Parenting The First Time Through Archive: April 2012

Baby Proofing: Products to make your home safer

Crawling. It is a milestone to be celebrated, it’s also a milestone that requires extra vigilance and preparation from parents. Published April 29 2012
Book Review: Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublsome Gaps and What We Can Do About It by Lise Eliot, Ph.D.

Everyone has heard pronouncements about ability based on sex: girls are better at reading, boys are better at math, girls are more creative, boys are more athletic. But are they true? Published April 20 2012
Weight loss after pregnancy: Tips to lose the baby fat

If you set realistic goals for yourself and you make the effort, you can shed those baby pounds and be back into your favorite pair of skinny jeans before your baby is walking. Published April 13 2012
Diaper bag items: 10 essential things to pack

You have a great new diaper bag with all these little pockets, big pockets, pouches and plastic lined compartments, and then it dawns on you, you have no idea what else you might need. Here's a list of the essentials. Published April 4 2012

Brighid is a freelance writer and first time mother. She holds an MA in Writing from Johns Hopkins University. Find her on Facebook @Brighid Moret

TV Den

Television commentary, reviews, news and nonstop DVR catch-up.
- Schedule of Season finales of your favorite TV shows
  'Dancing With the Stars' is just one of many shows wrapping up their seasons
- CBS pulls tonight’s tornado themed ‘Mike & Molly'
  Tornado hits Oklahoma City and prompts CBS to pull tonight's Mike & Molly
- TV tonight: Rectify and Bates Motel finales plus Mel Brooks on PBS
  Those cable guys are gaining serious ground on the stumbling networks.
- TV tonight: Billboard Music Awards vs. Tim McGraw’s Superstar Night
  Tim McGraw and Ne-Yo blur the line between country and pop music
Ad Lib

Are there profound differences between the Left and the Right? You betcha.
Haydon's Soccer and Sports Pitch

Covering the world of soccer, including the World Cup, Major League Soccer, D.C. United and the English Premier League and other interesting sporting events.
Rick Townley's World of Books & Publishing

A carefully guided tour through the confusing world of modern bookselling and publishing.
What in the World

In a world that is increasingly complex, we need to seek greater awareness of the blending of cultures and America's changing role in a global community.
The Tygrrrr Express

A politically conservative and morally liberal Hebrew alpha male hunts left-wing viper

Baby Proofing: Products to make your home safer