Saturday, September 17, 2011

New parenting resources for the "smartphone era" (Part 1 of 2)

Technology marches forward, and with the popularity of social networking and smartphone "apps" come new parenting resources that can help keep your kids healthy and well-cared for. This week I'll be posting information on two relatively new resources with time-tested reliable advice with feedback from, and the support of, the American Academy of Pediatrics.

"Text4baby" is a free mobile service designed to provide pregnant women and new parents information on maintaining healthy pregnancies and babies, provided by the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. Parents can sign up for the service by texting BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411 to receive 3 free SMS text messages each week, timed to their due date or baby’s date of birth. A helpful way to get reliable advice while on the go. Check out their website at text4baby.org, their Facebook page, or the video below for more information.




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