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Kid-proof your iPad

Before you let your child play with your iPad, protect it with LifeProof’s Nuud Case and Stand.

How tough is it? It’s designed to military standards to withstand drops from four feet, and its totally sealed from dirt and dust particles. Read More

Baby drum set

Kids got rhythm: this new learning toy has three drum pads and cymbal, each with its own unique sound, VTech says.

Your child can play along to nine pre-set melodies in styles including rock, dance and pop, and choose from four different sounds for the drums. Read More

Beanbags for Baby

This looks pretty comfortable: The Babybooper Bean Bag is touted as being a safe and cozy seat or snuggle bed for a newborn baby (with a 3-point harness) and is also suitable as a super comfy and versatile bean bag seat for older kids right through to about 5 years of age. Read More

For the love of Beatrice

Jennifer,

My fiancee and I are already considering names for when we decide to start a family. We both love Beatrice (especially me due to the name’s wonderful association with Dante’s poetry), however, my last name starts with an S and our fear is that Beatrice S**** will be too cumbersome to pronounce because the two S-sounds will run together. Read More

Hail to the Elf Armies!

Hi Jennifer, I was wondering what the name Alpherie meant. It was my grandfather’s name, and it’s not on your site. Do you know anything about it?   Sincerely, Jean Dear Jean, As far as I can tell from my research, Alpherie is a French derivative of the German name ALFHER or more modern name OLIVER. Read More

Nadia+Aria = Nadaria

Hi Jennifer,
I was messing around with names recently and came up with Nadaria, a mix of Nadia and Aria.

I was thinking it could mean hopeful melody and am now thinking about using it for my first daughter. Read More

Perception of the name India

Hi Jennifer,

I’m wondering about your thoughts on the name India. When choosing a name for me twenty-two years ago, my parents considered both India and Hilary, however, they went with the latter because they were too nervous to give me such an exotic name. Read More

Gloriette

Dear Jennifer,

My grandmother’s first name was Gloriette, pronounced glory-et. I’ve tried looking up this name before with no luck. Does the name come from somewhere? People used the nickname Glo for her a lot. That side of the family also has a strong French Canadian background. Read More

The name Chapin

Dear Jennifer,

I recently watched a movie called “Triple Dog” and the main character was a girl named Chapin.

I noticed you didn’t have it on the website and I would really like to know what it means. Read More

Swimming to the Moon by Jeff McMahon

Poetry is a form of literature that we often forget about, but it’s one of the most adaptable and enjoyable varieties to read with kids.  It’s also a form of reading that isn’t too intimidating to young readers — stanzas are less overwhelming that paragraphs.  Read More

Liam or Asher?

Hi Jennifer,

Which name do you prefer, Liam or Asher with the last name Bowman?

Sincerely,

Ashley

 

Dear Ashley,

If you say both names out loud, Asher Bowman sounds better than Liam Bowman. With Liam, the ‘M’ in both the first and last name makes it a little clunky.  Read More

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