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The Next Three Months: Baby Milestones in Months 4-6

Activities, Bonding, Development, Emotional - Social, Learning, Misc, Motor Skills, Newborns, Teething / March 15, 2012

The first three months of a baby’s life are often referred to as the “fourth trimester” because the baby is still intensely dependent, has only rudimentary communication abilities, and does not seem fully engaged with the surrounding world. All of this comes to an end in the next three months, which is when babies really

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What to Do When Your Baby Rejects the Bottle

Bonding, Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding, Feeding Products, General Health, Health, Illnesses, Learning, Moms, Motor Skills, Newborns, Nutrition / February 28, 2012

After several months of breastfeeding, many babies are understandably reluctant to change. Breastfeeding is warm and comforting, it brings mother and baby close together, and it comes easily and naturally. So when it comes time to introduce the bottle and your baby does not take to it right away, do not be frustrated. The plastic

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How Can You Help Your Toddler Talk?

Activities, Bonding, Development, Language Skills, Learning, Motor Skills, Physical, Social Life / August 29, 2011

Babies, even before they are born have an inbuilt curiosity and interest in human voices. They instinctively want to listen to and concentrate on sounds especially human voices. When you are thinking about how you can encourage your toddler to develop his speech remember this in-built instinct he naturally has.

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Bonding With Your Newborn Baby

Bonding, Dads, Moms / July 5, 2011

Not all mothers feel an overwhelming rush of love when they first hold their baby and look into their eyes. They should not feel alone if they do not instantly connect with their newborn baby. Sometimes after a difficult birth, feeling exhausted and possibly being in pain a new mother can feel a bit resentful

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New Baby: Co-Sleeping or Crib-Sleeping?

Bonding, Dads, Development, Moms, Newborns, Sleep, Sleep Care / June 21, 2011

In child care, there are few issues more contentious than where a baby should sleep. It is the kind of thing that can arouse arguments between friends and drive wedges between spouses. Everyone seems to have strong feelings about it, and there are no sleeping conditions that all doctors categorically recommend for everyone. This makes

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Birth From A Newborn’s Point Of View

Bonding, Dads, Development, General Health, Health, Moms, Newborns, Physical / June 14, 2011

From eight weeks into a pregnancy a baby can feel the touch of her umbilical cord and her hands on her face. Over nine months she will develop all her body senses including vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste. At fourteen weeks old a baby can taste the chocolate her mother has just eaten because

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You Can Help How Babies Learn to Talk

Bonding, Dads, Development, Language Skills, Learning, Moms, Nanny / May 18, 2011

Learning how to talk is an innate human ability that scarcely needs parental encouragement. As long as a child is around people who talk, he or she is eventually going to begin picking up on words, and adeptness with the language comes soon thereafter. However, the sooner a child learns how to talk, the sooner

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Avoiding Sibling Rivalry: How to Prepare Your Child for a New Arrival

Bonding, Care, Dads, Emotional - Social, Moms, Newborns / March 11, 2011

All kids are different, and not every first child responds poorly to the arrival of a second one. In fact, some young children do not show any signs of sibling rivalry at all, instead welcoming new additions to the family with open arms. While some children are temperamentally predisposed to welcoming younger siblings, parents need

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How to Foster Your Baby’s Learning in the First Year

Bonding, Development, Emotional - Social, Language Skills, Learning, Newborns / December 15, 2010

By Jamell Andrews Many young parents assume that there is not much happening in a baby’s mind during the first few months of life. This may be somewhat true when it comes to the first month, when the baby mostly just learns to use her senses, recognize her parents, and ask for things. After the

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