Baby
Bottle Weaning & Dehydration in Older Babies
A mom is concerned that bottle weaning her older baby may lead to dehydration. What does dehydration look like and some strategies for more fluid consumption.
Toddler
Sippy Cup Rejection & Regression
After a stomach bug, a young toddler refuses to drink from her sippy cup now. Her mom needs help in getting her back on track. But should she just wait longer?
Toddler
Is a Bedtime Sippy Cup a Big Deal?
A mom needs advice on whether she should be concerned about her toddler son drinking water at bedtime through a sippy cup.
Baby
How to Introduce a Bottle to a Breastfed Baby
Now that I can pump breastmilk successfully, how do I introduce it to my exclusively-breastfed baby?
Baby
The Advice Smackdown’s All Things Weaning Extravaganza
Bottles, boobs and sippy cups, oh my!
Baby
Winning the Bottle Battle
My 14-month-old won’t give up her morning bottle without a fight. How do I get her fully weaned without going fully crazy?
Baby
Bye-Bye, Bottles
How to make the bottle-to-sippy-cup transition as painless as possible.
Baby
Introducing: THE SIPPY CUP!
And the crowd goes wild!!! Or, more likely, gives its mother the stink-eye because WHERE’S MY BOTTLE?
Health & Safety
Phthalates, sippy cups, and Bisphenol-A: unhiding the hidden dangers
Well! Hey! You sure do have some, you know, opinions about circumcision! Don’t you! Wow! And there’s nothing wrong with that. Please don’t hurt me. And now, let’s back away slowly from all controversial parenting topics, shall we? New topic for the week: kids! Can’t…