Christmas Crafts

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.....

Christmas is coming up, and along with delicious meals and gift wrapping, comes bad weather. What to do then!!!!! No worries, pinterest has the perfect solution for you.. FUN CHRISTMAS CRAFTS!

Check this page out and have fun the entire holidays.

http://www.pinterest.com/wholefoods/creative-christmas-projects/

Dance to the rythym of ......

Music can whirl us away, it makes us smile and cry, it reminds us of special moments in our lives. Babies should be exposed to nurturing music from the womb. Infants recognize melodies far before they to words. Toddlers can move and sway to it increasing their coordination and mood. Learning music and lyrics helps children learn words, secuence events, and even learn movements with songs like "head- shoulders-knees-and-toes."
Music can also develop social skills and its dynamics; children cooperate and have fun together while singing and dancing.

Encourage your child to sing and dance, teach them songs and bond over melodies!

http://www.peps.org/ParentResources/by-topic/development/physical/language-dev/benefits-of-music-in-child-development

Mom recepies!

As you may have noticed, I am somewhat of a nutricion freak!
I believe it is a HUGE HUGE HUGE part of growing up RIGHT. Creating habits from childhood is very important and if we can teach our kids to be and eat healthy.

http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/

You are what you eat.

Food. We are all about food. The world has become much more aware about eating organic, eating green, staying away from too much processing etc. As much as we take care of ourselves, we should take care of our children. Childhood obesity is on the rise, infants should be eating much better than adults being that they are growing and developing.

I can't stress the importance of nutrition begining with breastmilk, everything we give them from the day they are born affect their entire lives. Aside from the fact that eating healthy means better health, if children begin eating fruits and vegetables earlier, they are more inclined to continue eating and enyoing them as teens and adults.

I will leave you with an age-by-age guide of feeding your baby(: 

http://www.babycenter.com/0_age-by-age-guide-to-feeding-your-baby_1400680.bc

Good luck and enjoy!

CDC Vaccine Schedule

Vaccines are of incredible importance to me, I can't emphazise it enough. Just to keep you moms in the loop and as a quick reminder, these are the Vaccine Schedules in the Us. I am sure your pediatrician keeps up with the vaccines but it is important for you to do it to. 

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/

Article on the Spotlight: Food Allergies & Its Effect on Growth

Allergies have always been around, they are common and easy to handle; yet what other effects do they have. This article compares the growth of children with allergies vs children without. The problem with these allergies is the avoidance of certain food groups and the deficiencies of these can lead to a less well rounded diet.

http://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(14)00510-1/abstract

Mehta, Harshna, Manish Ramesh, Elizabeth Feuille, Marion Groetch, and Julie Wang. "Growth Comparison in Children with and without Food Allergies in 2 Different Demographic Populations." Journal of Paediatrics 165.4 (n.d.): 842-48. Web. <http://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(14)00510-1/abstract>.

Article on the Spotlight: How Early Should Obesity Prevention Start?

Food. It's everywhere we look. We see it on TV, on huge billboards that we pass by everyday, Instagram, Pintest.... just everywhere. New and bigger desserts come out of the blue everyday, each more and more delicious. This food boom is growing both towards a healthy take of food and the other way around. Organic food is easily found, vegetarian options are available on more menus yet obesity is still escalating by the minute. The amount of childhood obesity is dreadful and it is important to start preventing it NOW. 
This article address childhood obesity, and the importance of it's prevention from an early age. 

Enjoy:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1310577

Gillman, Matthew W., and David S. Ludwig. "How Early Should Obesity Prevention Start?" New England Jounal of Medicine (2013): 2173-175. Web. <http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1310577>.