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Tip of the Day: Asian Soup Spoons for Toddlers

We’re a big soup family, but at 18 months of age Olive doesn’t yet have the fine motor coordination to get the spoon to her mouth without spilling most of the soup. In fact at age 3, Charlie still spills some of his soup as well. Olive doesn’t like being fed, so I usually put brothy […]

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Pool Noodles as Toddler Bed Rails

My friend Erica shared this tip of the day with me that she uses for her own 3-year old daughter. If Charlie weren’t in a floor bed, I’d try this as well! ~~~ If you’d like to share a clever or helpful parenting tip, please send it to us at submissions@hellobee.com!

Humidifers Can Exacerbate Allergies and Asthma

Charlie has had recurrent respiratory viruses, and our pediatrician said that he may potentially develop asthma down the line. So I’ve been doing some research, and one of the things we can do to help is regarding the use of humidifiers: High humidity levels can exacerbate respiratory problems and asthma in children because they encourage […]

Combining Warm and Cold Breastmilk

We’re launching a new feature where we share parenting tips, advice, and words of wisdom!  This is something that I only learned this weekend: You can combine milk from different pumping sessions, but avoid adding warm, freshly expressed milk to cold milk. Raising the temperature of previously chilled milk quickly can encourage bacterial growth. If […]

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