Baby wearing is a process of continual contact with the infant in the early stages of their development. Basically this means changing your mindset of what the baby is really like and how you are going to interact with them. Often times new parents will envision their baby lying quietly in a crib, gazing at […]
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The number of women who are a single parent to an infant seems to be increasing each year. This also means the number of myths and support which are provided to single parents also increase. Here are 15 great tips for single parents to infants who want to do the job better, easier and with
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Infant abuse has another name – Shaken Baby Syndrome. Unfortunately it is all too common diagnosis that results from parents who have reached a point of uncontrollable anger without having a support system in place. There are signs that a baby has suffered this abusive situation and will have permanent brain damage. These include: difficulty
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Adoption is an option that many families turn to for a variety of reasons. With the increase in international adoptions and the older age of children when they are brought into their forever homes, more families are facing challenges with Reactive Attachment Disorder. This is a technical term for children who fail to attach at
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Attachment parenting is a parenting style that allows the baby and parents to develop a close emotional and physical bonding. This is done by allowing your baby to sleep with both you and your spouse in the same bed or allowing them the sleeping alongside your bed either in their crib or for an older
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There are many parents who are working outside the home who need to find proper care for their children. Some people will choose to hire in home care, while others will take their kids to a facility outside the home for the hours they are working. There are many factors to consider when choosing infant
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Hiring a babysitter for the first time can be a confusing and daunting task. But there are ways to make sure that you are getting the best babysitter for your child. If you owned your own business and was hiring an employee, there are certain qualifications that you would look for in that employee. The
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Many people recognize that the world in which children are being raised today doesn’t have the same moral standards or ethical codes that once existed. These standards affect the everyday life of both children and adults. In past years, children appeared to be more satisfied with the ‘stuff’ available to them and adults had more
Teaching babies sign language has become a popular way of helping young babies to communicate their needs and wants with their parents. There has been some concern expressed that infants who learned to sign an early age have a problem with speech delay but at this time the research does not appear to bear out
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Parenting an infant is a difficult and challenging prospect for most parents. But doing this when the child has medical issues, colic, or the parents don’t have a support system in place puts the infant at greater risk for varying degrees of child abuse. Parents get angry with their infant. It is expected. The question
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