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Sitting on the cat is not okay and warrants a time out.

Urban baby blog: Is disciplining a 2-year-old possible?

Adi is going through the terrible twos. I should reword that... I'm going through the terrible twos. Since I’m at home with her most of the day, I’m the one … Read More

Toddlers have nightmares too.

Urban baby blog: My daughter is a sleep talker, help!

A couple of weeks ago I was asleep in my room, when I heard Adi screaming at the top of her lungs. I got up and raced to her bed. It wasn't the usual crying or … Read More

This is the culprit of toying with Adi's emotions.

Urban baby blog: Don’t cry for me, toy guitar

My daughter had a toddler-sized electric guitar shaped like a dog. She loved it. She would spend half an hour at a time strumming and pushing the different … Read More

This was the last time my grandmother and Adi saw each other.

Urban baby blog: Explaining death to a toddler is complicated

My daughter and my grandmother spent a lot of time together. They spent enough time together that Adi would talk about it even when we weren't there. When my … Read More

Adi will not anything else but Ketchup.

Urban baby blog: The Ketchup diet for picky eaters

My child stopped eating food. Completely. She'll drink her juice and her milk, but she won't eat actual food anymore. This morning, for breakfast, Adi had a … Read More

Adi keeps asking for a tattoo, but it's important to teach her the process so she can understand it is a life-long commitment.

Urban baby blog: My toddler wants a tattoo

My two year old daughter likes to ask me if she can get a tattoo. Obviously I'm not going to take her to get one, but she asks me every day anyway. What the … Read More

Adi loves playing with our 5-foot snake, Chompy, as well as our dog, and cats.

Urban baby blog: My toddler loves playing with Chompy, our snake

Adoption is a long process. There's applications, interviews,  research, and lots of planning. Everything has to be in order. You also have the awkward task of … Read More

Baby formula

Toddler with disorder reacting badly to the only food he can eat

LEHIGH ACRES - A Lehigh Acres toddler has a rare disorder that only allows him to eat one specific food -- now his family says the recipe to that food has … Read More

Adi is growing up with an iPad, and while her videos are carefully chosen, parents can't control YouTube ads. (Photo courtesy Rachel Figueroa-Levin)

Urban baby blog: Why my daughter has her own iPad

You know the people who wake up at the crack of dawn to go wait in line for hours and hours at an Apple Store to get the latest iThing? They read all the … Read More

Adi likes to choose her own clothes, a  fashionista in the making. 
(Photo courtesy Rachel Figueroa-Levin)

Urban baby blog: Toddler style without the sticker price

I have a daughter who's into fashion. She didn't get it from me. I'm a jeans and t-shirts and sneakers kind of person. When I was a kid not much older than Adi, … Read More