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Your baby 12-18 months
Your baby 12-18 months. Officially, your baby is now a toddler. His world will become a much more exciting place because not only is he up on two feet but he now has his hands free so he can move around and hold things at the same time. This is an exhausting time for parents – he will…
Your baby 18-24 months
Your baby 18-24 months. By now your toddler will be walking, talking and taking in everything around him. He will run faster, speak more clearly and think for himself. You will see a rapid development in his ability to reason and work things out for himself. What your baby 18-24 months can do. Understand that other…
Where do babies come from?
Birds do it. Bees do it. Even educated fleas do it. And for some children, falling in love is all it takes to make babies. But there comes a stage when your child will innocently ask that most dreaded question. Here’s a great selection of parents’ cringe-worthy moments…. The birds and the bees For many…
Posted in Child Development Tagged Baby, baby development, Case study, conceive, conception Leave a comment
Question: Biting toddler
Q: “My daughter is a two-year-old who frequently bites other children as well as adults. This is now limiting her access to other children. Please help!” A: Two-year-old children can be very anti-social. They are just beginning to learn how to behave socially. I understand that you feel unable to take her out in company, but…
Heidi and Jasmin share their swimming fun!
Mum of two, Heidi Speed, from Bridport in Dorset, believes that having water births and attending regular baby swimming classes have resulted in her children being more happy, confident and relaxed in the water. Heidi first took her daughter Jasmin to baby swimming classes when she was 7 months old. Now almost a year later…
Posted in Baby, Child Development, Physical activities, Water birth Tagged baby swimming, Case study, swimming, Swimming pool Leave a comment
Eager parents reading with the kids over 42 minutes a day
How long do you read with your child? New research indicates that parents are spending 42 minutes a day reading. As the Government unveils new plans to boost literacy standards, it’s a gold star for parents with a study into family reading habits revealing over half of UK parents are now reading with their child…
Posted in Child Development, News Tagged Book, child, News, Parents, Reading, World Book Day Leave a comment
Separation anxiety and your baby
Most parents will be familiar with the distressing sight of their child crying when they leave them at nursery or with a carer but this doesn’t usually mean there is anything to worry about. In fact it is a very normal part of your child’s development. Separation anxiety Child psychologists define separation anxiety as referring…
Posted in Baby Care, Behaviour, Child Development, Toddler development stages Tagged 7 months, Baby, baby development, Crying, Nursery, Parent, separation anxiety, Sibling, Toddler, why Leave a comment
Bringing up a bilingual baby
Can your cooing bundle become a multilingual master? Sam Pope looks at how you can bring up a bilingual baby. From the very beginning… Your baby has been exposed to language even before you ever thought about helping her language skills after birth. In the womb, your baby has listened to your voice and learnt to…
Posted in Baby, Child Development Tagged Babbling, Baby, baby development, bilingual, Language, Language development, Multilingualism, Parent, second language, talking Leave a comment
How your baby’s brain develops
Nancy Slessenger, a brain expert, explains how your baby’s brain continually grows and develops throughout pregnancy and explains why diet and the lifestyle choices that you make can have such an impact upon your unborn child. The anticipation that a pregnant woman experiences whilst awaiting the birth of her child can be excruciating: counting down the weeks, estimating…
Posted in Baby, Baby Development, Child Development Tagged Baby, baby development, Birth, Boy, Brain, Central nervous system, dyslexia, Girl, Language, Motor skills, Pregnancy, womb Leave a comment
Thumb sucking
The debate surrounding thumb sucking is one that most parents will not only be familiar with but will also have an opinion on. But is it really any better or worse than a dummy? And once he’s started, how is the best way to stop your child from popping that digit in his mouth? Read on to find…
Posted in Baby Development, Child Development, Toddler Tagged Baby, baby development, dentist, Dummy, Teeth, Thumb sucking, Toddler Leave a comment
