A simple guide for complicated parents. By Nicole Caccavo Kear.

Baby proof your house with these tips and products that will help you safeguard your baby. By Leslie Ayers.

How I found the bright side of all the parental boundary-crossing—but please don’t tell my wife’s grandma. By Ryan Marshall.

You’re finally ready for a night off, but how do you find a sitter you can trust? By Nanny Stella of Nanny 911.

There’s yet another decision that isn’t so cut and dried: saving your child’s cord blood. This update should clear things up. By Ziba Kashef.

Can you make your child smarter before she’s born? Here’s what the experts are saying about the latest trends in prenatal education. By Brooke Lea Foster.

Did you buy that interactive rattle because baby actually needs it or for your own retail therapy? It's time to end the impulse shopping and replace some of your purchases with supermom savvy. By Pamela Paul

Some mom's idea of nirvana is never being separated from their babies, not for one second, day or night. For others, this concept seems like cruel and unusual punishment, for both baby and mom. But before you start running for the hills or buy baby slings in every color of the rainbow, read on to learn more about this popular trend. By Sandra Hume

The first year of baby's life is full of developmental leaps. Get the 411 on selecting the right toys for each stage to help your little one discover herself and her world. By Marianne M. Szymanski, founder of Toy Tips Research Institute

Those itsy bitsy nails grow faster than you realize, especially since newborns tend to scratch their faces a lot. Here’s how to get it done without either of you shedding tears. Courtesy of The Cradle.