How well do you know your family? Living as a family means nurturing, teaching, talking and listening. It means doing things together and doing things apart. No matter how much time we spend with another person, it can be surprising how many things we still don’t know about them! Using the following simple questions, take Read More
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Cereal Box Puzzle
Young children love to assemble puzzles. This activity is a great way to recycle your child’s favorite cereal box and have fun with puzzles. Playing and Learning: This activity is fun for your child, and your child will develop some early learning skills, such as: Directions: After you are done with your favorite cereal: Remember Read More
Stop The Diaper Changing Battles
Babies are little bundles of energy! They don’t want to lie still to have their diapers changed. They cry, fuss, or even crawl away. A simple issue can turn into a major tug-of-war between parent and baby. Diaper changing as a ritual The position of parent and baby during a diaper change is perfect for Read More
Sleeping Through The Night
What is Preventing Your Baby from Sleeping Through the Night? Here’s something that may really surprise you: As much as we may want our babies to sleep through the night, our own subconscious emotions sometimes hold us back from encouraging change in our babies’ sleeping habits. You yourself may be the very obstacle preventing a Read More
Wonderful Sounds For Sleep
The environment that your baby enjoyed for nine long months in the womb was not one of absolute quiet. There was a constant symphony of sound — your heartbeat and fluids rushing in and out of the placenta. (Remember those sounds from when you listened to your baby’s heartbeat with the Doppler stethoscope?) Research indicates Read More
Newborn Babies And Sleep
Congratulations on the birth of your new baby. This is a glorious time in your life-and a sleepless time too. Newborns have very different sleep needs than older babies. This article will help you understand your baby’s developing sleep patterns, and will help you have reasonable expectations for sleep. Read, Learn, and Beware of Bad Read More