Pregnancy, Parenting and Baby Guidelines
One of the aspects of education in the family is discipline. Parents teach the baby what is good, and what is bad. The process of education and assistance that adults can provide to the child in his development has been repeatedly investigated in developmental psychology. Many psychologists and scientists work directly with families where there are … Read more
The attitude of adults to children’s whims is often scornful and irritable. It would be desirable sometimes to find a “magic button” and with one pressing of it turn off the whining and disobedience! But, alas, we bring up the child, and the child in its turn does the same with us. What do capricious children try … Read more
In the fourth month, your baby is growing and developing no less fast and intensively than during the previous three ones. The 4-month-old baby – is a social creature! Physical Development The rapid development of all organs and systems of organs of the baby doesn’t slow down. The 4-month-old baby will gain approximately 1.8 pounds of body weight, … Read more
Congenital reflexes (infant reflexes) – is a specific baby’s response to a specific external irritant. Infant Reflexes research is mainly used to assess the condition of the nervous system. Normally, all the reflexes have their time of appearance and disappearance. Some reflexes are observed almost from birth and are attenuated with time, while others, vice versa, … Read more
There will be hundreds of months and dozens of years in this human being’s life, but the FIRST month is four weeks of special responsibility and care from the parents, it is thirty days of new sensations and getting to know this world for the baby, and new extraordinary impressions and experiences for the new … Read more
Your baby does not hold the head yet, barely keeps the gaze at one point, but you already think of the books to give your baby to read? That is great! The reading skills may develop later, but the habit of the books can be developed much sooner than your baby starts to walk. Even … Read more
Maria Montessori (August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) – the Italian doctor, teacher, scientist, philosopher, humanist, Catholic. One of the signs of international recognition of Maria Montessori was the well-known decision of UNESCO (1988), relating to four teachers, determining the method of pedagogical thinking in the twentieth century: the American John Dewey, the German Georg … Read more
Not all the parents know what to do if the baby fever comes to visit. Should they give their babies fever reducers? What kind and how many? Here you will get your answers. The parents always worry too much when the baby has a fever. Elevated body temperature signals health problems, infections, or serious metabolic imbalance and … Read more
Open adoption – is an option of adopting a baby, leaving the possibility for the biological parents to participate in the life of the adopted baby to a certain degree or have access to the information about the adoptive family, related to the adopted baby. No one is indifferent to the topic of adoption and adoptive families. … Read more
Children’s tantrums (or temper tantrums) – are extremely nervous, excited states leading to the loss of self-control and are expressed in unmotivated actions, mood swings, loud crying, and sharp movements of the limbs. What do Children’s Tantrums Look Like? In any family with small children, the parents often face a situation of their children’s tantrums. Frequent examples … Read more
In the sixth month of life, the baby has long periods of tummy time, the 6-month-old baby leans on his forearms with confidence and holds his head straight. Physical Development As a rule, during this month the little one gains about 1.4-1.6 pounds of body weight and approximately 1.2 inches in height. The head circumference increases by 0.4 inches and … Read more