Articles by Lauren Owen

Parenting Tips

Why Tummy Time Is So Important For Your Baby

Aug 15, 2019

Since 1992, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that babies sleep on their backs to help prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS.

Pregnancy

What To Expect During Your Level 2 Ultrasound

Aug 14, 2019

It’s the day that you’ve been waiting for- it’s time for your Level 2, 20-week prenatal ultrasound. You are about to get an in-depth, close-up look at your baby, you’ll get to take home a set of ultra...

Parenting Tips

How To Deal With An Overbearing Mother-In-Law

Aug 14, 2019

Having an overbearing, judgmental control-freak of a mother-in-law is unfortunately all too common. Having a pleasant relationship with one’s in-laws seems to be the exception, rather than the norm.

Parenting Tips

How To Survive A Road Trip With A Child

Aug 12, 2019

Having a child is a life-changing experience. One of those things that will never be the same is road trips. With my parents being a two-hour drive away- and my in-laws being six hours away, road trip...

Parenting Tips

Should You Spoil Your Newborn Baby?

Aug 11, 2019

When we brought our newborn baby girl home from the hospital, we noticed immediately that our daughter was particular about one thing: all she wanted was to be in our arms. She didn’t care much for he...

Parenting Tips

How To Empower Your Children Through Language

Aug 11, 2019

Parenting a toddler can be, at times, incredibly difficult and infuriatingly frustrating- especially when they refuse to do what we tell them. Toddlers don’t understand the concept of right versus wro...

Parenting News

Why You Shouldn't Feel Guilty About Sending Your Baby To Daycare

Aug 8, 2019

Whether or not we send our children to daycare is a deeply personal decision. Parents must consider the impact on bonding time with their children, the cost of childcare against any loss of wages, and...

Parenting News

Baby Sign Language: Effectively Communicating With Your Newborn

Aug 8, 2019

One of the difficulties we face as parents is trying to guess what our babies want when they cry. Babies don’t simply burst into tears without a reason; they want to tell us something but aren’t yet a...

Parenting News

The Do's And Don'ts Of Raising A Bilingual Baby

Aug 8, 2019

There are numerous benefits to learning more than one language. Bilingual children tend to have better attention spans and are more adaptable than their monolingual peers, stemming from the fact that ...