Learning – Baby Care Journals https://babycarejournals.com Nurture. Love. Protect. Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:30:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Best Way to Teach Babies to Talk! https://babycarejournals.com/best-way-teach-babies-talk/ Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:30:22 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1716 Back in 1995, a study by two child psychologists from the University of Kansas found that children whose parents were professionals were exposed to almost twice as many words as children in working class families; the latter in turn heard twice as many words as children in welfare families, the study noted. In the ensuing […]

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]]> Is a Child’s Intelligence Affected by Parenting Style? https://babycarejournals.com/childs-intelligence-affected-parenting-style/ Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:56:14 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1682 For many years, scientists have been trying to answer the question, Is a child’s intelligence inherited from its parents, or can the environment in which the child grows up determine intelligence? The old “nature vs. nurture” debate. A new study has found that “nature” may play the bigger part, when it comes to IQ. A […]

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]]> Full-Term Babies Placed in NICU Found at Higher Risk for Autism: Study https://babycarejournals.com/full-term-babies-placed-in-nicu-found-at-higher-risk-for-autism-study/ https://babycarejournals.com/full-term-babies-placed-in-nicu-found-at-higher-risk-for-autism-study/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:38:42 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1433 A recent study from Canada found that full-term babies who spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit had a considerably higher risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD); most of the babies who became autistic also developed other health complications. Researchers from McGill University in Montreal reviewed the charts of 180 full-term babies born […]

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]]> https://babycarejournals.com/full-term-babies-placed-in-nicu-found-at-higher-risk-for-autism-study/feed/ 1 Low Pre-Natal Iodine Harms a Child’s Future Brain Development https://babycarejournals.com/low-pre-natal-iodine-harms-a-childs-future-brain-development/ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:32:33 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1262 Mild to moderate iodine deficiency during pregnancy can result in a child developing a lower IQ and diminished reading ability and comprehension later. The findings are from a study by the University of Surrey in England, and they were published online in late May, 2013 in the medical journal The Lancet. Study researchers found that […]

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]]> Communicating with Your Newborn https://babycarejournals.com/communicating-with-your-newborn/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:10:36 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1223 From the day that a baby is born, her cries are virtually the only way she has, to communicate her needs to you. Through cries, she lets you know whether she is hungry, she needs a new diaper, she is sleepy, she needs to be held … or she is overwhelmed by all the activity […]

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]]> At What Age Can Babies Understand What Others Are Thinking? https://babycarejournals.com/at-what-age-can-babies-understand-what-others-are-thinking/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:29:13 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1201 A new study shows that babies as young as 19 months can guess what other people are thinking! Scientists previously believed that the ability understand what others think developed at a later age. Researchers from UCLA studied a group of around 90 children from three different communities, in rural China, the Fiji islands, and Ecuador. […]

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]]> Helping Your Baby Develop in Months Nine through Twelve https://babycarejournals.com/developmental-milestones/ Thu, 24 May 2012 22:21:12 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=937 When a baby gets around the eight-month-old mark, lots of things happen all at once. The days when your baby was an entirely dependent newborn are now a distant memory, and your baby is beginning to look and act more like an actual child, with a fast-developing personality, a growing ability to play and entertain […]

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]]> The Next Three Months: Baby Milestones in Months 4-6 https://babycarejournals.com/baby-milestones/ Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:36:52 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=830 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 https://babycarejournals.com/feeding-baby/ Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:37:07 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=808 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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]]> What Does It Mean If My Baby Has Tongue-Tie? https://babycarejournals.com/tied-tongue/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:51:17 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=781 There is a visible string of tissue underneath your baby’s tongue that is attached to the floor of his mouth and is called the frenulum. Babies who have tongue-tie have a frenulum that is too short causing problems with the mobility of their tongue. The medical term for tongue-tie is ankyloglossia. In mild cases babies […]

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]]> When Will My Baby Begin to Remember Things? https://babycarejournals.com/remember-and-things/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:54:49 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=764 Your baby will start recording things in her mind from birth but will not be aware of what is really happening. During the third trimester of your pregnancy your baby will have begun to recognize your voice and at four days old she will be able to distinguish between your face and a stranger’s. It […]

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]]> Flying With an Infant: How to Avoid Disaster https://babycarejournals.com/flying-with-an-infant-how-to-avoid-disaster/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:27:14 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=665 By Marc Courtiol Having a newborn can be stressful enough without leaving the house, so it is easy to understand why so many new parents are reluctant to travel. Babies need constant care, they are unpredictable, and their crying is sometimes difficult to stop. All of these things work against travel, which requires as much […]

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]]> Reading to Baby: When to Start and How to Do it Well https://babycarejournals.com/reading-to-baby-when-to-start-and-how-to-do-it-well/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:03:36 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=645 By Jamell Andrews In the age of television, internet, and ubiquitous gadgets, there is something refreshing about the quiet act of reading a good book. And although childcare experts say reading to a child has little significant effect until he or she is around the six-month mark, it is never too early to get started. […]

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]]> How Can You Help Your Toddler Talk? https://babycarejournals.com/how-can-you-help-your-toddler-talk/ Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:10:02 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=631 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. Talk directly to your toddler […]

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]]> How Babies Learn to Talk, and How You Can Help https://babycarejournals.com/how-babies-learn-to-talk-and-how-you-can-help/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:44:26 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=601 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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]]> Does Bump Size Matter? https://babycarejournals.com/does-bump-size-matter/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:48:58 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=560 Baby bumps come in all shapes and sizes. You are more likely to have a neat bump with your first child but with further pregnancies your muscles become more relaxed and your bump can spread out more. The shape of your bump can also depend on how many babies you are expecting, the amount of […]

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]]> What Is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder? https://babycarejournals.com/what-is-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder/ Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:02:11 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=543 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is an umbrella term which describes the various birth defects which can occur in people whose mothers drink alcohol during their pregnancy. The four areas of criteria for full diagnosis are growth deficiency, central nervous system damage, prenatal alcohol exposure and facial features. There are lots of children who are affected […]

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]]> You Can Help How Babies Learn to Talk https://babycarejournals.com/you-can-help-how-babies-learn-to-talk/ https://babycarejournals.com/you-can-help-how-babies-learn-to-talk/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 21:28:27 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=523 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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]]> https://babycarejournals.com/you-can-help-how-babies-learn-to-talk/feed/ 1 Preparing To Swim With Your Baby https://babycarejournals.com/preparing-to-swim-with-your-baby/ Wed, 11 May 2011 17:05:29 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=502 Being in water is great for pregnant women and during labour. Swimming is also a great activity for babies. Before they crawl and walk, swimming enables them to move around independently as the water supports them. In terms of when to begin, most teachers will ask to wait until the baby is three months old. […]

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]]> How to Foster Your Baby’s Learning in the First Year https://babycarejournals.com/how-to-foster-your-baby%e2%80%99s-learning-in-the-first-year/ Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:38:26 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=337 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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]]> Seven Methods for Stopping Tantrums https://babycarejournals.com/seven-methods-for-stopping-tantrums/ https://babycarejournals.com/seven-methods-for-stopping-tantrums/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:05:03 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=307 By Jamell Andrews Tantrums are among the most difficult things that parents have to deal with. When a child is having a meltdown, it can be so frustrating that it may be tempting for the parent to have a meltdown as well. And if you ask anyone who has raised at least one child, they […]

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]]> https://babycarejournals.com/seven-methods-for-stopping-tantrums/feed/ 1 Baby Milestones: The First Two Years https://babycarejournals.com/baby-milestones-the-first-two-years/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:59:57 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=269 By Lisa Pecos For anyone who has never had a baby, it can be difficult to understand how thrilling it is when your little girl or boy passes those important developmental markers. When a baby smiles at you for the first time or says her first word, this can seem so momentous that you may […]

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]]> How to Discourage Bad Habits – Climbing and Throwing https://babycarejournals.com/how-to-discourage-bad-habits-climbing-and-throwing/ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:43:33 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/84/how-to-discourage-bad-habits-climbing-and-throwing Some babies are climbers no matter how many times they are scolded and lifted down from the back of the sofa or the front gate. Baby must be provided with a safe place to play, but learning how to climb and get down safely will probably be better than constantly scolding him and lifting him […]

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