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The Wooden Bowl

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:15:58 -0400

Article Unkown, BabyNameGuide.com

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass often milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about grandfather," said the son. I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor. So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. Sometimes when the family glanced in grandfather's direction, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence.

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FDA Warns About SimplyThick

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:26:55 -0400

Consumer Alert from FDA, FDA.com

Do not feed the thickening product called SimplyThick to infants born before 37 weeks because it may cause a life-threatening condition.

This advice to parents, caregivers, and health care providers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is based on reports of infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in which tissue in the intestines becomes inflamed and dies.

SimplyThick is a brand of thickening agent-available to consumers and medical centers-to help manage swallowing difficulties. It is sold in packets of individual servings and in 64-ounce dispenser bottles. The product can be purchased from distributors and local pharmacies throughout the United States.

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What Not to Say to a Pregnant Woman

Mon, 16 May 2011 00:52:58 -0400

Article by Joane Petrie, BabyNameGuide.com

My husband and I were talking about when we were expecting our first child and how excited we were. One day a family friend said, “WOW you’re really big, you must be ready to POP!” You can only imagine how depressed I was since I was only seven months along. It made me think, I’ve got two more months to go, how many more not so nice things am I going to hear. Every woman who has been, is or will be pregnant will run into that person that will say that thing that offends. I’m talking about that person who is trying to make a joke at your expense, insults you or has an opinion about YOUR pregnancy. So for all you ladies who are moms or moms to be, here is a list of some things that you never say to a pregnant woman. Some may be amusing and some are downright rude.

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Praying With My Kids

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:05:22 -0400

Article by Gary Petrie, BabyNameGuide.com

While I was growing up, prayer was not a daily activity in my household. We prayed at the dinner table, and for years I thought that was the extent of prayer. “Let thy food be nourishment to my body”, which I never really understood. It really got confusing when we went out of the house to eat, because we never prayed. Did that mean the meal was not good for my body? It wasn’t until years later when I went golfing with a friend that praying over a meal made sense to me. Praying over a meal isn’t about the meal, but that fact we give thanks to the Lord for being involved in every area of our lives.

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Official 100 Baby Names of 2010

Sat, 07 May 2011 15:41:16 -0400

Article by Joane Petrie, BabyNameGuide.com

Jacob has been the top male name since 1999. Prior to that, Michael was the number one name each year from 1964 to 1998 and Emily was the top female baby name each year from 1996 to 2009. This year Isabella became the most popular baby name for girls, followed by Sophia.

Five of the top boy names are of Hebrew origin which shows that America is definitely leaning towards religious names when it comes to their little guy in blue. While the girls names have a more international flare. The list from the Social Security Administration came out with its list of top baby names for 2010 and here are the top 10 boy and girl names.

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Is Grandma Spoiling Your Children?

Sun, 01 May 2011 21:47:46 -0400

Article by Gary Petrie, BabyNameGuide.com

I ask the question, “Is grandma spoiling your children?” Before this question can be answered, you first have to dig very deep within your memory banks to remember your own upbringing and the time you spent with your grandmother. I remember going over to my grandparents when I was just a little squirt about knee high to my grandma Petrie. The two things about her that bring back memories are, she was so nice and she was such a great cook. What I remember most about my grandma’s cooking was her corn soup and the great pies she made. I was never much of a pie eater, I’m more of a cake eater, but her pies were the best. There was something else she was great at and that was spoiling me. She made it so easy for me to love her because she was so nice to me. She actually had her own nickname for me, Smiley. I think she called me that because every time she did, it actually made me smile. It doesn’t matter how sad I was, she could make a smile appear on my face in an instant. I’m not sure that my grandma actually spoiled me; I just remember her always treating me special. She was one of the loveliest people I have ever known. Today I am 42 and have three children of my own. My kids are very lucky to have a wonderful grandma too.

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Create A Hospital Check List

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:05:08 -0500

I remember going to the hospital for our first child. I was so unprepared. I remembered somethings, but forgot some important items as well. I forgot a pen and pencil to write down my child's weight, height, etc. I also forgot some phone numbers and a video camera. I did bring the video the next day, but it would have been nice to have a video camera the evening our daughter was born. For our next two children I was prepared, because I made a list of items needed for our hospital stay.

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Are You the Black Sheep in Your Family?

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:13:54 -0500

An article I read online made me think of this question, “Are you the black sheep in your family?” I think sometime or another most people consider themselves the black sheep of their family. You could be the Black Sheep in your family, but it doesn't always mean that you're looked upon as being bad, just different.

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New Mobile Website from BNG

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:04:09 -0500

Baby Name Guide has just created a new mobile website for people with smartphones. Here's how it works, simply go to www.babynameguide.com using your smartphone and you'll be redirected to our mobile only website. Baby Name Guide has created a user-friendly environment that will make searching for baby names easy. There are four areas of this new website. First is a Quick Search that allows you to search our entire database of over 20,000 baby names. You can search meanings and origins, too. We've also included the “Top 100 Baby Names” and a random search section called “Feeling Lucky”. Last you will find a section called “Today's Names”, these names will change daily.

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Drop-Side Cribs Outlawed

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:34:07 -0500

WASHINGTON - It's the end of the traditional crib that has cradled millions of babies for generations.

The government outlawed drop-side cribs on Wednesday after the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade and millions of recalls.

It was a unanimous vote by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban the manufacture, sale and resale of the cribs, which have a side rail that moves up and down, allowing parents to more easily lift their child from the crib.

The new standard requiring cribs to have fixed sides would take effect in June. The move by CPSC would also prohibit hotels and childcare centers from using drop-sides, though those facilities would have two years to purchase new cribs. CLICK HERE for more info.