is only part of it.
I find it useful to remind myself of all of the benefits that daycare often brings. Here’s my list of top 10.