http://babyparenting.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-04-30T22:31:25Z Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:31:25 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2013/05/15/questions-from-toddler-parents.htm There's a pretty standard list of questions that first-time parents have just before a baby is born -- and an endless supply of experts and books ready to feed you ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2013/05/15/questions-from-toddler-parents.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2013/05/15/questions-from-toddler-parents.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 23:16:39 +0000 2013-05-15T23:16:39Z http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2013/04/30/what-are-you-reading-tonight.htm Once upon a time my before-bed reading consisted of the latest thriller or revisiting a classic from my bookshelf. 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Seemingly the next, she's cruising the living room or trying to scale the couch and climb out ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2013/04/11/what-every-toddler-parent-should-know.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2013/04/11/what-every-toddler-parent-should-know.htm Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:33:05 +0000 2013-04-11T01:33:05Z http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2013/03/28/here-comes-trouble.htm <img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/babyparenting/1/9/v/u/cat3in1.jpg" alt="CAT 3-in-1 Ride-On" /> Some day my Little Guy is going to have his real license and I wouldn't be surprised if he chose a yellow truck as his first set of wheels. ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2013/03/28/here-comes-trouble.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2013/03/28/here-comes-trouble.htm Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:32:11 +0000 2013-03-28T23:32:11Z http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2013/03/27/worrying-about-the-talking-thing.htm The first sort-of coherent babbles from your baby are pure joy. 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