Parenting Birth to Age 3

Baby Products Guide, Heather Corley, provides a quick lesson on car seats. A must read for all new parents.

The little ones are very cute, but where are a few things to consider before deciding to foster or adopt a toddler or baby.

It may be surprising, but an adoptive mother can breastfeed an adopted child. Learn more about adoptive breastfeeding.

Many are shocked by the thought of an adoptive mother breastfeeding, mostly because they didn't know adoptive breastfeeding was possible. What are the pros to adoptive breastfeeding?

Adoptive breastfeeding seems to be a hot issue within the adoption community. There are pros and cons to each side of a discussion, here are the cons to adoptive breastfeeding.

There is so much information on the Internet about breastfeeding. Here are some of the top breastfeeding tips I found from Dr. Jack Newman.

It may be a surprise to most adoptive families that just assume breastfeeding is not an option, but it is an option. Please read on as adoptive mothers share their decision making process on adoptive breastfeeding and share tips and advice on the process. Did you try adoptive breastfeeding? See submissions See submissions

Heather Corley, our Baby Products Guide, tells us what we need when we bring home a new baby. This baby needs checklist will help you choose the basic baby items, often called a layette.

What a great tool for adoptive or foster parents! Keep track of your adoptive or foster baby's feeding and diaper changes. Great to feel reassured that the infant is eating enough and a wonderful teaching tool to be used between foster and birth parents. Not to mention as a log for a foster family's files.

"This can be a confusing topic. The problem is that each company that makes baby food uses a different label for each 'stage' of food." About Guide to Pediatrics, Vincent Iannelli, MD, helps make sense of baby food.

Heather Corley, our Baby Products Guide, shares a few of her favorite toddler potty training products to get you started on the journey to being diaper-free.

If you're new to parenting you're probably new to car seats. Heather Corley, our Guide to Baby Products, has many helpful tips about car seats and car seat safety.

Heather Corley, our Guide to Baby Products, teaches us how to buy and store powdered baby formula a few quick steps.

Information for adoptive mothers on induced lactation.

It may be a surprise to most adoptive families that just assume breastfeeding is not an option, but it is an option. Please read on as readers share their thoughts on breastfeeding adoptive mothers. Many believe that it's just wrong.

When licensed to foster toddler, children between the ages of 1 and 4, it's important to be ready with toys and activities that will keep them engaged and learning, especially since many foster children are behind developmentally. As I was pondering what toddler toys to recommend to foster and adoptive parents, I thought - why should I reinvent...

They may be cute, but are you sure you're ready to accept more than one baby or toddler foster placement at a time?