Baby and Toddler
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What Not to Expect from Your Pregnancy App - Putting Your Data at Risk
Security researcher finds significant security vulnerabilities in the pregnancy tracking app What to Expect that puts users’ sensitive health data at risk.
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See the Whole Nursery with Two Cameras in One
This isn't your average baby monitor. With AI Motion tracking and two cameras, it can follow your baby as they move, changing the game for parents.
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How to Track Santa's Journey Around the World
Santa's coming! Discover fun ways for kids to get updates on his preparations and track his journey on Christmas Eve with your phone, Alexa, and Google devices.
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Nursery Pal Cloud Falls Short on Quality and Features for the Price
Hubble Connected's baby monitor delivers some advanced features, but overall is overpriced for what it offers and falls short on image quality and controls.
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Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2021 Awards
Our team of tech industry veterans scoured this year's virtual exhibit halls and picked our absolute favorite products for the Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2021 Awards.
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Techlicious Top Picks of Toy Fair 2020
At the 2020 New York Toy Fair, we found 10 incredibly innovative playthings that S.T.E.A.M up young brains with concepts in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
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Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2020 Awards
Every year at CES, we see a dizzying array of new products. Our team of tech industry veterans selected just 15 our Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2020 Award.
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10 Top Tech Toys from Toy Fair 2019
We found 10 innovative and fun toys that spark curiosity, teach coding, construction and creative design, and can even make you an internet star.
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Baby Registry: Essential Tech Guide
All of these recommended products include some neat technological advances to help parents during baby’s first year.
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Review of the Fisher-Price Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar
I was really surprised how much my kids enjoy the Fisher-Price Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar. In fact, they are addicted to it.
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Turn Your Child's Drawing into a Stuffed Animal
Crayola's Imaginables are custom-designed stuffed animals based on your children's artwork.
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4 Toys that Teach Kids Coding Skills
With the right gadgets and games, children as young as 3 can start picking up coding with toys that simplify basic programming concepts
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DISH Network Launches Detailed Parental Guides
The DISH Anywhere site now contains Parental Guides with age ratings and content warnings (language, violence, consumerism, etc.) and analysis.
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TempTraq: A Disposable Bluetooth Thermometer Patch
The TempTraq patch offers 24-hour continuous temperature monitoring of sick children, reducing the need to disturb their sleep.
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Facebook Scrapbook Lets You Easily Share Photos of Your Kids
Facebook Scrapbook allows you to easily create dedicated albums for your kids on your own profile using the site's photo tagging feature.
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Waze Mapping App Gets AMBER Alerts
Waze has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to integrate real-time AMBER alerts into the mapping app.
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Health & Fitness Apps for Pregnancy & Postpartum
Track your pregnancy and beyond with these simple and helpful apps designed to track your trimesters, doctor's visits and more.
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AMBER Alerts Come to Facebook
Facebook has teamed up with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to being issuing geographically targeted AMBER alerts to members.
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Brio Safe Outlet Only Goes Live When a Plug is Detected
The Brio Safe Outlet, on demo at CES 2015, smartly detects the difference between plugs and foreign objects to keep little kids safe around the home.
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'Super Vision' App Gives Parents Remote Control of PBSKids.org
The new PBS KIDS Super Vision app gives parents the ability to see what their kids are up to on PBSKids.org and set limits on screen time remotely.
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Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Smart Stages Chair
This toddler chair grows with your child adjusting lessons and games to their abilities.
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Smart Diaper Tech Sends Wireless Wetness Alerts
Researchers at University of Tokyo have created a printable wetness sensor to alert you wirelessly when disposable diapers need changing.
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4moms rockaRoo: A Smaller, High-Tech Baby Rocker
4moms rockaRoo baby rocker features 5 adjustable speeds, randomized movements, audio player input and a compact new design.
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High-Tech Mimo Onesie Tracks Baby's Vitals and More
Mimo is a high-tech organic cotton onesie that tracks baby's sounds, breathing, temperature and more, sending the data directly to your smartphone.
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American Academy of Pediatrics: No Screentime for Kids Under 2
U.S. pediatricians say kids are spending too much time with technology, urging parents to create a "family media use plan."
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Glow App Helps Perfectly Time Your Baby's Conception
Glow is an iOS app that helps track ovulation cycles, activity levels, and food you eat to help optimize your chance at conceiving a baby.
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Baby Brezza Formula Pro: One Touch Baby Bottles
The new Baby Brezza Formula Pro mixes the perfect bottle of baby formula heated to body temperature, all at the simple touch of a button.
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FiLIP Smartwatch is a Communications Device for Young Kids
The FiLIP Smartwatch is a simple, pared down communicator for kids featuring a trusted contacts list for calls and the ability to receive text messages.
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Owlet Pulse Oximetry Baby Monitor Helps Battle SIDS
The Owlet baby monitor lets you track your baby's vital signs remotely, giving you constant piece of mind.
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VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Encourage Creative Play
VTech's Go! Go! Smart Wheels vehicles and playset tracks encourage creative play through cause and effect.
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Review of the Sparkup Magical Book Reader
The Sparkup Magical Book Reader lets you record books in your own voice or download pre-recorded books for your kids to play back.
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Hacker Exploits a Baby Monitor to Spy on and Insult a Toddler
Owners of Foscam baby monitors beware: At least one hacker has exploited security vulnerabilities in the device to spy on sleeping children.
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Learn with Homer App Teaches Common Core Reading
This new iPad reading app for kids 3-7 years is aligned with common core standards, delivering a well-rounded curriculum, adorable graphics and memorable activities.
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Study: Tablet Computers Hurt Kids' Ability to Learn Words
A study by the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London suggests that a child that learns from a tablet computer might be limiting their vocabulary later in life.
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Pediatrics Warns Falling TVs Growing Source of Injury for Kids
A study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that falling TVs are a growing source of preventable child injuries.
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RedRover App Finds Fun Activities for Kids
RedRover handily takes on the challenge of finding good kid-friendly events and places, making it an essential app for summertime fun.
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Toddler Accidentally Buys Her Family a Car on eBay
Fourteen-month-old Sorella Stoute recently used her father's phone to buy a 1962 Austin Healey car on eBay without his knowledge or permission.
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Facebook Apologizes over Breastfeeding Photo Ban
Facebook forces breastfeeding advocate to remove pictures of children nursing.
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The Best Health Sites for Kids
Wrestling with an awkward health question from your child? These sites will help you with answers from medical professionals.
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PBS Kids “It All Adds Up!” Math Help for Parents
PBS Kids “It All Adds Up!" program supports the development of early math skills for children of two-eight years old – and their parents.
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Review of the Y-Cam BabyPing Baby Monitor
The easy-to-use Y-cam BabyPing lets you see your baby literally anywhere you have an internet connection.
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The Craziest Gadgets From the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show
From a vibrating fork that reminds you not to pig out to a potty-training iPad stand, the biggest gadget show in the world never fails to amaze.
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Picasound App Makes Kids Smile for the Camera
Choose from a variety of pre-recorded sounds to capture your kids' attention and make them smile while you get a great shot.
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Is Your Flat-Screen TV Safe?
A child dies every three weeks as a result of a TV tipping over. Are you doing enough to secure your TV?
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How to Help the Hurricane Sandy Recovery
If you’re compelled to donate to the Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts, there are organizations ready to harness your dollars, products and time.
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RollerCoaster Tycoon Now in 3D
Construct your own coaster and then sit in first person to enjoy the ride.
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Serenity Star Eases those First Sleepless Nights with Baby
The simple, yet sleek Serenity Star comes packed full of gadgets, including a nightlight, room temperature indicator, clock, sound machine and feeding diary.
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Protect Your Kid's Hearing with Sound-Limiting Headphones
Protect your kid's hearing two ways. Limit the volume on their devices to about 75% and invest in sound-limiting headphones.
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The Easy Way to Find Good Apps for Kids
Finding good kids apps that have educational value takes some legwork. Here are helpful tools to narrow down the choices.
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WeWantApps! Launches to Help Find Apps for Kids
Parents get help finding age-appropriate apps for kids 0-14 years old.
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Best Sites for Creating Baby’s First Year Photo Book
Understanding healthy practices for nursing and pumping are key, but it's good to know that there are products that can help.
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Motion Math: Hungry Guppy App Review
A bright and visually appealing math app for pre-schoolers that's just as educational as it is fun.
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Great Breastfeeding Gear and Gadgets
Understanding healthy practices for nursing and pumping are key, but it's good to know that there are products that can help.
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4moms Origami Stroller Review
With a power fold, 4-wheel suspension, generator and charging station, the 4moms Origami Stroller is like a Transformer.
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What You Need for Your Kids' Travel Entertainment Kit
All the gear you need to keep your child entertained on the road.
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The New 4moms mamaRoo Review
Is it a bouncer? Is it a swing? Whatever you want to call it, the mamaRoo from 4 Moms is what we'd call "smart baby gear."
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Recalls Plus App Delivers Food Safety & Product Recall Alerts
You may be surprised how many product recalls and food safety alerts are issued every week. This app makes sure you know about them.
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Fighting Child Pornography with PhotoDNA
New photo identity software is helping law enforcement fight the battle against child pornography.
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Tracking Your Kids
Technology makes it possible to keep tabs on our kids in a way our parents couldn’t, but do some devices taken things a step too far?
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Save Money on Kids Clothes by Renting or Swapping
Cut your kid's clothing expenses by as much as half when you rent or trade in your kids’ clothes using these websites.
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Great Personalized Children's Books
From custom features, to including names of siblings and favorite activities, today’s options for custom children's books will thrill a child.
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How to Baby-proof Your Home Theater
Baby-proofing your home entertainment gear will help protect both your investment and your child. Follow these seven tips to a safer home.
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Lantronix Debuts Solution for Printing from iPad, iOS Devices
Lantronix xPrint Server-Network Edition plugs into a home network router and makes almost any old printer compatible with the direct printing capability built into Apple’s iOS devices.
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Sony Bloggie Live Makes Anyone an Instant Broadcaster
Sony has added a new twist to its popular pocket camcorder line-up – the ability to stream video live over the Internet via a built-in Wi-Fi connection. The Bloggie Live, priced at $250, shoots full HD video and 12.8 megapixel stills.
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Fisher Price Announces Portable TV & DVR for Toddlers
Fisher Price's rugged, touch screen Kid Tough DVR records two hours of TV and serves as a portable viewer for toddlers.
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Scale Shares Baby's Weight Wirelessly
The Smart Baby Scale connects wirelessly to iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch to track baby's weight.
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Has the iPad Corrupted this Baby's mind?
Have iPads corrupted this baby's mind or is it just being a baby?
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Great iPhone apps for Toddlers
These iPhone apps for toddlers have kid and parent appeal.
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An Easy Way to Track Your Family’s Health
MotherKnows.com and MyMediConnect.com collect and store your family's health records in one secure spot.
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The Most Dangerous Tech Products
The electronic products in our homes can be among the most dangerous products we have. Yet you can avoid these hazards with a few simple precautionary measures.
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JibJab Jr. Books: E-books for iPad Starring Your Child
JibJab Jr. Books for iPad lets you customize animated e-books with your child's name and face.
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Photo Tips Every New Parent Should Know
The first year of your baby’s life is filled with so many don’t-miss moments. Make sure you get great photos.
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New Baby Tech Checklist
When your baby arrives, you'll need gadgets to make baby food, keep her healthy and capture memories.
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Recordable Books for When You're Away
Record your voice for playback later on physical storybooks and e-books.
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6 Kids Craft Projects You Can Make with Your Printer
Turn your inkjet printer into a craft center.
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ThredUp: A Swap Site for Kids Clothes
Have old gently-used kids clothes? Need the next size up? Swap them online.
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Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Baby iCan Play Case for iPhone
Fisher Price's new Laugh & Learn Baby iCan Play case protects your iPhone from breakage and slobber while your baby plays.
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Vinci Tab: A Tablet Designed for Toddlers
Made of non-toxic materials and loaded with toddler apps, the Vinci Tab is the first tablet designed specifically with toddlers in mind.
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5 Fun Santa Activities You Can Do with Your Kids
Create a little Christmas magic for your child with these websites and apps that provide a direct connection to Santa.
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5 Fun Santa Activities You Can Do with Your Kids
Create a little Christmas magic for your child with these websites and apps that provide a direct connection to Santa.
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Get the Velveteen Rabbit App for Free During Thanksgiving
From November 25th through November 29th, Ruckus Media is offering a special promotion to download a free copy of The Velveteen Rabbit app on iTunes.
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How to Baby-proof Your Home Theater
Baby-proofing your home entertainment gear will help protect both your investment and your child. Follow these seven tips to a safer home.
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CPSC Issues Warning on Strangulation from Baby Monitor Cords
Important advice for parents: The Consumer Products Safety Commission is issuing a warning on the dangers of strangulation from baby monitor cords. -
Astro Baby Bouncer Plays Your Own MP3s - Give Your Baby Some Variety!
Mamas & Papas Astro Baby Bouncer lets you play music from your mp3 player for your baby while it provides an interactive light show.
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10 Tips for Taking Better Photos of Babies and Toddlers
Sabra Krock, a Manhattan-based child photographer, shares some easy tips you can follow to consistently get amazing “keeper” shots of your infant, toddler or young child.
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Leapfrog's My Own Leaptop is a Laptop for Toddlers
You can let your toddler loose on this laptop, Leapfrog's My Own Leaptop. It's designed to let the toddler crowd engage in grown up activities like "reading" email while learning their A B Cs and 1 2 3s.
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5 Ways to Help Your Kids Become Better Readers
Helping your kids become better readers means tapping into your own excitement about reading. Here are 5 great tips to you get started.
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Prevent Headphones from Damaging Your Child's Hearing
Young children are highly succeptable to hearing damage when using headphones at too high a volume. Find out what you need to keep them safe.
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Websites that Help Young Kids Learn How to Read
Nothing beats reading a book out-loud to your child, but sometimes technology can help. These websites offer a number of engaging activities for 3-5 year-olds that teach your child early reading skills.
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View Live Video Feeds of Your Baby Anywhere with ImogenStudio's Bambino
ImogenStudio's Bambino, a new wireless Internet baby monitor, transmits video and audio to your iPhone—and allows safe sharing of your treasured live feeds with your Facebook friends.
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Keep Track of Santa as He Preps for Christmas and Makes His Deliveries
Peek inside Santa's village at the North Pole to find out which workshop is busiest, play games and track Santa's journey, courtesy of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) website.
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Disney to Offer Refunds for Baby Einstein Videos
To address controversy over the educational value of Baby Einstein videos, Disney to offer refunds for all video purchases since June, 2004.
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Griffin Technology’s MyPhones Help Save Kid’s Hearing
MyPhones headphones cap noise at 85 decibels for safer listening for children.
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Pre-reading Sites for Toddlers
Toddlers never tire of their favorite books, but sometimes parents need to change things up. Try a website with stories and pre-reading activities that are specifically designed to engage the two-and-up crowd.
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New Toddler Game System Combines Action, Fun and Learning
The Zippity learning system from Leapfrog uses interactive, full-body play to help kids learn.
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Baby-safe Computing
The next time your tot wants to take a crack at your computer, load one of these programs and let him or her at it.
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Toys to Cure the Summer Blues
Rainy days and car trips are an unavoidable part of summer. So beat boredom with these engaging toys for tots to tweens.
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Blogging Your Baby
A blog can be an efficient and fun way of sharing information, pictures and videos of your baby with family and friends.
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Take Better Baby Photos
New parents have a lot to worry about when they bring baby home--not the least is getting a good shot to email out to family and friends. Professional shutterbug Nick Kelsh suggests following these tips to increase your odds for success.