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Bringing home a new baby is exciting, but it can also be intimidating. HowStuffWorks is here to help with tips on caring for your baby and acclimating to life with an infant.
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5 Things to Know: Finding Day Care
When you find yourself faced with finding safe, quality day care, how do you begin? The first step is to determine what kind of day care your family needs.
5 Things to Know: Picking Baby Names
Despite the hours you can spend at the bookstore or online, however, it comes down to a simple truth: baby naming can be as personal as baby making. Here are some tips to get you started.
10 Baby Care Tips
If you just had a baby or are looking for more tips on how to care of one, then take a look at these 10 baby care tips to get started.
What is elimination communication?
Many expectant parents face the choice of cloth or disposable diapers. But a growing movement could make that choice easy. Don't use diapers at all.
Is it OK for babies to watch TV?
Do programs like "Baby Einstein" help your baby learn? Experts are saying no -- and that programs like these may actually harm a child's cognitive development.
Ultimate Guide to Potty-Training
Potty training is a developmental skill your child cannot master until he is ready. The process of training should be called potty learning, since your child teaches himself. Learn how to potty train a child.
Understanding Cognitive and Social Development in a Newborn
Understanding cognitive and social development in a newborn will allow you to promote the acquisition of new skills. Read about babies' development in all areas, including learning, human relationships, and language.
How to Exercise With a Newborn
Exercise with a newborn can be lots of fun for you and your baby, as well as being excellent for his development. Learn how to work out with baby.
Understanding Newborn Characteristics and Development
While many parents take classes to prepare them for labor and delivery and to acquire some baby-care skills, not a lot have been taught about their newborn's characteristics and growth. Learn about your baby's development.
How to Choose a Day Care Provider
The thought of finding the perfect caregiver for your child can be overwhelming. Learn about several sensible guidelines to choosing the right day care provider for you and your family.
How to Introduce a Newborn to the Family
As expectant parents, you perhaps thought the baby soon to be born would be all yours, alone. Not quite so, as you've probably found out. Learn more about introducing baby to the family.
Baby-naming Trends
Parents are choosing from a much wider variety of baby names than ever before. Names might include cultural influences, reference a book or movie character, or even be influenced by popular media.
Baby Equipment Safety Tips
Security and stability are the key factors in buying baby equipment. Read this article for safety tips to consider when you're purchasing everything from strollers and high chairs to clothes and toys.
5 Senses of a Baby
Do you know how your baby uses its senses? Discover how your baby navigates their environment using their five senses.
Grooming Baby: Keeping Your Little One Clean and Comfortable
Sometimes basic baby care can present some unique challenges that you may not know how to tackle. These expert tips will help you groom your baby.
5 Ways to Enhance Your Baby's Motor Skills
The motor milestones that occur during your baby's first year may seem unrelated to one another, but in fact they happen in sequence. Learn what skills babies typically develop, in order from head to foot.
Child Development: Helping Your Baby Grow and Learn
There is plenty that parents can do to help their baby learn and develop. Find out what role parents can play in promoting their child's growth.
Your Newborn's Physical Features
Newborns don't emerge pink and plump. In fact, for the first few weeks, they're really kind of funny looking. Find out what physical features to expect.
What to Feed Baby, and When
If your baby could talk, he'd tell you when he is hungry and when he is full, but he probably won't start communicating verbally for at least a year. Learn how to judge what to feed your baby and when with these expert tips.
Common Birth Defects
Each year in the United States, about 150,000 newborns have birth defects ranging from mild to life threatening. Learn about structural/metabolic birth defects, congenital infections, and other conditions.
5 Facts About Nursing a Preemie
Is breastfeeding different with a premature baby? Here are five things you should know about breastfeeding your preemie.
Long-term Preemie Issues
Premature babies are more susceptible to face complications -- both long- and short-term. Learn about which long-term complications might arise and what you can do about them.
Infant Botulism
Honey can be dangerous to infants because of botulism. Find out why honey is dangerous for infants but not for adults.
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