Bonding with your baby is a very important thing I think. It starts very early on, bonding between parents and there baby actually begin before birth. It is very exciting to feel an infant move in the womb. I remember longing to wait to feel our son kick in my stomach, and the day [...]
When our kids misbehave or act out, there’s a reason. It can be any number of things. One is purely to get attention and the other common reason is to gain control and power. As human beings we all want to feel we have some control over our lives and if we don’t we’ll find [...]
Even before learning to talk, infants can easily distinguish cheerful tunes from depressing compositions, a new classical music study has revealed.
In the study, 5-month-old babies were shown to pick out an upbeat tune, such as “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, from a lineup of gloomier tunes.
In fact, by the [...]
How do babies grow and develop in the first year?
The first 12 months may be the most dynamic period of life. Dramatic changes are taking place in all areas of growth and development, which include:
* Physical development. Most babies double their birth weight by gaining an average of 0.5oz to 1oz [...]
How do infants come to understand that they are individuals with bodies,minds and emotions of there own,and at the same time part of a social world? Two processes-getting to know oneself and forming relationships with parents,siblings,and others outside the family-develop in parallel during early infancy and beyond. Self awareness is a lengthy process that starts [...]