Best baby shower gifts!
Knowing what to bring as a gift for a baby shower can be hard, but I’m here to help! Each item is developmentally supportive to help your child learn and grow! Happy shopping!
Holiday Gift Guide!
The holidays are here! Don’t let shopping overwhelm you—check out this specially curated gift guide for littles. Each item is developmentally supportive to help your child learn and grow!
How to advocate for your baby in the NICU
A NICU stay can be overwhelming and intimidating. Here are some ways to advocate for your baby in the NICU!
Specifics about Safe Sleep
We’ve all heard about Safe Sleep and the importance of it to reduce SIDS and keep baby safe, but as they say, the devil is in the details! Let’s get into the specifics of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines.
Tummy time tips and tricks
There are so many developmental benefits of tummy time for babies! How much tummy time, ways to do it, and strategies for special considerations are summarized in this post. So many great tummy time pictures as well!
The Newborn Anthem—a poem
Having a newborn is great, but the information can be a lot! Today I’ve created a poem to help navigate the newborn phase with lots of evidence-based developmental tricks—and FUN rhymes and photos!
What’s my age again?! Breaking down chronological age vs. corrected age in preemies
Understanding how to calculate corrected age vs. chronological age in premature babies can be confusing, but is important to know when looking at developmental milestones and setting expectations for growth. We dive into this using a case study to easily understand ages in preemies.
Can babies get COVID?! And other pandemic ponderings
COVID has impacted all of our lives. In this post I talk about how it has impacted the babies and families I work with and share current recommendations and guidelines about the vaccine and more!
Walkers, Jumpers, Swings…Oh My!
There are many factors to consider when choosing and using baby equipment (such as seats, swings, walkers, jumpers). This post investigates important safety and developmental considerations to choose appropriate equipment use!
Musings about Milestones
Milestone anxiety is a real thing! In this post we break down the importance of using milestones as a guide, not a checklist, and to reference them in order to identify delays and guide intervention, but also remembering to delight in each baby’s individual development!
Why do babies need PT?!
There are many ways bebes can benefit from PT—in this post we break down different reasons babies may need support from a PT, the settings this can take place in, and other considerations to get the care your baby needs to thrive!