Many products today claim to make your baby smarter and most parents want to get them because of course we all want our child to have the best of everything and the brains to go along with it. Well, here is the ultimate product in helping your baby to be smarter: a sling!

Smartest Baby on the Block
Wearing your baby is the best decision you can make for the health and development of your baby. Studies show that babies worn in a sling learn better for a couple of different reasons. Babies learn best while in a quiet state and this is how they are while they are being held. Babies can also be stimulated more when they are viewing the world from where you do instead of looking at peoples legs from a stroller or laying in one spot without moving around.

Less Crying

Babies who are held more often also tend to cry less. They are more secure and feel that their needs will be met giving them the security to become more independent as they enter toddlerhood.

Physical Development

A baby also needs to learn the rhythm of life. By carrying your baby, he is more able to adapt to the rhythms of everyday life outside the womb.

There are many benefits to wearing your baby in a sling, these are just a few. The attachment that you will feel to your baby and your baby to you is probably one of the most important benefits. The discreetness of breastfeeding in public is also another great benefit a sling offers. Because baby slings can fit easily into a diaper bag, they are the ultimate baby carrier. If you want to know more about my favorite sling, visit the Maya Wrap baby slings page.

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One of my favorite parenting magazines to read is Mothering. The magazine isn’t filled with chatter and nonsense about the things that toddlers do when they are two, organizing tips or what things I can do to have some time to myself. Mothering hits on real parenting topics like the safety, or rather lack thereof, of vaccinations. They feature articles on natural childbirth, breastfeeding and other parenting issues. This magazine is pro-child and I like that. I find that so many other magazines cater to the what society has made parenting be, a zoo! Mothering also hosts an online discussion community, as well as many other articles on their website by experts like Dr. Sears and man others. Check out Mothering today.

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It seems like many people (educators and the general public alike) think that learning to read is just a matter of being taught. If you “get them early” you can give them a “head start”. But some kids (especially visual-spatial kids) need more time to develop then others. They just are not ready. And no amount of teaching can change that. - Throwing Marshmellows

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