As a parent, you try to create a bedtime routine that enables your toddler to transition easily and peacefully to sleep. But your child might have other ideas. Many toddlers, even those who could fall asleep easily as babies, have difficulty falling asleep at bedtime.

After watching your belly grow for nearly 10 months, you may be eager to lose baby weight. While breastfeeding may actually expedite your weight loss, you shouldn't make a concentrated effort to shed pounds during the first two months postpartum.

Pregnancy nutrition focuses on eating healthy, which means choosing foods from all food groups and eating the right number of calories daily. Eating eggs every day can have some benefits during pregnancy, but there may also be risks associated with eating the same thing repeatedly.

Children with keen observation skills collect information and form questions. This is the basis of inquiry and it leads to discovery and learning. Observation involves the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.

Most toddlers aren't particularly adventurous eaters, but some are adamant that they want to eat whatever Mom and Dad are eating. While most foods are safe for toddlers to sample, as long as there are no food allergy issues, hot sauce might be one you want to reconsider.

Although babies' vocal cords are adapted to crying, prolonged crying can damage the vocal cords by causing nodules, irritation and pain, according to pediatrician William Sears.

Wanting to eat fruit, fruit and more fruit is the most common craving pregnant women have. There are different ideas and opinions about what causes cravings and what cravings actually mean, though as of 2011 the scientific evidence is sparse.

Very young or breastfed infants often pass green and seedy stools, particularly in the first few weeks of life. Most of the time, this is normal and shouldn't cause you any extra sleepless nights.

As important as it is to pamper yourself during pregnancy by eating well, getting regular exercise and even taking an occasional trip to the spa, steam heat can be dangerous for your baby. This is a rather “hot” topic in some circles, given the popularity of hot tubs, saunas and steam rooms.

Anemia from iron deficiency is common in lactating women, especially following anemia in pregnancy, explains the MOBI Motherhood International website. Blood loss during labor and insufficient diet are just two possible causes of anemia.

All babies drool occasionally, particularly when they are teething or when they have a cold. Most of the time, drooling is nothing to worry about, but occasionally it can indicate a serious health condition.

Forgetfulness can be a problem for teenagers. While forgetting some things can be completely normal, there are some conditions that can cause it to happen more often, such as depression, dyslexia, attentional disorders, hypothyroidism, sleep deprivation and substance abuse.