My Baby Has Periodic Red Cheeks, What Does That Mean?

Anchorette P: My son recently had a minor injury and needs to take antibiotics for a week to prevent infection but it's such a fight, he refuses the spoon, tube and won't eat food if we try mixing it, any ideas?
Anchorette, you’re describing a very common problem in treating babies and young children with antibiotics. Sometimes, the texture of the medication or the taste are simply yucky, and we need to be clever, Sassy parents getting it down!

Ask Baby! Interviewing Baby About His Senses

Today we’re going to continue our series of interviews with baby and learn a bit more about baby Max’s senses.

OSD: How do you perceive touch?
M: Well, I am super sensitive. My skin is much thinner than yours. I have pain, touch and temperature receptors much closer to my skin surface that yours. I feel vibrations much more than my older friends. I absolutely love the soft, tender, warm feeling of skin-to-skin contact. I’ll also tell you that I love different textures and feeling various types of sensations. This helps my touching sense develop and mature.

Sassy Silly Ways to Have Fun: Taste & Smell!

Ahhhh, the smell of a new baby. Close your eyes (or just sniff if your baby is in front of you!) and enjoy that amazing, yummy, delicious smell. When your children are a little older, don’t be surprised if they spontaneously tell you that they love the way you smell! Sometimes, the root of baby & toddler special objects has its root in mommy’s smell. Without even knowing it, we’re drawn to our children and they are drawn to us in many ways through smell.