There are many toys to choose from to entertain and stimulate your growing baby. Electronic lights and sounds, talking dolls, music. There are plenty of fancy choices which can provide you and your baby with hours of fun. Sometimes, however, it’s the simple toys that can also give your baby the developmental stimulation that is […]
Exercising With Baby
Make Exercising with Baby Simple and Easy Taking care of a young baby takes time and energy, and moms often feel they have little left of either to do anything else. Yet, it’s important that moms stay active and healthy and exercising with baby is a great way to do both. Daily exercise actually boosts […]
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 […]
Feeding at a Glance: Birth to 24 Months
The chart below offers helpful suggestions for feeding an infant from birth through 24 months of age. It also indicates the stage of physical development and explains why certain foods may be preferable at specific stages of development. Age Food Sequence Food Presentation Developmental Skills, Implications for Feeding Birth to 6 months Breastmilk and/or iron-fortified […]
Feeding the 7 to 9-month-old
Babies’ food preferences and feeding skills go through stages, just like other developmental skills, and other areas of development influence how babies attack their food. First came the introducing solids stage where parents’ main goal is to get baby through the transition from liquids to solids and from sucking to mouthing and chewing. In this […]
Bites Breast
Our five-month-old bites while breastfeeding and it hurts. How can I stop her? Babies do bite the breast that feeds them. As soon as those pearly whites begin to painfully bother her gums (can begin as early as three months), she naturally turns to her favorite pacifier – mom. What’s even more startling is the […]
Getting Baby To Take Bottle
“What if my baby won’t take a bottle?” It should come as no surprise that babies can be very opinionated about where their milk is coming from. A bottle and an artificial nipple are not the same as a breast, even if the bottle is offered by someone cradling the baby in secure, loving arms. […]
Introducing Solid Foods
6 Reasons Why You Should Wait to Introduce Solid Foods to Your Baby Gone are the days when pressured mothers stuffed globs of cereal into the tight mouths of reluctant six-week-olds. Nowadays parents feed their baby on the timetable that is developmentally and nutritionally correct — as determined by their baby. Don’t be in a rush when introducing […]
Baby’s First Holiday Season
How to Handle Baby’s First Holiday Season Babies add so much joy to the holidays! However, baby’s first holiday can also add stress for the parents. Here are some things to keep in mind so everyone can enjoy this special time together: Beware of over-stimulation. Lots of new faces, noise, and being passed around from […]