You can’t prevent your car seat from getting dirty because daily use can be hard on it. Children’s food, drink and leaky diapers will eventually come into contact the car seat fabric. To keep odors from occurring, clean spills as soon as possible because decaying food will eventually cause odors.

Playing music for your baby while she is still in the womb gives you time to bond with her before she is born, according to Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel and Charles J. Lockwood, authors of "What to Expect When You're Expecting."

With so much attention paid to hair's appearance and growth, it’s sometimes difficult to remember that hair serves a function. Hair protects the head from injury and insulates the body, explains Jena Renee Williams, author of “Kinki Kreations: A Parent’s Guide to Natural Black Hair Care for Kids.

By the time your baby turns 8 months old, you've seen him grow a lot. He's starting to explore the world a great deal, and his diet has changed along with his personality and physical skills. As your baby continues to grow, you may be wondering if it's okay to give him whole milk instead of breast milk or formula.

By the time your baby is 6 months old, you've somewhat gotten used to his ways and tendencies. He's starting to develop regular sleeping and feeding patterns, and this sense of regularity is helping both of you to enjoy each other.

The sleeping habits of a newborn are often unpredictable, with your baby dozing off for 30 minutes or one, two or three hours at a time during the day and the night.

As your baby grows you might notice a not so subtle hint of independence surface during meal time as he tries to grab the spoon out of your hand and feed himself. This may be a clear sign that it's time to introduce finger foods.

Vaporizers use steam to increase indoor humidity levels. This can help prevent dryness and irritation of the nasal passages during the dry, winter months and ease breathing in infants who are ill with a respiratory virus.

Planning a funeral for an infant is a task that no parent wants to undertake. Unfortunately because of stillbirth, early infant demise, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or any number of other reasons, you may find yourself doing just that.

Spitting up differs from vomiting in that it is an effortless return of liquid rather than the result of muscle contractions. Because the throat and nose are connected, the formula or milk sometimes comes out of the nose rather than, or in addition to, the mouth.

Avent bottle warmers, made by Philips, provide a quick and efficient way to warm-up your baby's milk, formula or solid baby foods. Philips makes two different types of Avent bottle warmers. The first one has a simple knob for setting the temperature of the unit.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, you should never leave your child sleeping in a swing. If a baby falls asleep in the swing, move her to her bed for the rest of her nap.