The Baby Page
Welcome to The Baby Page! This page is intended as a guide for new parents, to help them better prepare for baby's first year. Here you will
find general parenting articles, infant health resources, information on development (physical, emotional, cognitive and social) and educational activities,
as well as buying guides for your baby's layette and nursery, and a guide for educational products online.
For additional resources, including information on breastfeeding,
attachment parenting, baby clothes and products, please refer to The Pregnancy Page, or for toddler resources, visit The Playroom.
Mothers of multiples should check out the Twins' Page.
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- Infancy Excellent article covers development from the prenatal period through birth and the first year.
- Child Development Guide: Month-By-Month Month-by-Month Look at Development 1-36 Months as it relates to Classic Theories of Child Development, as well as ideas on development from pioneers in the field (Erikson, Mahler and Frued).
- Developmental Milestones: A Guide for Parents the First Year
- Ages and Stages - Newborn to One Year Provides basic outline of developmental stages for the first year of life.
- Growing Together: Infant Development A guide to help parents understand the different stages of infant development.
- Parenting the First Year Parenting information for each month of your child's first year; requires Adobe Acrobat to view pages.
- The Right Start Developmental toys, child safety/health, bath/potty, travel & feeding products.
- Tiny Love Soft developmental toys for babys, makers of the essential Gymini 3D Activity Gym and 1-2-3 Discovery Lane.
- Baby Genius Educational toys for infants & toddlers, includes a Prenatal section!
- InfantelligenceProducts to enhance your child's intelligence from the 2nd trimester to 2 years
- Learning Curve Toys Educational toys for infants & toddlers
- E-Toys The internet's largest toy store, features educational and developmental toys by Lamaze, Eden and others. Also many classic toys and character toys such as Madeleine, Curious George and Thomas the Tank.
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- Budgeting for the New Baby This article from Marnie Ko, on the Parenthood Web site, offers information to help plan for and reduce expenses of a new baby.
- Getting
Ready For Baby Great info on basic items needed for feeding, clothing, transporting baby, and baby furniture, from Women's Link.
- Baby's Room Essentials
A brief list of basic baby supplies you will need, from 123Babyland.
- Baby
Rooms Extensive resources on theme ideas, child safety, furniture products, and more, from About.com Guide to Interior Decorating.
- Cleaning The Nursery Arm & Hammer offers these money-saving and healthful tips, for cleaning the nursery.
li>Furnishing the Nursery Tips on what furniture you might need, storage,
lighting, flooring considerations, and more, from Baby World.
- Making space in a small apartment Here's some ideas from the Pregnancy Today Q
& A forum.
- Nursery Safety Safety hazards you need to check for, from Babyproof.com.
- Soft Bedding Products - Safety Alert The CPSC gives safety tips on using soft bedding products for baby.
- Starting
The Baby's Room Great ideas to get you started, from Myria Magazine.
- Nursery
Equipment Safety Checklist The CPSC offers this checklist to aide in purchasing
of baby equipment.
- Your
Used Crib Could Be DangerousBeware of used cribs, check out this info from
the CPSC.
- Pottery Barn Kids Catalog Request One of my favorite catalogs for furniture, toys & accessories for infants & children.
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Recipes for Infants
Homemade Baby Food
- Baby Food Recipes - Baby Bag Baby Bag's Cook's Corner has a small collection of recipes including Fish For Kids and Bacon for Tots.
- Baby Foods at Home Virtual Children's Hospital has information and recipes on making baby food safely at home, plus a chart of foods of increasing textures.
- Baby Food Info and Recipes Tips on equipment, preparation and safety for homemade baby foods, plus featured recipes from About.com.
- Feeding Baby Safely American Council on Science and Health has tips and info on feeding your baby safely. You can also download the full report in Acrobat format.
- Introducing Homemade Baby Foods ParentsPlace.com physicians have information and don't miss this chart on the timing of introducing first foods for your baby.
- Healthy Holiday Baby Food Sympatico has healthy baby food recipes for the holidays, including brunch, appetizers, dinners and desserts.
- Home Preparation and Storage of Baby Food A Working Mother's Guide is the subtitle to this excellent online book by Teri Williams. All you need to know about homemade baby food, plus recipes. Click on Table of Contents to begin.
- Homemade vs. Commercial Baby Food Comparison Center for Science in the Public Interest has an extensive report on commercial versus homemade baby foods.
- Island Scene Online This feature includes information, tips and recipes for making baby food at home.
- National Network for Child Care Professor Elisabeth Schafer shares tips, guidelines and recipes for making baby food at home.
- Preparing Your Own Baby Food FVSU Cooperative Extension Program has information and safety tips on preparing baby food at home.
- Shannon's Recipes When to introduce solid foods, safety info, preparation methods, storage, and recipe links at the top of the page.
- Baby Food Recipes
Recipes from Women.com
- Baby Food Recipes SOAR has over twenty baby food recipes in plain vanilla format.
- Super Baby Food Recipes Sample recipes from the book of the same name, geared more toward toddlers.
- Baby Food Recipes From Canadian Parents Online.
- Wholesome Baby Foods From Scratch Great list of recipes for baby, from the Vegetarian Resource Group.
- Chicken & Apple Burgers Nutritious recipe for babies 9 months & up.
- Chicken in the Garden Puree An easy, tasty and nutritous meal for baby, from Parent's Place.
- Cooked Leafy Greens (Baby food) Blend up a sweet veggie treat for baby.
- Frozen Puddingwiches Another fun and tasty treat from the Idea Box that uses chocolate pudding
and graham crakers.
- Homemade Sweet Potatoes and Apples A simple, nutritious starter food for baby, from Parents Place.
- Jungle Juice Takes apple and orange juice, banana puree, and plain, yogurt, from Parents Place.
- Knackbrod (Swedish Hard Bread) A wonderful teething bread for baby!
Miscellaneous Recipes
- Recipes For Babies Here's some quick and easy recipes for baby wipes, massage oils and salves, from the Wildroots site.
- Recipes for Baby My collection of baby-friendly recipes!
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