When should I start brushing baby’s teeth? Dentists recommend cleaning gums with gauze to remove plaque beginning when teeth first appear, usually around six-to-seven-months. Try the following brushing tactics. Model good dental hygiene Let baby watch you brush. Show excitement, capitalizing on “just like mommy and daddy.” Around his first birthday, get baby his own […]
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10 Tips for Choosing Toys
Choosing Toys for Your Child In choosing toys for your child ask yourself: 1. What will it teach my child? 2. Will it hold my child’s attention? 3. Is it safe? 4. Is it annoying for me to see or hear? 5. Does it promote creativity, social interaction? 6. Is it non-combative, non-aggressive? 7. Does […]
Matching Toys with Temperaments
How Matching Toys With Temperaments Helps It’s fascinating how even children in the same family are so different from one another. A child’s individual personality is determined, at least in part, by their inborn temperament, which begins to reveal its self soon after birth. One three-month-old baby may be described as “laid-back,” while another three- […]
Toy Safety
Choosing Safe Toys Toy safety has a double concern. Not only should you pay attention to the safety of the toy itself – no sharp edges, no toxic paint, and no little pieces that can fall off – but also its potential of becoming a choking hazard. Then there’s also the issue of how a […]
Visual Stimulation for Newborns
Each of the five senses is a doorway to your baby’s mind. Your newborn baby can hear your voice, feel your touch, smell your scent, and taste anything you put in his mouth. While baby’s vision may be one of the least developed senses at birth, visual input during the early months may have the […]
Bath Time for Two
Bath time with baby can be much more than just a quick wash and dry. Bathing is a perfect opportunity for you to relax, set aside everything else in your busy day, and just enjoy being with your baby. Here are some tips to help you and baby have a splashing fun time together. Bathing […]
Play Ideas for the Whole Family
Benefits of Play Ideas for the Whole Family In today’s busy world, it’s often hard to find time to slow down and just enjoy some good fun baby time. A parent who works full time may not have energy left to play with their baby after a long day at the office. A stay-at-home parent […]
Playing Around the House
Playtime with a child doesn’t only mean taking time to sit down on the floor together, pulling out the toys and having some organized play. There are many things around the house that you can use to interact with your child throughout the day as you move about the house together. Whether you are getting […]
Creative Play for Toddlers
Get Kids Moving With These Creative Play Ideas for Toddlers Two-year-olds love to imitate their parents. Play tools or kitchen items, a toy phone or pretend computer will stimulate elaborate pretend creative play. Children also like to help mom and dad, so give them a broom or rake that’s just their size when they want to […]
6 – 12 Months: Child Development During the First Year
Developmental Changes During Baby’s First Year Sitting up without support gives babies a new outlook on life. And once they’ve mastered this skill, they will eagerly move on towards crawling. Toys placed just out of reach will motivate them to lunge forward and discover ways to rock and scoot and move along the floor. As babies’ fine […]
4 – 6 Months – Reaching & Rolling
It’s an exciting day when baby discovers how to use her hands. Around the age of four months, the development of binocular vision – the eyes learning to work together on depth perception – makes reaching and grasping possible. Mom may have to put away her dangly earrings for the next several months, and parents […]
Touch Benefits
Touch stimulates growth-promoting substances Healthcare providers have long known that babies who are touched a lot grow better, and now there is research to back up this observation. There seems to be a biological connection between stroking, massaging, and grooming infants and their growth. Touch stimulates growth-promoting hormones and increases the enzymes that make the […]