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Catching Up with Donte Palmer of Squat for Change!

Photo credit: Kate Gardiner   Last year, we spoke to Donte Palmer, dad to three boys, about his amazing Squat for Change movement. It started with a single viral photo of him trying to change his youngest son’s diaper in a public restroom, on his lap—and resulted...

Home Video Organization with Doorstep Digital

Long gone are the days of dropping off actual film and waiting a week to pick up 24 prints (48 if you opted for doubles!), uncertain of how they’ll turn out. The dawn of digital photography offered instant gratification with the ease of taking multiple shots, so...

7 Tips for a Successful Pediatric Telemedicine Appointment

  One of the many new experiences we’ve had during quarantine (aside from cutting our spouse’s hair and homeschooling our kids…) is telemedicine visits. In many ways, telemedicine is incredibly convenient, particularly with kids—you don’t have to wrangle...

Covid & Kids: What to Know About the New Inflammatory Syndrome

  Have you been hearing about the inflammatory syndrome being linked to COVID-19 cases in kids? This new development is frightening for families, especially as we weigh the possibility of camp, and school not too far on the horizon. We reached out to the experts...

Early Literacy Tips to Spark Summer Reading

This story was originally published by New Canaan & Daren Moms.   Every child development expert we’ve spoken to over the past few weeks, from teachers to pediatricians, has said that keeping kids reading (and reading to younger kids) is one of, if not...

Best Baby & Kid Sunscreens for Summer 2020

  Looking to keep your kids safe from the sun this summer? The first thing to look for in a sunscreen is a physical (as opposed to chemical) formula. Safer ingredients include zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, while ones to avoid include avobenzone, oxybenzone,...

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