http://www.babble.com/science-of-kids/attachment-parenting-made-easier/
If you are an "attached parent" and are some times overwhelmed by it here is a little bit of history on attachment theory before Dr. Sears.
As with any theory of parenting you as parents need to develop your own style of parenting with a balance of good consistent ways of dealing with your infant as he/she grows and develops.
Each child will test your style and it helps to realize that this is okay. In fact it is a good thing.
So...whatever parenting skills you practice...do it consistently with love and affection for your child.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Discipline: Stop Before Entering
Discipline: Stop Before Entering
Wonderful parenting blog...discipline is so difficult and every parent has their own issues with it.
How do we actually discipline in a way that is effective?
One of the keys is to be consistent with the rules of good behavior so that your child knows what is expected of him/her.
This is not always easy but it is necessary for all the caregivers to be "on the same page" with the child's behavior expectations and the discipline rules.
Check out this blog and see for yourself.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/07/05/no-cry-it-out/
http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/07/05/no-cry-it-out/
This is an excellent blog on why "crying it out" is not the way to deal with baby's sleeping problems. Crying it out can traumatize a child.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Toddlers and the I-Phone...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/fashion/17TODDLERS.html
What a nice controversy we have here. The I-Phone, learning apps and the toddler. Are these compatible?
I definitely think that they are if they are used judiciously with the toddler in your life.
In amazement, I watch toddlers with their parents tuned in to the I Touch, I Phone or whatever, learning sounds, shapes, animals, or vocabulary words and then hearing canned clapping as their reward along with a stickers for repeated successes.
How could something like this be bad in this age of technology? These are the children of the future and it will be a future fraught with choices. Many of those choices will involve technology and "soft addictions" to technology.
Parents have a clear obligation here to monitor a toddler's time and use of this current technology... yes again the responsibility lies with the parent. Just as you would not want your child to sit and eat a gallon of ice cream you would also not want to just leave them in front of the television or have an I Phone/Pad to themselves for hours on end.
With supervision and with rewards coming from their parents on their successes playing such "apps" "Toddler Teasers" it is my opinion that technology can enhance a child's learning and prepare them for the technology world that is ahead of them.
An additional perk is that as a grandparent your grandchild's use of the I-Touch may actually keep you "in touch" with the changing world around you.
What do you think?
What a nice controversy we have here. The I-Phone, learning apps and the toddler. Are these compatible?
I definitely think that they are if they are used judiciously with the toddler in your life.
In amazement, I watch toddlers with their parents tuned in to the I Touch, I Phone or whatever, learning sounds, shapes, animals, or vocabulary words and then hearing canned clapping as their reward along with a stickers for repeated successes.
How could something like this be bad in this age of technology? These are the children of the future and it will be a future fraught with choices. Many of those choices will involve technology and "soft addictions" to technology.
Parents have a clear obligation here to monitor a toddler's time and use of this current technology... yes again the responsibility lies with the parent. Just as you would not want your child to sit and eat a gallon of ice cream you would also not want to just leave them in front of the television or have an I Phone/Pad to themselves for hours on end.
With supervision and with rewards coming from their parents on their successes playing such "apps" "Toddler Teasers" it is my opinion that technology can enhance a child's learning and prepare them for the technology world that is ahead of them.
An additional perk is that as a grandparent your grandchild's use of the I-Touch may actually keep you "in touch" with the changing world around you.
What do you think?
Toddlers and the I-Phone...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/fashion/17TODDLERS.html
What a nice controversy we have here. The I-Phone, learning apps and the toddler. Are these compatible?
I definitely think that they are if they are used judiciously with the toddler in your life.
In amazement, I watch toddlers with their parents tuned in to the I Touch, I Phone or whatever, learning sounds, shapes, animals, or vocabulary words and then hearing canned clapping as their reward along with a stickers for repeated successes.
How could something like this be bad in this age of technology? These are the children of the future and it will be a future fraught with choices. Many of those choices will involve technology and "soft addictions" to technology.
Parents have a clear obligation here to monitor a toddler's time and use of this current technology... yes again the responsibility lies with the parent. Just as you would not want your child to sit and eat a gallon of ice cream you would also not want to just leave them in front of the television or have an I Phone/Pad to themselves for hours on end.
With supervision and with rewards coming from their parents on their successes playing such "apps" "Toddler Teasers" it is my opinion that technology can enhance a child's learning and prepare them for the technology world that is ahead of them.
An additional perk is that as a grandparent your grandchild's use of the I-Touch may actually keep you "in touch" with the changing world around you.
What do you think?
What a nice controversy we have here. The I-Phone, learning apps and the toddler. Are these compatible?
I definitely think that they are if they are used judiciously with the toddler in your life.
In amazement, I watch toddlers with their parents tuned in to the I Touch, I Phone or whatever, learning sounds, shapes, animals, or vocabulary words and then hearing canned clapping as their reward along with a stickers for repeated successes.
How could something like this be bad in this age of technology? These are the children of the future and it will be a future fraught with choices. Many of those choices will involve technology and "soft addictions" to technology.
Parents have a clear obligation here to monitor a toddler's time and use of this current technology... yes again the responsibility lies with the parent. Just as you would not want your child to sit and eat a gallon of ice cream you would also not want to just leave them in front of the television or have an I Phone/Pad to themselves for hours on end.
With supervision and with rewards coming from their parents on their successes playing such "apps" "Toddler Teasers" it is my opinion that technology can enhance a child's learning and prepare them for the technology world that is ahead of them.
An additional perk is that as a grandparent your grandchild's use of the I-Touch may actually keep you "in touch" with the changing world around you.
What do you think?
Thursday, October 7, 2010
You're Pregnant, Have a Drink
You're Pregnant, Have a Drink
What do you think about this controversy?
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