Understanding our child’s temperament (or temper) is the key to raising a well-adjusted child, and feeling more effective as a parent. Her temperament determines how she reacts and interacts with the rest of the world. Knowing this, you can adjust your parenting strategies to suit your child accordingly, and as she grows, you can also teach her how to cope with the world based on his temperament. Finally, you can fully appreciate your child’s unique personality and love her for the wonderful creation that she is.
Anyhow, I am glad that my daughter enjoyed the outdoor. She enjoyed riding a mini-scooter, and I was trying to teach her on how to ride or use with it. But of course, I was at her back all the time. She walks, run a little, fell down, and got up again. I let her explore the surroundings because her pediatrician told me that children who have not had the chance to explore or whose development has not been properly monitored have a harder time playing with other children.
That seems to be easier said than done. As parents, we can’t help but being overprotective at times and make sure no harm comes to our child or children. In some instances, though, it is better to let them be. Anyway, I got a reliable source that, a toddler’s body is its own cushion, because of her size. She is closer to the ground, so the impact is minimal; also she is well-protected with baby fat. The skull is also flexible because the fontanels or the soft spot has not closed completely yet, so the child can usually take slight bumps on the head without much damage. I have learned that overprotecting our toddler to prevent falls will only lead her to fall down more often, since it is only by falling that a child learns to master her own two feet. Also, cuddling much our baby when she has to walk, will only make her more fearful later on in life, inhibit her gross motor development like jumping and running and stifle her natural drive to explore. However, these don’t mean you shouldn’t keep a watchful eye on your toddler when she or he is playing.
Always baby-proof!
Playschools and toddler schools are giving new meaning to the term early childhood education. There was a time when kids were only allowed to school when they turned five or six. In contrast, today’s student body is also made up of little crawlers and creepers, some who could barely say a few syllables or could even go potty at the right time and place.
Welcome to the new world of toddler schools and playschools. Yes, there are schools now for toddlers. Parents with kids from 1 to 3 years can now enroll in the school, and usually these are private schools. Sarah is only 16 months months. I can enroll her now, but I prefer homeschooling since I don’t have work at the moment. Maybe I would send her to the proper school when she is in the right age already. For the meantime, I have educational toys for her, interesting books, and she actually can hold a pencil or crayon now. Okay, she is actually has an infant teacher to develop her skills once a week just for an hour going here at our home and I'm amaze how it is going.
It takes time and practice to learn new skills. We, as a parent, must have confidence in our ability to do the best for our child. We can’t have a perfect baby or be a perfect parent. Lets just enjoy the every simple pleasures of raising our child today; the next development stage will come soon enough.
The most important thing in our baby’s development is the happy and secure quality of care-taking that we parent have to give to our child.. Parenting is a changing, evolving process. We will make mistakes and learn from them. We will guide and protect our child in her development, but she will teach us things as well, about her and about ourselves. We can re-prioritize things that are important to us. If a super-tidy house has always been crucial to you, learn to live with a little mess. Save the energy for nurturing yourself and your child. Let us continue to learn new parenting skills by looking for support from other parents.
A baby is usually ready for a highchair around the age of five months, when she can sit up with support.Just make sure that her highchair has a wide base for stability and a tray that locks securely. Always use a safety belt to secure your baby in her highchair and never leave her unattended. The highchair should not be near hazards such as stoves, shelves, tables, counters, windows and dangling cords from blinds and drapes.
My little princess is in 17 months now and even if she’s not little anymore, the more I don’t trust her sitting on her highchair without my attention. Honestly, there are times that she doesn't like to sit on her highchair, and so I have to make tricks, or I have to find a way that she would not resist from sitting on the highchair. Anyway, babies (I guess) are easy to handle as long as the mother, nanny or guardian knows how to find their weaknesses.
Time will come that your kids will no longer wear diapers and need to learn how to use the toilet or the potty every time he or she wants to pee or poo. Toilet training is one of the most important skills that a parent should teach their children.
It isn’t just about hygiene but according to Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Development, toilet training is one of the ways to learn autonomy, control and knowing what is right and wrong. Through toilet training, a child learns to hold pee and poo until he or she reaches the potty or the toilet because it is the right thing to do.
Toilet training can be taught through role modeling with the help of the parents. If the child sees his or her parents using the toilet every time they pee or poo, most likely they will do the same. Do not also forget to reward your children every time they do it properly.
As a parent, you will be called upon constantly to adapt to new situations. I have learned that parenting requires reflection and self-awareness on your (or parents') part. That process begins as soon as you become a parent. Many of us don’t take time to examine our backgrounds to figure out what will be useful and what might be harmful to our children. I am a new mom, and admittedly, there were times that I don’t know what to do with my child when bad temper struck at her. Of course, as a mom, I need to find out what makes her mad. Fortunately, most of the time, the struggle to calm her down were settled well and easily. How do I do it? Thanks to my e-5 smartphone, she likes to press and press the small buttons on it. But, it must have to be locked, in that way though, even if the phone is lock, she can still manage to turn on the flash light feature of it, zooming the time, back-light on and stuffs. The most important thing, we, moms has to listen to our child of what she likes to have and not. Of course, we also has to say "NO" if its not good.
Most children would have come into contact with a cat and a dog from a fairly young age but horses are seen as a lot bigger and scarier and sometimes a child will not have had any interaction with a horse when they are young making it scarier for them as an older child or grown up. Horses are not as common a pet as a cat or a dog and the chances of knowing someone with a horse are not that high so it might involve a journey to a farm or local stables to ensure your child is familiar with a variety of animals. Equally, it is really important for a horse to feel secure around children. Some horses have a highly nervous disposition and will not like children or will be very nervy around them which is why it is also good for a horse to be used to children from a young age if possible.
When introducing a horse to a child it is important to be really careful. Ensure the child is aware of what is happening and follows basic rules such as to not put their hand up to a horse’s mouth and to only feed a horse from a flat hand under adult supervision. Do not let your child run about near the horse and never let them walk behind a horse in case the horse kicks their legs out and accidently strikes them.
Take your child to a horse that will be okay around children, don’t make a potentially dangerous situation worse by introducing them to a nervy and jumpy horse. Equally do not take a child that you know will react badly, might hit out at an animal or screech at them making them jump.
If you have a good horse and a good child then there is a lot you can do to make the situation fun. They can help with various tasks such as cleaning out the stable, grooming the horse and helping make up feeds. Children can follow instructions so would be able to make up feeds that include a few different types of horse food, horse supplements and if they are older they may be able to chop carrots to add to food. They key is make the situation fun and pleasant for both the horse and child and introduce them to each other at a young age so they grow up being familiar with them.
If your child comes down with a rash, do some investigative works on your own before you spend money on hefty doctor’s fees. Ask yourself: Did you just change laundry detergents? Was she teething (that she bites or put everything on her mouth) which produces diarrhea which triggers the rashes? Many rashes are simple reactions to a new food, lotion, and some gets reaction when the weather changed.
If your answers are “no” to the above questions, or your child’s rash is accompanied with a sore throat or joint pain, then it is the time to call your doctor.
In case you knew already that your child’s skin is so sensitive, or your child has an allergy from a certain food, products and more, don’t let him/her eat that food, or don’t let him/her use that product, and if ever you forgot about his/her allergy, then you should always have a medicine or lotion for allergies in your medicine kit.
It is the parents responsibility to take care of the baby. The baby’s first year is the best time to prepare him or her for a happy future. Thus parents should know the proper steps to follow in caring for a newborn and what his or her needs are. A newborn baby sleeps most of the time. Enough sleep and rest is needed for physical health. Since the baby sleeps a lot, he/she should be placed in a crib protected from mosquitoes and other insects.
To prevent diaper rush, make sure that the baby is always clean and dry. Be careful in changing the baby’s diaper. If the baby has had a loose bowel movement, do not remove the diaper at once but fold the soiled portion under. Wipe the anus with moistened cotton, and then wash with soap and water. Babies should feed with the recommended amount of prepared milk products. There are many powdered milk good for infants although mother’s milk is still the best for the baby.
As part of the development milestone, babies would really undergo the painful stage of teething. It is a phenomenon where discomfort is very common causing night troubles and sleeplessness. Though some parents are blessed with babies who will just grow teeth like nothing happens, painless teething happens one in a million cases.
Remember that teething is not an illness and therefore it should not be giving babies any problems aside from discomfort in the swollen gum area. Diarrhea and vomiting are two different things abd should be managed differently.
When teething occurs, you may apply some teething gels to numb the gums for few minutes. To avoid introducing any substance by mouth, you may use cold clean cloth. Teethers or teething rings can be used as well or simply let your finger be bitten. Just make sure that your finger is clean and well disinfected. Cold solid foods like chilled banana can also be served.
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