A Modern Dad

Expectant Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood Banking

Cord blood banking allows families to store stem cells that are harvested at birth from cord blood extracted from a newborn baby’s umbilical cord.

The Art of the Burp

A primary anxiety for new parents in the first few days after a newborn arrives is feeding. Here, we cover a very important aspect of feeding…the burp.

Growing Up in Small Town America

One of the life experiences that best defines me and who I am as a person is having grown up in Small Town America.

Flying With A Baby Made Easy

Most of us have been on at least one flight with a screaming child that would not settle down, some of us have shared a row with one, and some of us have had one on our lap. Here are a few tips for helping to make flying with a baby or toddler more enjoyable for you and all those other passengers that will be sharing the airliner cabin with you.

Making The Perfect Pizza

Everyone loves pizza, right? Use your old pizza stone to make perfect gourmet pizzas in your own kitchen in just minutes…and it’s a great family activity too!

Raising a Child with Food Restrictions – Part 2

This is Part 2 of a series describ­ing our expe­ri­ences with iden­ti­fy­ing and man­ag­ing food restric­tions for our baby daugh­ter and how our jour­ney even­tu­ally led us to the likely cause…FPIES (Food Protein-​Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome).

Raising a Child with Food Restrictions – Part 1

This is Part 1 of a series describ­ing our expe­ri­ences with iden­ti­fy­ing and man­ag­ing food restric­tions for our baby daugh­ter and how our jour­ney even­tu­ally led us to the likely cause…FPIES (Food Protein-​Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome).

Rethinking Infant Immunization Schedules

Leading up to the birth of our daugh­ter, one of the major deci­sions that my wife and I dis­cussed and researched at length was the immu­niza­tion sched­ule that we would fol­low with her. Make sure you understand the various types of immunizations that your child will be given and the various schedules that you might consider.

Recommended Books for New Parents

Prior to the birth of our daugh­ter, and over the past fif­teen months since, we have received great advice and rec­om­men­da­tions from friends and fam­ily. The fol­low­ing books were rec­om­mended to us, and we found them to be invalu­able. We encour­age you to pick them up at your local book store or bor­row them from your local pub­lic library. Enjoy!

Does Baby Sign Language Really Work?

It is widely accepted/​known that babies have the abil­ity to com­mu­ni­cate long before they are able to speak. This often leads to frus­tra­tion for both the baby and the par­ents, as this com­mu­ni­ca­tion break­down is often at the core of basic fussi­ness and tantrums. Sign lan­guage can often allow par­ents to quickly under­stand what is both­er­ing their baby or what the baby needs.