Search Results for: blog your baby and emotional amp social milestones

Parents Don’t Know What They’re Doing

Posted on by

You’ll have to forgive my tongue and cheek title, but a recent study has discovered that 1 out of every 3 parents has little or very poor knowledge of their baby’s development and researchers believe that this is hurting parent/child relationships. The questionnaire asked parents questions about child development, what babies should and shouldn’t be able to do at various ages and whether or not they should help their babies achieve these milestones or whether they happen on their own. They coupled the survey with observation of various family units and watched parents teach their child a new skill. They … Continue reading →

Volunteer Cuddler Programs Help Preemies

Having to leave your baby in the hospital is heart wrenching. I was talking with one fellow MOM (mother of multiples) recently who recounted her experiences with her preemie twins. She said she spent 16 hour days at the hospital with her twins for 6 weeks while they were in the NICU. However, not every mom can spend that much time in the hospital for extended periods of time. Enter the Volunteer Cuddler Program. These special ladies (and I suppose men could do it too), volunteer their time to go to the hospital and cuddle preemies. Cuddling Gets Started Preemies … Continue reading →

Babies Develop Differently

If you remember nothing else when becoming a parent for the first time, try to remember the following – every baby is unique. Every baby develops at his or her own personal rate. The growth and development charts are all based on the average baby, but the actual average baby doesn’t exist. These are statistics that are gathered added up and then divided by the number of babies who were sampled. So if your child development chart tells you that your baby should be walking at 9 months and your baby isn’t remotely interested in this –there’s nothing wrong with … Continue reading →

Is My Baby Developing Properly?

If you are the parent of an infant, chances are asking the same question as every other parent out there: is my baby developing properly? The problem with this concern is that we all read the books and we all look at the growth charts and we will find that our children are a little above or a little below the bar in many areas. The thing about development is the fact that the numbers are based on an average which means you add them all together and divide by the number of sums you added – this gives you … Continue reading →

Dealing with Children’s Emotions

As your baby moves into the toddler age, then on into adolescence he or she will experience bouts of anger. The bottom line is that different children handle change and stress in a unique way. During more stressful times, one child may become quiet and withdrawn while another child explodes in fits of anger. As a single parent, you have the responsibility of teaching your child that being upset is normal but with boundaries. Reacting to your child who is in a fit of anger with your own anger will only escalate the situation. Instead, react with a calm voice … Continue reading →

Dealing with Children’s Emotions

As your baby moves into the toddler age, then on into adolescence he or she will experience bouts of anger. The bottom line is that different children handle change and stress in a unique way. During more stressful times, one child may become quiet and withdrawn while another child explodes in fits of anger. As a single parent, you have the responsibility of teaching your child that being upset is normal but with boundaries. Reacting to your child who is in a fit of anger with your own anger will only escalate the situation. Instead, react with a calm voice … Continue reading →

The Baby Week in Review October 21-27

Welcome to this week’s Baby Week in Review as we go over all the stories that were covered in the Baby Blog for the week of October 21 through the 27th. There was a lot of ground covered this week and we’re heading into the end of October and beginning of November. Next month marks my baby’s 6th birthday and I keep wondering how we got so far, so fast. Still, I get to relive some of the great moments and share my memories here in the baby blog. So without further ado, here is our Baby blog week in … Continue reading →

Stages of Baby Fussiness: after 12 weeks to 12 months

I know. You’re shocked to see another block in this series. You’re tired and you’re thinking, “Surely these fussy stages can only last a few more weeks.” When will I get some sleep? My advice, as a mother of five children under the age of seven. . .is to learn to embrace caffeine as part of your daily routine. Not only do the fussy stages continue throughout the first year but the reality is that for at least the first three years, you are likely to find that you’re not quite getting the same amount of sleep you were before … Continue reading →

Toddlers: Learning to Share the Stage

One thing the parent of a toddler knows is that their toddler wants to be center stage all the time. It can be difficult for them to share that spotlight with anyone else whether it’s the telephone, another child, a repairman or a guest in the home. You may notice that whenever you get on the phone or someone comes to the house that you need to talk to, your toddler suddenly becomes louder and constant in his or her demands and chatter. This is a particularly frustrating portion of toddlerhood and it’s one that every single parent has gone … Continue reading →

Your Baby and Emotional & Social Milestones

This is a check list of milestones for social and emotional behavior. It is a guideline. It is NOT the be all and end all to what your baby should be doing. I see many moms, especially new ones, rush to the doctor as soon as their child has missed something a chart says they should be doing. Childhood development is not an exact science. If little junior doesn’t hit a couple markers it’s probably not a big deal. In fact four of my five children have missed a few markers by months. Interestingly, they’ve hit a few markers a … Continue reading →