Minor surgery for your child is still a major undertaking
By Steven W., busy dad and our family blogger
Recently our two-year old was scheduled to have minor surgery to correct a tendon problem in his hand, “digital tenovaginitis stenosans”, or more commonly, “trigger finger”.
This is just a quick surgery with local anesthesia for a cooperative adult, but for a toddler, they use general anesthesia, which [...]
Bringing Your Newborn Home
By Steven W., busy dad and our family blogger
Bringing your first newborn home from the hospital can be a daunting task for new parents. In particular, dealing with car seat installation can be frustrating, at best. Here are some tips to help get you and your car seat prepared.
Before the Big Day
1) Get the car [...]
Immunizations: The first 18 months
By Steven W., our newest guest blogger and busy father of two
DTAp, MMR, Heb, Hib…
An endless alphabetical parade of immunizations awaits your new baby, for many years to come. Here are some tips for making the first 18 months of shots easier, a time when many new parents may not know what to expect.
1) Make [...]
Top Ten Phone Numbers to Have…Just In Case!
Bloggers Marc and Angel have a list of the top ten phone numbers you should have in your cell phone just in case. You just never know when you might need them!
10 Handy Numbers to Save in Your Mobile Phone [Marc and Angel via Lifehacker]
Also, this brings to mind another blog post from a while [...]
Save Money and Plan for the Unexpected
One of my favorite bloggers, Trent of The Simple Dollar, has a great list of 100 little steps you can take to save money. I listed my favorite six tips here - visit his site for the rest!
Car Maintenance
24. Clean your car’s air filter. A clean air filter can improve your gas mileage by [...]
Four Professionals Everyone Should Keep on Speed Dial
Productivity and frugality blog, WiseBread, has a great post about the top 6 professionals that you should have in your phone’s contact list…just in case. I’ve narrowed their list down to three and added in one extra professional I think you really should have in case of emergencies:
Attorney: Whether it’s a car accident, medical lawsuit [...]
Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips
When we think of Halloween, costumes and candy usually pop into mind. However, with all the fun, it’s easy to forget about safety.
Keep your trick-or-treating ghosts, superheroes, princesses and pirates safe with these top tips (read our costume and home safety tips for more info!!):
Make sure that a parent or responsible adult will accompany children [...]
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!!
Jenna, our hospital guest blogger, writes: As a child life specialist in the ER, I never quite know what’s going to happen on any given day…especially a holiday. When I worked in the ER last year on Halloween night, I saw several Halloween-related injuries. Among them:
A boy in a Star Wars costume who had accidentally [...]
Finding Affordable Child Care
Child care is becoming increasingly expensive and quality, affordable care can be hard to find. We talked with Child Care Aware and child care providers to pull together a list of top things you can do to lower your weekly child care costs:
Start by contacting the local child care resource and referral agency in your [...]
In Case of Emergencies…
[Via Lifehacker] - If you were injured or ill and unable to speak, would anyone know how to find your:
insurance papers
medical information
spare keys to your house and car
“If there’s ever a time when you don’t want to be caught unorganized, it’s in the middle of a health crisis. You need certain documents on hand and [...]
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