Motor Skills – Baby Care Journals

Is Your Child Growing Normally?

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 20:25:30 +0000

By Lisa Pecos Whether a child is growing like a weed or fitting into the same size they did the previous season; parents can’t help but wonder if their child is growing normally. Let’s take a look at what’s normal and what isn’t throughout the stages of your child’s life. From Birth to their First […]

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Zika Virus and Hearing Loss in Babies

Tue, 06 Sep 2016 20:31:35 +0000

By Lisa Pecos New evidence from a Brazilian study has the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging parents of infants exposed to Zika virus during pregnancy to undergo hearing testing. The study, published in the CDC’s weekly report on death and disease, showed that approximately 6 percent of the 70 babies studied […]

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Reflexes in Newborns

Tue, 11 Aug 2015 22:09:13 +0000

Reflexes Babies Are Born with Babies come into the world helpless and completely dependent on others to protect them and care for them. That much, we all know. But it turns out that newborns come equipped with a number of instincts — reflexes that will help insure a baby’s survival from the start, even before […]

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Newborns Normal Characteristics

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:21:52 +0000

Newborns’ Characteristics that May Alarm Parents, but Are Normal As new parents, you and your spouse are beside yourselves with joy over your new baby. Everything about your newborn seems magical and thrilling. But some characteristics that are perfectly normal in newborns may perhaps make you wonder if they’re something that’s peculiar to your baby, […]

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Swimming Pool and Water Safety for Children

Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:38:54 +0000

Swimming Pool and Water Safety for Babies and Children Swimming is the most popular summertime activity for children, according to the American Red Cross. But sadly, drowning is the leading cause of death for American children younger than 5. And according to emergency room doctors, children are more likely to drown in a backyard pool […]

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Smoking During Pregnancy May Slow Nervous System Development

Fri, 10 Apr 2015 20:36:13 +0000

4-D Ultrasounds Show Fetuses of Mothers Who Smoke Make More Facial Movements A study published in late March, 2015 showed that fetuses of mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy had more facial and self-touching movements, such as opening their mouths, sucking their hands, grimacing, and touching their heads and eyes with their hands. Researchers from […]

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Is a Child’s Intelligence Affected by Parenting Style?

Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:56:14 +0000

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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Does Autism Begin in the Womb?

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:51:49 +0000

With autism rates soaring at an alarming rate in the United States, medical researchers are looking for answers as to what causes this mysterious condition, both on an anatomical and physiologic level. A study published online in late March, 2014 in the New England Journal of Medicine is adding weight to scientific belief that autism […]

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Full-Term Babies Placed in NICU Found at Higher Risk for Autism: Study

Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:38:42 +0000

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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Low Pre-Natal Iodine Harms a Child’s Future Brain Development

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:32:33 +0000

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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Your Baby’s Motor Skills Development

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:23:06 +0000

All babies are unique and develop their motor skills according to their own timeline. However there are warning signs to look for in case these skills such as sitting and crawling are too delayed and you need to seek advice from your paediatrician. Newborn Babies to Three Months Old – at three months old your […]

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Helping Your Baby Develop in Months Nine through Twelve

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:21:12 +0000

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

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:36:52 +0000

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

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:37:07 +0000

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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Staying On The Ball!

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:39:06 +0000

You may be one of the many pregnant women who use a birthing ball to exercise and strengthen your back. Unfortunately, most do not utilize the benefits of their birthing balls until they have gone into labor. Midwives recommend birthing balls to pregnant women because they encourage you to maintain good posture by balancing on […]

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What Does It Mean If My Baby Has Tongue-Tie?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:51:17 +0000

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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Baby Napping: 7 Tips for Optimizing the Little One’s Sleep

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:13:16 +0000

Napping seems like such an ordinary thing, but to parents of young children it is a constant concern and often a source of anxiety. We know that getting the maximum amount of sleep possible is good for a child, yet the child is obviously not aware of this, and many seem to naturally resist being […]

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Communicating With Your Baby in the First Six Months

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:42:07 +0000

By Jamell Andrews During the first six months of a child’s life, parents go through virtually every conceivable emotion, from elation, to frustration, to hope, to terror. But there is one that stands above all the rest: The pure elation you feel when you begin to truly communicate with their little one. During the very […]

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How Can You Help Your Toddler Talk?

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:10:02 +0000

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

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:44:26 +0000

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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Important ‘Tummy Time’ With Your Baby

Fri, 27 May 2011 15:42:02 +0000

Parents are now very aware of the importance of laying their babies on their backs to sleep as lying them on their tummies can increase the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). In fact, cot deaths have decreased by 40% since the recommendation was put into effect in 1994. But it is also important […]

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Treatments for Positional Plagiocephaly

Fri, 13 May 2011 16:30:12 +0000

Re-positional therapy This means regularly varying the position your baby settles and sleeps in. Babies tend to find the same position they find comfortable and you need to alter it to avoid the same pressure being applied to the same part of their head. During the day you can do the following to strengthen your […]

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Detecting Flat Head Syndrome or Plagiocephaly

Thu, 12 May 2011 20:00:42 +0000

There is a condition that causes a baby’s head to become misshapen or have a flat spot and is known as plagiocephaly. The most common type is positional plagiocephaly and happens when a baby’s head develops a flat spot because of pressure on that area. Babies’ heads are soft when they are born so are […]

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Preparing To Swim With Your Baby

Wed, 11 May 2011 17:05:29 +0000

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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Baby Milestones: The First Two Years

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:59:57 +0000

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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