Baby Essentials
This soft, disposable (or cloth) item is wrapped around a baby's bottom to absorb messes.
What is a diaper?
In this classic bedtime book, a little bunny says goodnight to the room, the moon, and a bowl of mush.
What is Goodnight Moon?
This iconic toy store chain used the famous commercial jingle, "I don't wanna grow up, I'm a... kid!"
What is Toys "R" Us?
This major physical milestone usually happens around a child's first birthday, moving them from crawling to upright travel.
What is walking?
This classic disciplinary strategy involves making a child sit quietly in a specific chair or corner for a few minutes.
What is a time-out?
This small, rubber or silicone nipple is given to a baby to suck on for comfort and soothing.
What is a pacifier (or binky)?
This insect eats through apples, strawberries, chocolate cake, and pickles before turning into a butterfly.
What is The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
This indoor family entertainment center and pizza chain uses the long-running slogan, "Where a kid can be a kid."
What is Chuck E. Cheese?
This milestone marks the successful transition from diapers to using the regular bathroom.
What is potty training (or toilet training)?
This rhyming nickname is often given to the period around age two, known for sudden emotional outbursts and tantrums.
What are the Terrible Twos?
This wheeled chair allows parents to push a baby or toddler around while walking outdoors.
What is a stroller?
This Dr. Seuss book features two mischievous characters named Thing 1 and Thing 2.
What is The Cat in the Hat?
This repetitive, viral children's song about a family of ocean predators includes the line "Doo doo doo doo doo doo."
What is Baby Shark?
This is the common term for a baby's very first tooth cutting through their gums, which often causes fussiness.
What is teething?
This is the general term for a brief daytime sleep session that infants and toddlers need to avoid overtiredness.
What is a nap?
This specific type of safety seat is legally required to secure an infant or young child in a car.
What is a car seat?
In this book by Maurice Sendak, a boy named Max sails away to an island where the "wild things" are.
What is Where the Wild Things Are?
This traditional, soothing bedtime song asks a sleeping child if they are "sleeping, Brother John."
What is Frère Jacques (or Are You Sleeping)?
This term describes a baby's transition from drinking strictly milk or formula to eating solid foods.
What is weaning (or starting solids)?
This phrase refers to a structured schedule of actions—like a bath, a story, and a song—that helps a child wind down for sleep.
What is a bedtime routine?
This fabric cloth or wrap is used to tightly bind an infant, mimicking the safety of the womb to help them sleep.
What is a swaddle (or swaddle blanket)?
This emotional book features a mother who climbs into her son's room at night to rock him and sing, "I'll love you forever."
What is Love You Forever?
This beloved PBS television show starred a gentle neighbor in a red cardigan sweater who taught kids about feelings.
What is Mister Rogers' Neighborhood?
This physical milestone occurs around 4 to 6 months of age, when a baby can flip themselves from their back to their tummy.
What is rolling over?
This instinctual term describes the overwhelming urge some expectant parents get to clean, organize, and prepare the home for a new baby.
What is nesting?