Welcome to BabyLessons. Here you will find articles, tips and background information on the development and behaviour of your (newborn) baby. And as your infant grows into a toddler, our health and parenting tips will keep your toddler happy and healthy. As a preschooler he or she will have special needs that we are happy to share with you. You will be a happy Mom and Dad. Enjoy!
Reading with Your Toddler
Reading is one of the most fundamental skills a parent can teach
their child. Most everyday activities require the ability to read to accomplish
the task at hand. From preparing a recipe, to navigating city streets, and
ordering from a menu;reading is entrenched in our every day life. From the day
your child is born, sharing a storybook together should be a every day activity.
When your child is an infant, story time creates a warm safe environment to encourage the connection between words and meaning. At this stage cloth books with bright pictures will be more of a “teething ring”, but your child will love to hold them while listening to your soothing voice.
For a toddler sturdy board books are designed for not so nimble fingers to turn the pages while you read the words on the brightly colored pages. At this age kids will start to connect pictures with words. ABC’s, shapes, and rhyming books are great teaching tools for this age group.
Preschool age children will love to “play” reading and writing games as they near school age. Also books can be more advanced to help “big” kids with things like potty training, starting preschool, and getting along with others.
Reading material with familiar subjects and people are great for teaching your child to read. Books can also boost your child's self-esteem, excite their imagination, as well as stimulate learning. The greatest benefit though is the time spent sharing a wonderful pastime with your child.
Top Ten Tips To Get Your Baby Sleeping Better
Having a new baby is an incredibly exciting time, but it can also be filled with
a great deal of anxiety. One major source of that anxiety is if you have a baby
who isn’t sleeping well. Sleep deprivation will quickly wear you down, and your
baby will be exhausted and irritable as well. When this pattern goes on for
months, a once happy little family can rapidly turn into a tired and cranky
crowd.
Much of this angst can be eliminated by helping your baby learn to sleep
independently. A baby who sleeps independently is usually a baby who sleeps
through the night and takes nice, long naps on a consistent basis. Enabling your
baby to learn how to sleep better should be a simple and gentle process, and
most often your baby even have to shed a tear. This article will provide you
with some important tips from the baby sleep book,
Sleep Baby Sleep,
and will help get you started on your way to having a better sleeping baby and a
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