Top 6 Questions when choosing a Midwife

As long as women have been having babies, there have been midwives. Midwives are trained professionals, with expertise in normal pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. Certified Professional Midwives are certified by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and must complete substantial education...

5 Tips on How to Interview a Sitter

Top 5 Tips on How to Interview a Sitter Everyone knows that you are supposed to ask a potential babysitter about her experience level, availability, salary and references, but how do you really find out if they are a good match for you and your child?  An interview is your opportunity to form impressions...

Nurture My Child:Finding the Right Childcare

Rebecca Cole, founder of Nurture My Child Nurture My Child is an Austin-based consultant service that works hand-in-hand with families to help them find the right early care or education solution that complements their life.    Founder, Rebecca Cole, saw that there were so many families that really...

Top 10 Things Pregnant Women Should Know About Child Care

If you are having an addition to your family, congratulations!!  This is such a wonderful, amazing time in your life. What you will do after the baby is born is a harder question to deal with.  Many people choose to go back to work, but are struggling trying to understand what their options are, where...

Letting your baby “Cry it Out”

Amanda, an expectant parent who took The Love and Logic Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun!™ course with High Five Parenting said, “This was the most beneficial class I took as an expectant mommy. I was able to think about the concepts and the philosophy with a clean slate and clear mind. I knew I was...

Green Cleaning for the Family

Few things are nicer than a freshly cleaned home, and whether you love doing it or despise doing it yourself, it is a job that cannot be ignored.  It is just the nature of things – dust settles on the surfaces of furniture and floors, pet hair collects in balls in the nooks and crannies of every room, and...

Storing Milk for your Baby

Unraveling the mystery and conflicting information about breastmilk storage One of the most common questions that new mothers and care providers have about giving pumped breastmilk in a bottle is… “How long does it last?” This is such a great question and because everyone seems to have a different...

Choosing the Right Breast Pump

As you look forward to your baby’s arrival, you are probably looking at lists of essential  items to have ready.  One of the more mystifying things on your list may be a breast pump, especially if this is your first baby.  Perhaps your friend or relative has offered to give you hers or buy you one as a...