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Stephanie's Toddlers Blog December 2008 Archive

By Stephanie Brown, About.com Guide to Toddlers since 2003

Getting Your Child's Birth Certificate

Thursday December 25, 2008
The W-2s and other U.S. tax forms will soon be on the way. If you had a baby this year and didn't get a Social Security number assigned at ... Read More

Safety for the New Year -- Stocking a Basic First Aid Kit

Thursday December 25, 2008
When traveling, it's always a good idea to have a first aid kit around. Here are some items you'll want to have on hand at home, in the car and ... Read More

Do I Have to Warm My Baby's Food?

Thursday December 25, 2008
A parent asked: "I've heard that some people do not heat up the baby food or other food for babies. The food is always cold, straight from the refrigerator. Is ... Read More

A Couple of Recalls this Week...

Thursday December 18, 2008
My fingers are crossed that none of your holiday gift giving includes these items recalled this week: Evenflo Majestic High Chair: This one has caused lots of bumps, bruises and other ... Read More

Finding Places to Feed Your Baby

Thursday December 18, 2008
Like the author of this article in the Orange County Register, I was never too shy about nursing in public. It was always nice, however, to find special places ... Read More

Wordless Wednesday: Meet 9-Month-Old Drake

Wednesday December 17, 2008
Thanks to Tracy for sharing this picture of Drake in his Christmas antlers. Add your child's face to the gallery More Wordless Wednesday posts at About.com More Wordless Wednesday Posts from other bloggers

Britax and Graco Recall Car Seats

Tuesday December 16, 2008
Graco is recalling 40,000 ComfortSport model seats because an extra pillow blocks an airbag warning label. The fix: Just remove the pillow. Britax is recalling 30,000 Frontier model seats ... Read More

Call for Submissions: Parenting Resolutions

Saturday December 13, 2008
Calling all daddy and mommy bloggers (and anyone else who blogs on family issues): There's a new blog carnival slated to go live on Jan. 1 that will focus on ... Read More

U.K. Hospital Will Make Moms Pay for Formula

Friday December 12, 2008
Rather than giving formula away for free, one hospital in the U.K. will be making new mothers buy special tokens that they can exchange for formula bottles and nipples. ... Read More

Frugal Gift Giving

Thursday December 11, 2008
An article in The New York Times recently talked about how moms often do without so that they can buy more presents for their kids. And I'm not surprised by ... Read More

I Think I'm Gonna Hurl

Thursday December 4, 2008
After Thanksgiving, I trucked back some holiday gifts for relatives who aren't going to see each other at Christmas. One was a really cute basket wrapped in cellophane and ... Read More

Wordless Wednesday: Meet 8-Month-Old Mi-Ah

Wednesday December 3, 2008
Thanks to Carolyn Chang for sharing this Christmas picture of Mi-Ah. Add your child's face to the gallery More Wordless Wednesday posts at About.com More Wordless Wednesday Posts from other bloggers
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