Prevalent sleep problems

It is estimated that 20-30% of the children suffer from common sleep problems in the first 3 years of life.

• Night-wakings - The most prevalent complaint. The baby wakes up many times during the night for short or extended periods.
  
• Difficulty falling asleep - The baby requires long and often highly demanding rituals to fall asleep.
  
• Inappropriate sleep schedule - the child falls asleep at inappropriate hours and cannot sleep during more appropriate hours of the night.
  
• Nightmares - the child wakes up frightened but responds quickly to the parents and calm down with their help.
  
• Night terrors - the child wakes up in a terrible scream, appears terrorized with eyes open or close and does not seem to respond to the parents or even resists their intervention.
  
• Fierce rocking and head banging - the child uses body rocking and head banging in the transition to sleep or during the night.
  
• Breathing problems during sleep - the child has repeated breathing cessations or difficulties during sleep.

A non-prevalent event but a very prevalent concern of parents during the first year of the baby's life is the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome which relates to the occurrence of infant death during sleep without any explainable cause.

Source: Sleeping

My daughter experience night wakings during night because sometimes she wakes up because she knows her father arrives at home. But she sleep in the afternoon for 2-3 hours a day. She loves to sleep. She sometimes sleep early 8pm at night depending on her if she is tired on that day.

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Developing Good Sleep Habits

 

• Help your baby to learn to distinguish between daytime and nighttime hours. This can be achieved by keeping your child's room dark and quiet at night, and refraining from involving the child in social activity at inappropriate hours.
  
• Create a ritual or permanent pattern of behavior before bedtime. This can include bathing, feeding, a story or music and other calming behaviors or ideas about "quality time."
  
• Try to end all social rituals, pampering and feeding before the baby is put into her crib to go to sleep. Encourage your child to fall asleep in his/her crib from a wakeful state even when it involves a brief "protest."
  
• Try to learn to identify your baby's symptoms of tiredness and respond appropriately to her sleepiness signs and rhythms. Changes in the timing of sleep or other considerations can be made gradually and at a very slow pace, and not during drastic and short interventions.
  
• Refrain from exaggerated and quick reactions to light crying or other forms of protest during the baby's falling asleep process. In many cases, briefly waiting will end in the baby's falling asleep without help.
  
• If you enjoy communal sleeping with the baby when she's young, do it happily and out of free choice. It is desirable to refrain from developing this pattern as a response to the baby's sleep problems if you don't want it to develop into a rigid pattern that will be hard to change later.
  
• It is very desirable to refrain from giving sweet food and drink during the night. There is no need for parents to purposely wake-up their babies for feedings if the babies are healthy and well-developing. Their sense of hunger will self-regulate their schedule.
  
• The baby's daytime naps do not usually influence her nighttime sleep (other than if they take place late in the evening), and therefore, try not to prevent their occurrence. In most cases, inappropriate prevention of naps would lead to more severe problems at night.

Source: Sleeping

I had a hard time to sleep when my daughter was 1 month old because she will sleep at 5pm then will wake up at 12 in the midnight. I want to cry because I want to sleep. I have no choice because I don't want my hubby to wake up in that time. He had to work tomorrow. What I do is I sleep with my baby in the morning. That's a MOM, you need to sacrifice for your child.

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Sleeping

Why sleep?

The newborn, in the first days of life, spends approximately two-thirds of each twenty-four hour period asleep. Over the course of a lifetime, the length of sleep decreases until old age, when humans spend only about a quarter of a twenty-four hour period asleep. Over the course of our lifetime, therefore, we spend about one-third of our time sleeping.

The fact that infants spend more time in sleep than in wakefulness during the first 3 years of their life suggests that sleep plays a more crucial role during this age period. Sleep is important for physical recuperation, physical growth, the immune system, brain development, learning, memory, and information processing as well as many other systems of the brain and the human body.

Source: Sleeping

I remember when my baby was 1 month old because she always sleep on day. She will wake up if she is hungry and I will breastfed her. She will wake up when she wants to "popo". She will wake up when she is wet. Until now my daughter Kyla love to sleep and it will take 2-3 hours of sleeping. She is a healthy daughter of mine.:)

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Our Pic!

This picture was taken last 2 years ago. We are riding on a taxi going to the church because it's Sunday. My hubby used his cellphone catching this moments. Kyla is only 3 months old here.  Every Sunday we always ride on a taxi because we don't want to be late in the morning service and the other reason was when we ride on a jeepney it's so "masikip at magulo". I love looking this picture because it is consider as our Family Picture.

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Seven reasons babies cry

Why does babies cry?I surf on the net because I want to know the reasons. Sometimes I'm afraid and think that she has heart disease that's why the baby cry. I found that there are 7 Reasons babies cry at BabyCenter.com.

1. I need food
Hunger is the most common reason a new baby will cry.
2. I need to be comfortable
Babies will very sensibly protest if their clothes are too tight or if a soiled nappy is bothering them.
3. I need to be warm - and not too hot or too cold
Some newborns hate having their nappy changed or being bathed.
4. I need to be held
Some babies need a great deal of cuddling and reassurance
5. I need a rest
It is easy to assume that babies will fall asleep whenever they need to, wherever they are, simply because so many of them do.
6. I need something to make me feel better
If you've fed your baby and checked that she's comfortable, but she's still continuing to cry, you may wonder if she is ill or in pain.
7. I need something ... but I don't know what
Sometimes you might not be able to figure out what's wrong when your baby cries.

Source: Baby Center

I found this article at Baby Center and now I know why the babies cry. Babies cannot talk and so you want to know why they cry. Sometimes the Mothers will be afraid especially when the babies cry so loud. You want to know if there's something wrong with them. You want to know their condition. It's so hard if the babies are sick you cannot sleep because you are worried.

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Kyla's Milk

Kyla is 2 years old and 6 months old but I still breastfed her. She drinks her milk PROGRESS GOLD. I believe that it helps her being a smart child because she can understand what you told her. She can easily get what you taught to her. She can sing Alphabet Song. She can identify objects now. She can count numbers from 1-12. I'm so proud of her. Her milk is expensive but it's okay because I saw that it helps her intellectually. 

 

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Be Gentle When Bathing Your Baby

• You can use your bathtub, kitchen sink or a plastic baby tub. Use something to line the tub to keep your baby from slipping. If you use a foam liner for a tub, it needs to be dried out after each use. This prevents the growth of germs. Or you can line the tub with a bath towel. Be sure to wash and dry it after each use.
• Use a clean, damp washcloth, without soap, to wash her face. Gently wash the outside and back of each ear and wash and dry under her neck.
• Don't use bubble bath or detergents in the bathwater since these may cause rashes.
• Use damp cotton balls or cotton pads to gently wipe your baby's eyes before you put her in the tub. Be sure to support your baby's head when she is in the tub.
• Wash your baby's hair and scalp very gently, using soap or a baby shampoo. Do this only once or twice a week. Rinse with a damp cloth. Make sure that soapsuds don't get into her eyes. Wash her body, starting with the chest. After washing with a soapy washcloth, rinse the washcloth and rinse her off. Pat your baby dry with a bath towel. Always keep her covered and warm when she is wet.

Source: Pediatrics

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When and how can I teach my toddler to read?

The truth is, right now you really can't. Children usually don't start reading before the age of 5 or 6, and for good reason. Researchers believe that until that age, most children have not yet formed certain neural connections that allow them to decode printed letters and then mentally combine them to make words. A few children are able to read earlier, but most of them just pick it up; they don't learn through direct instruction.

The key to reading readiness during the toddler years is indirect instruction: This involves introducing your child to books and print in a way that gets him excited about the stories they contain. Basically, your job is to show him that books are important — and fun! The best way to accomplish this is by reading to him. As early as 6 months, babies enjoy looking at simple board books with pictures and labels. Between the ages of 1 and 2, repetitive and rhyming books are most likely to capture your child's interest, and between 2 and 3, he'll begin to enjoy books with more text and simple story lines. (For BabyCenter's lists of suggested titles,

click here.) Be sure to hold the book so your toddler can see the pictures easily, and point to things that seem to capture his attention when you read to him.

Source: Baby Center

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J-O-L-L-I-Bee!!!

Kyla knows Jollibee..Whenever we will go to malls she will say "I want Jollibee". She will hold the hands of Jollibee and say "Hi! Jollibee". She will eat chicken joy and also she likes to eat burger steak with rice. She really love Jollibee. It's almost a month when we go to malls because I'm so busy and of course I have no money as of now. She has cough and colds now..my poor baby Kyla. I pray that God will heal her.

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Teething

How you can help
There are lots of ways you can ease the discomfort of teething.

• Try rubbing the gums gently with your little finger.
• Give your baby something to chew on - a teething ring will help soothe the gums, especially if cooled in the fridge beforehand. Don't be tempted to put it in the freezer because if it's too cold it could cause frostbite.
• Carrot fingers or a chunk of apple can be just as effective, and the fibres they contain will help clean any teeth that have already appeared. Keep an eye on your baby while they're having a good old chew because small chunks could be a choking hazard. This is especially important if they already have some teeth as they could easily bite off little bits.
• A sugar free teething gel such as Calgel will also help to reduce the pain. Containing a local anaesthetic, it can be applied directly to your baby's gum to numb the area and is suitable for use from 3 months plus.
• If your baby still seems uncomfortable, a liquid pain reliever should help. Calpol Infant Suspension is specially formulated for infants from 2 months* plus and the sugar free variety is ideal for teething. Alternatively you could try Calprofen which is available in a sugar free variety and suitable for infants from 3 months* plus.

Of course, as well as these methods, a big cuddle can work wonders.

Source: Calpol

I found this tips on the internet. I remember when my daughter experience teething she cannot eat because of the pain. She had a fever at 37 degrees celcius. I let her took a medicine. I gave her a paracetamol. I'm so worried because she had no appetite at that time.

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I want Kyla to be a Pianist

My child Kyla loves to play piano. I bought her a piano toys. She loves to play it. I told her that I want her to be a Pianist because that was my greatest dream but I have no talent in music. I want her to be a pianist in our church. She also say "Opo mama, gusto ko mag-piano". If she will be schooling I let her have her piano lesson with her Ninang Jen, pianist in our church, the daughter of our Pastor.

I will buy a piano like this someday for my child Kyla..

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Toys for Toddlers: Finding “the perfect fit” for busy minds and bodies

A toddler is a proverbial ball of energy. If you doubt this, just ask anyone who’s tried to keep up with one. They’re eager to try all sorts of physical feats and curious to investigate everything that catches their eyes.

Toys for toddlers, then, should captivate them at one or both of these levels. Push toys (like the Corn Popper) give toddlers an opportunity to enjoy the benefits of physical exercise and improve the large motor skills important to development. Playsets capitalize on a toddler’s budding interest in role-play, while shape sorters help him learn about cause-and-effect relationships.

Remember, children are sponges at this age. They absorb concepts at a staggering rate, and they often do so through play. When you choose toys for your toddler, keep in mind not only how much enjoyment it will offer him, but what kind of educational benefits it will deliver. Even toys as basic as blocks are considered learning toys: when kids engage in the great fun of building up and tearing down they’re developing skills they’ll eventually need to grasp basic principles of math!

Source: Fisher-Price

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Alphabet Song

My child "Kyla" is practicing an Alphabet Song like this..

And now she can memorize it but not so clear..at least she tried her best to learn. She knows what are vowels..A E I O U..I bought her a poster that has vowels and consonants. She can now identify those pictures there..She is really a smart kid! I am proud of her!

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Real Names of Celebrities

Not all Celebrities has real names. They are not as lucky as Julia Roberts or George Clooney to be born with such stardom-ready names. Some used Screen Names that may fit their personality and characteristics as a celebrity. Some may use the surnames of their mother. And because of their popularity their fans will find ways to know them like searching their Celebrity Real Names. They want to know the profile of their favorite idols in show business.

At Listaholic.com, you can easily search the real names of the celebities. They provide the complete list of real names of celebrities you are looking for. No hassle for you guys who are so fanatic to all celebrities. They can help you create a list of real names of celebrities and so feel free to add any other real celebrity name you think should be on the list. And surely you will  know the story behind the lone stage name or screen name use by your favorite celebrity of where it came from. What are you waiting for? Visit their website to know more about your favorite celebrity in show business and get some facts about their real names.

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She is now a Toddler!

Sometimes I wonder..and think..my child Kyla is no longer a baby because she is now a Toddler! I miss her being a baby but she is now a kid..beginning to learn and to listen to us, her parents and other people. She can talk and she knows what she wants! Sometimes I tease her..Kyla, Mama has a baby inside..She will say "No!, I'm your baby, Kyla". She is not ready to become "Ate". Maybe, when she ia schooling she will be ready like some other kids do.

Kyla is 3 months old here..

She is 2 yrs old here..

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Why Do My Kids Fight?

Many different things can cause siblings to fight. Most brothers and sisters experience some degree of jealousy or competition, and this can flare into squabbles and bickering. But other factors also might influence how often kids fight and how severe the fighting gets. These include:

• Evolving needs. It's natural for kids' changing needs, anxieties, and identities to affect how they relate to one another. For example, toddlers are naturally protective of their toys and belongings, and are learning to assert their will, which they'll do at every turn. So if a baby brother or sister picks up the toddler's toy, the older child may react aggressively. School-age kids often have a strong concept of fairness and equality, so might not understand why siblings of other ages are treated differently or feel like one child gets preferential treatment. Teenagers, on the other hand, are developing a sense of individuality and independence, and might resent helping with household responsibilities, taking care of younger siblings, or even having to spend time together. All of these differences can influence the way kids fight with one another.
• Individual temperaments. Your kids' individual temperaments — including mood, disposition, and adaptability — and their unique personalities play a large role in how well they get along. For example, if one child is laid back and another is easily rattled, they may often get into it. Similarly, a child who is especially clingy and drawn to parents for comfort and love might be resented by siblings who see this and want the same amount of attention.
• Special needs/sick kids. Sometimes, a child's special needs due to illness or learning/emotional issues may require more parental time. Other kids may pick up on this disparity and act out to get attention or out of fear of what's happening to the other child.
• Role models. The way that parents resolve problems and disagreements sets a strong example for kids. So if you and your spouse work through conflicts in a way that's respectful, productive, and not aggressive, you increase the chances that your children will adopt those tactics when they run into problems with one another. If your kids see you routinely shout, slam doors, and loudly argue when you have problems, they're likely to pick up those bad habits themselves.

Source: Kids Health

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It's Barney!

My child "kyla" loves to watch Barney on a DVD. She memorize the Barney song "I love you..You love me.."

She will asked my hubby "Papa, tingin ako Barney". She's very happy watching Barney dance and sing. She will sit and watch. She will also dance. She loves Barney. She has a Barney stuff toy  that when you push it, Barney will sing his song.

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Spelling and letters

I Spy - the most famous letter game of all and a great way to teach letter sounds. Just say: "I spy something that starts with 't'" (for tissue, perhaps) and see if your child can guess what you're thinking.

Colourful letters - draw a big outline of a letter on a piece of paper and let your child colour or paint it in. Then cut it out and stick it up or join it to other letters in an alphabet garland.

Read together - borrow some first alphabet books from your local library or friends.

Alphabet food - buy a packet of plain biscuits and writing icing, then draw the initial letter of everyone's name in your family on a separate biscuit. Or squeeze their initials in ketchup on mashed potato.

My book - make your child a letter book by sticking pictures of objects that begin with each letter to individual sheets of paper, writing the letter (in lower case) at the top and securing the pages together with a ribbon.

A set of alphabet fridge magnets is invaluable. Use them to show your child how to spell his name or simply choose a letter of the day and sound out words that begin with that letter.

Source: BBC Parenting

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Toilet Training

Potty pointers

• Be positive and upbeat - show the change as something exciting.
• Give lots of praise whenever your child manages to do a poo on the potty. Stress how grown up and clever he is.
• Don't rush things. Sometimes if you start teaching later, it takes less time. Toddlers over two and a half may learn almost overnight.
• Expect setbacks. Learning to use the toilet is just like other skills your toddler learns - you expect a lot of falls before walking comes easily.
• Give your toddler clothes that can be pulled down or up easily. You may also want him to wear training pants at first, to cope with those inevitable accidents.
• Never force your child to sit on the potty. This will only upset him and won't make the process any faster.
• Some toddlers enjoy picking out their own potty and toilet seat.
• Many toddlers are afraid of the sound of the toilet flushing or don't like to see the poo being flushed away. If your child feels like this, just wait until he has run off to play, then flush.
• It always takes longer for a child to learn to stay dry at night. When he starts having the occasional dry nappy in the morning, it's a good sign that the time is right to try going without a nappy.
• Do your best not to be angry with your child if he has an accident. Just say, cheerfully, "Never mind, you'll get there next time. Let's get you some dry pants."
• Remember to get your toddler to wash their hands afterwards, so that using the potty or toilet is associated with handwashing from the word go.

Source: BBC Parenting

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I saw this poem!

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Toddlers (2-3 years old)

Developmental Milestones
Because of your child’s growing desire to assert her independence, this stage is often called the “terrible twos.” However, this can be an exciting time for you and your toddler. He will experience huge intellectual, social, and emotional changes that will help him to explore his new world, and make sense of it.

During this stage, your toddler will be able to follow two- or three-phrase commands, sort objects by shape and color, imitate the actions of adults and playmates, and express a wide range of emotions.

Positive Parenting

• Set up a special time to read books with your toddler.
• Encourage your child to engage in pretend play.
• Play parade or follow the leader with your toddler.
• Help your child to explore her surroundings by taking her on a walk or wagon ride.
• Encourage your child to tell you his name and age.
• Teach your child simple songs like Itsy Bitsy Spider, or other cultural childhood rhymes.

Source: CDC

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WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT AS A RESULT OF IQ TESTING?

Nearly all experts in the field of gifted and talented education today agree that:

* Intelligence is multi-faceted;

* Intelligence is displayed in many different ways;

* The assessment and identification of gifted students should focus on diverse talent or ability areas and include information from multiple sources and

* Educational programming should be based directly on the specific talents and needs that are defined and identified. 

IQ scores only give the information about one specific facet of intelligence as displayed in children who excel in verbal and logical thinking in the most traditional sense. This type of ability is often called general intellectual ability. Of the 49 states that have policies on gifted education, every one includes general intelligence ability as one type of giftedness to be identified. IQ is the best overall predictor of school achievement and educational success; hence intelligence tests are often one of the assessments used to identify exceptional general intellectual ability in children.

Source: National Association for Gifted Children

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Barbie

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. In a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s, her parents' names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin. Barbie has been said to attend Willows High School and Manhattan International High School in New York City, based on the real-life Stuyvesant High School. She has an on-off romantic relationship with her beau Ken (Ken Carson), who first appeared in 1961. Like Barbie, Ken shares his name with one of Ruth Handler's children. A news release from Mattel in February 2004 announced that Barbie and Ken had decided to split up, but in February 2006 they were back together again.

Barbie has had over forty pets including cats and dogs, horses, a panda, a lion cub, and a zebra. She has owned a wide range of vehicles, including pink convertibles, trailers and jeeps. She also holds a pilot's license, and operates commercial airliners in addition to serving as a flight attendant. Barbie's careers are designed to show that women can take on a variety of roles in life, and the doll has been sold with a wide range of titles including Miss Astronaut Barbie (1965), Doctor Barbie (1988) and Nascar Barbie (1998). 

Mattel has created a range of companions for Barbie, including Hispanic Teresa, African American Christie and Steven (Christie's boyfriend).

Source: Wikipedia

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At what age may my child start school?

The age of a child entering grade 1 is age five turning six by 30 June in the year of admission. For grade 0 (otherwise known as grade R - the reception year), the age is four turning five by 30 June in the year of admission.

If parents feel their children are not yet ready for school, they are allowed to admit them at an older age - five turning six for grade 0, and six turning seven for grade 1. Many schools conduct school-readiness tests to determine if a later admission would be in the child's best interests.

Source: South Africa Alive with Possibility

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Flu Vaccine

The single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year.

There are two types of vaccines:

• The "flu shot"—an inactivated vaccine (containing killed virus) that is given with a needle, usually in the arm. The flu shot is approved for use in people older than 6 months, including healthy people and people with chronic medical conditions.

• The nasal-spray flu vaccine—a vaccine made with live, weakened flu viruses that do not cause the flu (sometimes called LAIV for “Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine”). LAIV is approved for use in healthy people 5 years to 49 years of age who are not pregnant.

Each vaccine contains three influenza viruses-one A (H3N2) virus, one A (H1N1) virus, and one B virus. The viruses in the vaccine change each year based on international surveillance and scientists' estimations about which types and strains of viruses will circulate in a given year.

About 2 weeks after vaccination, antibodies that provide protection against influenza virus infection develop in the body.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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The Ten Steps

Ten steps you can take to help your child develop a positive self-image:

1. Teach children to change their demands to preferences.   Point out to children that there is no reason they must get everything they want and that they need not feel angry either.  Encourage them to work against anger by setting a good example and by reinforcing them when they display appropriate irritation rather than anger
   
2. Encourage your children to ask for what they want assertively, pointing out that there is no guarantee that they will get it.   Reinforce them for asking and avoid anticipating their desires.
   
3. Let children know they create and are responsible for any feeling they experience.  Likewise, they are not responsible for others' feelings.   Avoid blaming children for how you feel.
   
4. Encourage your children to develop hobbies and interests which give them pleasure and which they can pursue independently.
   
5. Let children settle their own disputes between siblings and friends alike.
   
6. Help your children develop "tease tolerance" by pointing out that some teasing can't hurt.  Help children learn to cope with teasing by ignoring it while using positive self-talk such as "names can never hurt me," "teases have no power over me," and "if I can resist this tease, then I'm building emotional muscle."  (If your child has significant problems getting along with other children check out No One To Play With in the CDI Store).
   
7. Help children learn to focus on their strengths by pointing out to them all the things they can do.
   
8. Encourage your children to behave toward themselves the way they'd like their friends to behave toward them.
   
9. Help your children think in terms of alternative options and possibilities rather than depending upon one option for satisfaction.  A child who has only one friend and loses that friend is friendless.  However, a child who has many friends and loses one, still has many.  This same principle holds true in many different areas.  Whenever you think there is only one thing which can satisfy you, you limit your potential for being satisfied!  The more you help your children realize that there are many options in every situation, the more you increase their potential for satisfaction.
   
10. Laugh with your children and encourage them to laugh at themselves.  People who take themselves very seriously are undoubtedly decreasing their enjoyment in life.  A good sense of humor and the ability to make light of life are important ingredients for increasing one's overall enjoyment.

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Source: Child Development Institute

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What is Weaning?

Weaning is the time when parents begin to gradually introduce foods other than breast milk or infant formula to their baby's diet. Specially prepared solid foods may be introduced gradually between 4 and 6 months of age.

Cereal-based foods are usually the first weaning foods offered to the infant. Other foods, including strained or mashed fruits, vegetables, meats, and fish, are later added to the weaning diet.

The introduction of weaning foods should not signal the elimination of milk from baby's diet. In fact, breast milk, infant formula, or a follow-on formula designed specifically to meet the nutritional needs of older babies should remain the primary source of nourishment throughout the first year of life.

Weaning is an important stage in your baby's life. It requires much patience on your part, some practice on your baby's part, and a lot of learning by all.

Source: WyethNutrition.com

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How To Deal with a Jealous Sibling?

Before the baby entered your family, your toddler was told he’d have a wonderful little brother to play with, and how much fun it would be. Then the little brother is born and your toddler is thinking, “Are you kidding me? This squirming, red-faced baby that takes up all your time and attention is supposed to be FUN?” He then “plays” with the baby in the only ways he knows how. He plays catch. You yell at him for throwing toys at the baby. He plays hide-and-seek. You yell at him to get the blanket off the baby. He gives the kid a hug, and you admonish him to be more careful. Is it any wonder that your toddler is confused?

Your first goal is to protect the baby. Your second, to teach your older child how to interact with his new sibling in proper ways. You can teach your toddler how to play with the baby in the same way you teach him anything else. Talk to him, demonstrate, guide and encourage. Until you feel confident that you’ve achieved your second goal, however, do not leave the children alone together. Yes, I know. It isn’t convenient. But it is necessary, maybe even critical.

Every time you see your child hit, or act roughly with the baby, act quickly. You might firmly announce, “No hitting, time out.” Place the child in a time-out chair with the statement, “You can get up when you can use your hands in the right way.” Allow him to get right up if he wants – as long as he is careful and gentle with the baby. This isn’t punishment, after all. It’s just helping him learn that rough actions aren’t going to be permitted.

Source: babyparenting

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Tips On Dealing With A Spoiled Child

Parents spoil their children for a variety of reasons. They might feel guilty about not spending quality time with their child. Or, maybe they're trying to make up for the things they didn't have when they were young. Either way, here are some tips to help keep your child from becoming a brat:

1. Observe your behavior. Are you spoiling your child? Make note of times when your child throws a tantrum. What do you do? If you're child always gets his or her way, this is a sign of spoiling.

2. Find the root of the problem. Ask yourself why you're spoiling your child? Do you feel guilty for something you didn't do? Are you trying to make up for your own shortcomings?

3. Ignore bad behavior. A child will only throw tantrums when they think they can get their way. It's a power struggle, but even in public situations, like department stores, don't give in to your child's wants.

4. Reward good behavior. Catch your child doing something good and praise them for it. Use positive reinforcement whenever possible.

5. Prioritize and set limits. It's impossible to change all your child's bad habits at once. Start small and gradually increase changes.

6. Don't be afraid to say "yes". Being generous is not the same thing as spoiling.

7. Start early. If you set rules now, your child will respect you later. If you don't set rules now, it will be much harder to control your child as they get older.

 

Source: Montgomery County Job and Family Services

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What are celebrity kids wearing, and where do their famous parents shop?

Glamajama creates clothing for babies, toddlers, tweens, pets and their mommies with a distinctive glam meets rock-and-roll look.

Glamajama's comfy lounge wear is made in the USA of super-soft, ring-spun brushed cotton. Their cozy duds are embellished with metallic studs and quirky sayings to create their signature look, glam mixed with a dash a humor. Glam-at-heart Moms will love their Mommy and Baby Lounge Sets. And just about everyone will get a kick out of their Glam Tots Tees and Baby Glam items.


Source: Kids Fashion

by: jil0504 at 06:00 | link | comments

Gifted Child

Multiple Ages

Highly gifted children are many ages simultaneously. A 5- year-old may read like a 7-year-old, play chess like a 12- year-old, talk like a 13-year-old, and share toys like a 2-year- old. A child may move with lightning speed from a reasoned discussion of the reasons for taking turns on the playground to a full-scale temper tantrum when not allowed to be first on the swing. You can help yourself maneuver among the child's ages by reading about developmental norms (Gesell is a good guide) so that you are ready for (and avoid punishing) behavior that, though it seems childish in a precocious child, is absolutely age appropriate.

source: www.kidsource.com

by: jil0504 at 04:42 | link | comments

What Families Can Do at Home

Children's talents should be developed as early as possible so they can achieve their full potential. Parents don't need to be very educated themselves--or have a great deal of money, or even time--to help their children learn and improve their ability to think and communicate. Here are some things to do at home:

• Set high academic goals for your children. Tell them that success is possible, that they will benefit later in life from doing well in school, and that families and their teachers expect them to do well. Help them develop a sense of pride in their identity, both personal and cultural.
  
  
• Talk to and play with your children. Have conversations about current events, what's happening in the neighborhood, and what you all did during the day. As you go through your daily routine, explain what you are doing and why. Encourage your children to ask questions that you can answer or help them answer. Make up stories together. Read to them, play games, and do puzzles together.
  
  
• Ask your children to pay attention to the way people speak on the radio and TV. Talk about why learning to use good English speech patterns will help them in school and later in life.
  
  
• Pay attention to what your children like to do, such as a hobby, drawing, or working with numbers. Help them develop those skills or find out where in the community they can participate in learning enrichment activities. Start early; Head Start and other preschool programs can give your children many advantages.
  
  
• Take your children to places where they can learn. Find out about story times at the library and bookstores, and about children's events at museums and community centers. Check out free books and games at the library.
  
  
• Take a parenting course in the community or at school that teaches how to develop children's talents.
  
  
• Find a mentor in your family or community who can help your children develop their talents and serve as a role model for academic achievement.
  
  
• Find out about early talent identification programs so that when your children begin preschool or school they will receive an education that challenges them. Also find out about local community or religious preschools and after-school enrichment programs.
  
  
• Set up a quiet study space for your children and help them with their homework, or find them an after-school program that provides a place for studying without distractions.
  

source: www.kidsource.com

by: jil0504 at 03:52 | link | comments

Whisper a Prayer

Yesterday, my child attend her Sunday School Class in our Church. Their teacher taught them this song..

Whisper a Prayer in the Morning..

Whisper a Prayer at noon..

Whisper a Prayer in the Evening..

 to keep your heart in tune..

God answers prayer in the Morning..

God answers prayer at Noon..

God answers prayer in the Evening..

to keep your heart in tune..

We must pray three times a day or more..for our communication to our Heavenly Father.

by: jil0504 at 03:39 | link | comments

It's Sunday

We went to our church this morning. Again, I am with my daughter..in her Sunday School Classes. Their lesson is all about the Gift of God, the Salvation that all must received and accept the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as their Savior. I am happy that they teach it to the young ones eventhough they still cannot understand it clearly but still it's a first step of knowing Jesus Christ. I am proud of my daughter because she knows how to sing and act their song. Soon..maybe at December she can be able to participate in their presentation in our Church Anniversary. She's a talkative and keen observer child because Whatever she see and hear she always ask..hmm..may pinagmanahan!

I want to greet you all!

 

by: jil0504 at 07:08 | link | comments