Archive for the 'toddler' Category

Taming a Tough Toddler at Bedtime

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Putting your toddler to bed can sometimes be an exercise in frustration. If you have experienced this, you might want to consider one of the following techniques to make bedtime a peaceful time.
Be consistent about bed times and waking times. Your toddler is more likely to respond positively if he’s used to a [...]

Moving from the Bottle to the Sippy Cup

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Most children, by the time they are about 9 months old, have the motor skills needed to drink from a cup. If you think your baby’s ready to make the move from bottle to sippy cup, try filling a sippy cup with water and let your child try and drink from it. Don’t expect perfection [...]

Electrical Safety

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

It’s often hard to teach your children things that they can’t really see to understand. There are many things they should know, but unless you can demonstrate them to them, they often can’t quite understand what you are talking about. I guess I worry too much, but I like to warn my daughter about things [...]

Sleep During Infancy and Childhood

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

During infancy.————— 
For three or four weeks after birth the infant sleeps more or less, day and night, only waking to satisfy the demands of hunger; at the expiration of this time, however, each interval of wakefulness grows longer, so that it sleeps less frequently, but for longer periods at a time.
This disposition to repose [...]

Bathing and Cleanliness During Infancy and Childhood

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

During infancy.————— 
cleanliness is essential to the infant’s health. The principal points to which especial attention must be paid by the parent for this purpose are the following: 
At first the infant should be washed daily with warm water; and a bath every night, for the purpose of thoroughly cleaning the body, is highly necessary. To [...]