Better Quality Time

We have run across a couple things lately that made us think about how we approach our time with Xavier. We like many people are extremely busy and time crunched. I have a full time career, Angela is a full time student, and we are in the throws of starting our own business together. So […]

Baby Einstein…Important Research!

(RaisingX.com) Initially, the thought of allowing Xavier to watch television was repulsive, but as they grow older you begin to realize the only thing that keeps them entertained for 20 minutes is their favorite tv show. I am in no way advocating the use of television as a babysitter for your child, however, it […]

Smart Kids: Thinking about intelligence

Many parents wonder how smart their child will be. How will they compare to other kids their age? They try hard to provide the latest learning toys and educational programs but few parents stop to ask themselves what it means to be smart or intelligent. Is it the ability to read, add, multiply? Is it […]

Intelligent Discipline

(RaisingX.com) Discipline is not the most fun topic to think or write about but it is an important one. Discipline can be good and important for safety, growth, and development or it can create severe problems effecting safety, growth, and development. The best place to start this conversation is with how discipline should be used […]

Your Child’s Social and Emotional Development: Milestones

Social and emotional developmental milestones may be harder to identify than their physical counterparts. Here are age ranges and milestones to watch out for as you help your child develop socially and emotionally.

The Importance of Emotional Development

I read this article today that focused on problems that people have as adults because of the lack of emotional development they received as a child. It is easy to see how this is true even though I don’t think that all people who fail to get the proper training become alcoholics and drug […]

16 Questions for Finding a Good Daycare

(RaisingX.com) Our daycare search continues. We wanted to follow up our finding good daycares tips with our top questions. This is not an exhaustive list, but rather some of our favorites.

What accreditations does your facility have? – Look for National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accredited daycares. Licensing only shows […]

Infants, Indoor Pools, & Asthma

(RaisingX.com) The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released a news brief citing the dangers of indoor pools for infants. Our whole family loves swimming so we were a little concerned. It appears that the chemical that, “gives indoor pools their distinctive “chlorine” smell – is one of the most concentrated air pollutants to which children […]

Fisher-Price Toys Recalled Due to Excessive Amounts of Lead in the Paint

If you haven’t heard about this and you have children you should check out the list of toys recalled below. We all have toys from Fisher-Price…make sure you don’t have any of these!
Fisher-Price Recall List
Nearly 1 MillionToys Recalled For Excessive Amounts Of Lead
August 2, 2007
(CBS) Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of Chinese-made […]

Helping Your Baby Learn 1-2yrs old

(RaisingX.com) These twelve months have so much change and growth it is incredible to watch. They go from forming little personalities, beginning to be mobile, to having an expanded vocabulary, running around, and starting to talk in little sentences. In this incredibly formative time there is a lot you can do to help encourage their […]