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Baby's First Foods
When he's ready for solids At about six months, your baby is ready for solid food. Where should you start? For most families, the conventional choice of fortified, single-grain baby cereal still makes sense...
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Babysitter's Guide
_________Babysitter's Guide Child's...
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You and Your Newborn Baby
Regardless of whether labor is long or short, whether it is hard or easy whether a baby is born vaginally or by cesarean, most parents recall the first hours and days after birth as crystal-clear images...
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In Search of Mary Poppins
When you're evaluating your out-of-home childcare options, it's important to consider how well -- or how poorly -- each childcare center or home daycare will meet the needs of your child. Obviously, this is...
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In Search of Mary Poppins: Part 1
When you're evaluating your out-of-home childcare options, it's important to consider how well -- or how poorly -- each childcare center or home daycare will meet the needs of your child. Obviously, this is...
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The Daycare Blues
You've just started your two year old in a new childcare arrangement. You're thrilled with his new childcare provider, but he doesn't want anything to do with her. He protests loudly when it's time for you to...
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Quality Childcare
Quality child care has always been a challenging and difficult decision for parents pursuing their careers and/or furthering their education. After all, the early childhood years lay the foundation for all future...
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Finding Quality Infant Childcare
The "to do" list can be long for families preparing for the arrival of a baby. With the excitement of new clothes, cribs, toys and playpens, it is easy to forget to plan for child care. But if a...
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The pros and cons of in-home vs. out-of-home childcare
Choosing childcare is one of the most difficult decisions you'll ever have to make as a parent-but also one of the most important. That's why it's...
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How to find and keep a good nanny
Many families who are in the market for a nanny choose to use the services of nanny agencies. These agencies weed through the less desirable candidates on their behalf -- something that can be a tremendous time...
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Selecting Quality Childcare
Are you looking for quality child care? Use this easy method to choose the right place for your child C.H.I.L.D. C.A.R.E. C Choices available Day care or family day care are the most popular choices. Many...
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In Search of Mary Poppins: Part 2
In part two of this article, Ann Douglas, author of The Unofficial Guide to Childcare, offers suggestions about how to choose a childcare provider. Preschoolers Preschoolers (ages three to six) do...
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Daycare in Denmark
A few years ago, a good friend of mine, a single woman, was up for a job she really wanted. I recall how nervous she was about it: She couldn't sleep or eat. She even got hives. I was jealous. As a mother trying...
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The cost of child care: economist and dad crunches the numbers
When five per cent of a family's income is spent on child care, or up to 20 per cent for single parents, it's no wonder child care is an issue...
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Will My child Adjust to Daycare?
"Mommy, Mommy!" You leave your child in her day care room. As you are walking away, you feel like you have just abandoned this helpless child. The screams are getting to you. "Mommy, Mommy, I want...
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