Safety 1st Blog
How to Expend Baby's Tummy Time
Once you recognize the importance of tummy time, the next step is learning how to help your baby practice tummy time. Here are some useful tips on how to make...
How Much Sleep Does a Baby Need?
Take a look at the following age-by-age chart to help you understand what you can expect regarding babies' sleep-wake cycle, but remembers that your baby may differ from the average....
Baby is Finally Sitting Up!
Sitting gives your baby a new perspective on the environment. Most babies can sit up on their own at around 9-10 months. Babies’ ability to sit up on their own...
Keeping Baby Safe During the Holidays
The holidays are coming, and this year, they’re going to look different, because you’re celebrating with the newest member of your family. How you prepare for the season will change...
Understanding Overstimulation – How to Moderate your Baby's Environment
Too much stimulation doesn't encourage baby development, quite the opposite. What is overstimulation and how can you avoid it? What can cause overstimulation? Overstimulation is a situation in which a...
How to Trim Baby's Nails
Image Credit: @momminalatte Ready or not, you’re about to add another job title to your new parent resumé. This time you get to become your baby’s fave nail technician. If...
3 Reasons to Buy a Baby Activity Center
When you first meet your little one, you’re so enamored with their teeny toes and precious face that it’s hard to imagine ever wanting to put them down. However, once...
How to Use an Ear Otoscope
If you think your kid has an ear infection every other week (same, honestly), keep reading. It’s common knowledge for even first-time parents to be on the lookout for any...
How to Use BoogEase
You’re a Sucker for Baby (Literally) A parent’s job is far from glamorous, as anyone with a newborn soon discovers. When it comes to someone else’s bodily fluids, you’re way...
Eye Contact in Babies: Expert Advice
When the eyes of parents and babies meet, something very special happens – an emotional connection is established. Here’s some tips for encouraging eye contact with your baby. "Hey, I...
10 Tips for Safe Cleaning Supply Storage
As parents, it’s our job to protect our kids, so walking through the house imagining potential dangers is something most would prefer to avoid. But, there comes a time, hopefully...
6 Tips for Avoiding Car Seat Tantrums
Your precious angel has wandered right into their “terrible twos” and “threenager” years without so much as a warning, and boy, do they have opinions! Toddlerhood is a test of...