The DreamMover baby rocker “gently rocks at the speed of a mother’s heartbeat,” says its maker RoboPax, to “creates just the right amount of ambient noise.”
The company says its rocker “eases the transition from the womb into the world,” to “significantly reduce baby crying,”
The gadget works with all strollers, seats, pads, push chairs, etc., the company adds, and is easy to set up and clean. → full article
If you aren’t familiar with Anna Dewdney’s Llama series, you are missing out! My children, nieces, and nephews have all enjoyed Llama and his drama. Each book highlights a common early childhood problem and, more importantly, how to resolve it. → full article
Hello Jennifer!
I want to ask you about a name from my family history. My however many greats grandmother’s name was Alvie Etta. I’ve also seen it spelled Alvietta. I love the way it sounds and I was wandering what it meant. → full article
My son’s name is Patton. My husband likes WW2 history and got the name idea from General George S. Patton. Do you know the meaning?
This is crafty: take a table and turn it into a chair for twin toddlers!
Using an Ikea dining room table, this father “made a modified activity table for a fraction of the price” of the commercial models he coveted. → full article
Steve Light has created a masterpiece. The cover of this book gives you a clear indication of the fun that lies inside. Its intricate, detailed black and white cityscape shows only two things in color — a little boy and his dragon. → full article
That’s the question the BBC asks in a recent news story — and like most headlines that are questions, the answer is “No.”
Or at least, probably not…
“Babies may feel more comfortable about new technologies than their parents,” the article says. → full article
Hi Jennifer,
I’ve been a long time lurker on BabyNames.com, even before I was married or expecting. Now I’m pregnant with my first child and would appreciate your help; I love the name Declan and the meaning ‘full of goodness.’ My husband’s name is Clay and I was trying to make the baby’s name more meaningful by adding a ‘Y’ to produce the title “Declayn.” My husband thinks that everyone will mispronounce the name and it will cause confusion. → full article
Hi Jennifer,
Well, I like the name Tavia, but I don’t want to name one of my kids after someone I know who’s name is Tavia. So I added a suffix, “anna”. I looked on your site, and “Tavia” was listed as an abbreviation of “Octavia”, meaning eight, and “anna” was listed as “gracious, merciful”. → full article
When I first saw the title Doug Unplugged, I was able to guess the moral of this story. On the cover, there was an adorable young robot boy holding the plug of his cord and smiling. → full article
If you were a very prickly porcupine whose favorite thing in the whole world was a balloon, I’d tell you that you were not setting yourself up for happiness. But in the delightful picture book Perfectly Percy, we find just such a situation… and a happy ending. → full article
