Tag: new parents
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Building Your Babies Motor Skills
Your baby is beginning to understand that things fall out of a tube and stay put in a container, a concept they’ll be increasingly interested in well after they turn one. A research study proved that babies who played with tubes and containers had a more advanced understanding of when something will stay inside of…
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Your Baby Needs a Change
It’s easy to get into a rut with your baby, playing with them in the same spot with the same toys in the same ways. That makes sense: when you find a way to keep your baby content and happy, you tend to want to stick with it. The problem with this sameness is that…
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How To Handle Your Baby’s Fears
You’ve probably noticed that between 6 and 18 months, your baby’s growing cognition and awareness may also trigger sudden fears and insecurities. They may start to cry at loud sounds like the vacuum cleaner or blender or become afraid of taking baths or being around a familiar dog. Your baby may even show fear towards…
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When + How to Babyproof Your Home
Being on the verge of more mobility is exciting for your baby but can be a little bit daunting for the adults in charge. Your baby may start to pull up on furniture as early as 6 months or start pushing themselves backward on their belly around 7 months. This means that electrical outlets, cabinets,…
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Why We Need To Stop Hitting Our Kids
Let me be honest – I’ve been spanked before. I can actually recount the number of times I’ve been spanked, and though many people will say, “Well I was bad and so there was consequences to my actions”. Does that genuinely warrant a whopping? Ass beating, spanking however you want to call them. WHAT MADE…