Mouth Care for your Infant-Toddler (Birth to 3 years)
Your baby’s teeth will be needed for: Eating/chewing, smiling/appearance, talking/speech and health adult teeth. Read more

Phthalates are a common industrial chemical used in PVC plastics, solvents, and synthetic fragrances. They've been around since the 1930's, and now they're pretty ubiquitous; when they tested 289 people in 2000, the CDC found phthalates in all of the subjects' blood at surprisingly high levels. Read more

From Green Living Online Written by Joyce Nelson, an environmental journalist based in Toronto.

Bisphenol A (BPA) has been in the news a lot these days. But is it really a health risk? According to leading scientists we should be worried.

What it is - Bisphenol A (BPA) is a central component in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. This chemical has been used for decades in the linings of canned foods, in plastic and baby bottles, in polymers of some dental fillings and in other plastic products. Now an expert scientific panel has warned that unsafe levels of BPA, leaching into our canned foods and bottled drinks, pose a significant health hazard. Read more

Often I'm asked "What is the optimal age to introduce signs to our baby?". I tell families I started signing with Joshua and Sabrina when they were 6 months…but now, knowing what I know, I would start much earlier…from birth. Read more

InSight Developmental Learning is a pediatric eye clinic dedicated to your child’s success. Vision is a learned skill involved with nearly all aspects of development. When working well, it guides nearly all that we do but if not working well, it impedes. The most rapid and profound changes in a child’s brain and vision development happen in the first 3 years and if not detected early, vision problems may cause a lifetime of impairment. Read more