Tag: baby safety
Nine Local Swim Schools for Kids Around Indianapolis
With summer right around the corner, you may be thinking about registering your child(ren) for swim lessons. But where do you start in your...
Pediatric Emergencies 101 with Riley Children’s Health
As parents and caregivers, we always want to be prepared when it comes to emergency situations. We like to keep our first aid kits...
Oh, Baby, Sharing a Room Is Hard
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends sharing a room with a baby for the first six months of the baby's life.
We did not even...
Keeping Kids Safe: A Pediatrician’s Top Tips
As a pediatrician, I know many everyday items' dangers for small children. As a parent, I know it's impossible to prevent every accident. Kids...
Water Safety Month with Big Blue Swim School
May is Water Safety Month, and we are excited to share with you an interview we recently had with Tara and Gavin England, owners...
Water Safety Month with Aqua-Tots Swim School
May is Water Safety Month, and the staff at Aqua-Tots Swim School in Indianapolis are big advocates of water safety for young swimmers. They...
Car Seat Safety: Common Mistakes to Avoid
As parents and caregivers keeping our children safe and healthy is one of our highest priorities. We would never want to do anything to...
Baby Safety Mistakes You May (Unknowingly) Be Making
When bringing home a new baby, it can feel like there are a million things to learn and remember. Although in most cases there...
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month: Early Intervention is Key
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month has special meaning to both my first daughter and me. When she was born, she seemed perfect to...
Babysitter Anxiety
“Babysitter Anxiety”: It totally sounds like the title of a bad (but good) Lifetime movie, right? And yes, by the way, I have probably...
Saving Babies’ Lives with Safe Haven Baby Boxes
As a mom, nothing is more important to me than keeping our children safe. Saving the lives of babies, and providing options for parents...
Teaching Babies and Toddlers About Consent
In the wake of the #metoo movement, it seems like a day doesn’t go by without hearing a horrible story of sexual harassment or...
When Mama is on Match: Dating as a Single Parent
Dating as a single parent is never anyone’s plan A. My teenage daydreams about my wildly romantic adult dating life did not include diapers...
Fireplace Safety with Kids: Our Story
Finally, we are entering a cooler season in Indiana, complete with pumpkin spice everything, boots with leggings (what I refer to as amateur equestrian...