Eating: Am I really ready for this?

Once you've decided the time has come to introduce solids, you're going to have tons of questions about what you will need to help the little one... What do I buy? What do I need? Seriously, do I need that? This checklist does a great job of breaking down the products needed for introducing solids.

Baby Zone Solid Transition Checklist

Eating: Am I ready for this?

You've just settled into a comfortable nursing/bottling/bottleandnurse routine when all of a sudden the nurse hands you the "Staring Solids" brochure and smiles. Yikes! Now what? When will the time of reckoning come? Here are a couple of great resources for figuring out whether "The Age of Solids' has come to your house.

Healthy Children: Switching to Solid Foods: This is a great resource from the American Academy of Pediatrics which includes a checklist.

Alberta Health Services Starting Solids: Another great starter resource from a medical institution.

Me Time: What DOES a fox say?

When the little one needs a distraction, or is asleep and you need something to do, this video is sure to please. It also posits a most interesting question, what does the fox say?

Playing: A Whole Calendar of Fun

Ever wonder, 'how am I going to keep a baby happy for a whole day?' Wonder no more! This calendar includes excellent examples of age appropriate games to play with your young one. Use some of them, use none of them, who cares! There are 365 activities to choose from that won't send you running to the nearest toy store.

Alberta Health Services Infant Activity Calendar

Welcome

Welcome to "Mom Group For One," a blog set up to help you get all the benefits of a mom group without all the... ummm... non-benefits. Each post is about a topic near and dear to parents' lives. The list includes: reading, playing, eating, sleeping, parenting, and 'me time.' Check here for links to helpful sites, articles, advice, and whatever other miscellaneous parenting information can help keep us sane, wonderful, healthy parents.