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Baby Signing
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Infants taught sign language:
Can communicate wants and needs to their caregivers at an early age
Will have an earlier understanding of the English language
May learn to speak earlier
Could have an above-average ability later in life to learn a new language
May possibly have a higher I.Q.
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Baby Universal Language
NEH : I’m hungry
OWH : I’m Sleepy
HEH : I’m Experiencing Discomfort
EAIR : I have lower gas
EH : I Need to Burp
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Development
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How to Stimulate an 8-Month-Old's Senses
Things You’ll Need: Baking Pans, Magazines, Toy Phones
Step 1:
Take advantage of her increased interest in language by carrying on a running
commentary about the things you are doing. Use short but complete sentences.
Step 2:
Let her talk on a real or toy phone. Even though she hasn't mastered meaningful
words, her babble includes almost all the sounds of language.
Step 3:
Go visiting: Exposing her to a lot of people at this age will help her become
less wary of strangers.
Step 4:
Call her attention to different sounds by naming the source of the sound: the
doorbell, rain, running water, a barking dog. She probably won't understand all
your words yet, but she'll pay attention to the sounds.
Step 5:
Sit her on your lap and place a toy on a mat out of her reach so she has to
pull the mat toward her to get the toy. Accomplishing this shows she's learned
that one object can rest on another.
Step 6:
Give her a wooden spoon and show her how to bang. Then give her different
surfaces, such as a cookie pan, place mat or magazine, to bang on so she can
learn to recognize the different sound and feel of each surface.
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Babies &
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Discipline
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Discipline is Teaching (6-7 Months)
Babies this age cannot obey or disobey parents. Their minds are not developed
enough for them to know right from wrong. However, they may do things that are
unsafe or that you think are wrong. For the next year or so, we need to help
baby learn how to behave. If you're a warm and loving parent, baby will learn
to trust you. The more baby trusts you, the more easily she will accept the
occasional limits you set.
* Praise baby when he does things you like. The more positive you are when baby
is good, the more he will tend to listen when you disapprove.
* Ignore misbehavior, such as spitting food, if it is not harmful. Don't look
at, smile at, or scold baby. Pretend she isn't there until she stops.
* Redirect behavior if baby is doing something dangerous, pick him up and move
him to something safe. For example, take baby away from a stairway; put him in
the middle of the room and say, "you can crawl here."
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Early Foods
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What to Expect
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Food Plan by Age: 24
Months
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By now, your toddler may be eating a variety of food in her diet. Here are a
few ideas to help you plan a nutritious and balanced diet meal for your
toddler.
Remember that your child may not eat everything you serve, and she may not even
like some of the preparations. What is important is that you start introducing
a variety of flavours in her diet. Select one option per meal or snack time.
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Non-vegetarian
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Growth Chart for
Girls
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Lactation Connection |
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Growth Chart for
Boys
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Lactation Connection |
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Immunization Chart
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Milestones (7-12
Months)
| Child's Age |
Mastered Skills
(most kids can do) |
Emerging Skills
(half of kids can do) |
Advanced Skills
(a few kids can do) |
| 7 months |
• Sits without support
• Drags objects toward herself |
• Lunges forward or starts crawling
• Jabbers or combines syllables
• Starts to experience stranger anxiety
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• Waves goodbye
• Stands while holding onto something
• Bangs objects together
• Begins to understand object permanence
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| 8 months |
• Says "mama" and "dada" to both parents
• Passes objects from hand to hand
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• Stands while holding onto something
• Crawls
• Points at objects
• Searches for hidden objects
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• Pulls self to standing, cruises
• Picks things up with thumb-finger pincer grasp
• Indicates wants with gestures
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| 9 months |
• Stands while holding onto something
• Jabbers or combines syllables
• Understands object permanence
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• Cruises while holding onto furniture
• Drinks from a sippy cup
• Eats with fingers
• Bangs objects together
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• Plays patty-cake and peek-a-boo
• Says "mama" and "dada" to the correct parent
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| 10 months |
• Waves goodbye
• Picks things up with pincer grasp
• Crawls well, with belly off the ground
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• Says "mama" and "dada" to the correct parent
• Indicates wants with gestures
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• Stands alone for a couple of seconds
• Puts objects into a container
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| 11 months |
• Says "mama" and "dada" to the correct parent
• Plays patty-cake and peek-a-boo
• Stands alone for a couple of seconds
• Cruises
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• Understands "no" and simple instructions
• Puts objects into a container
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• Says one word besides "mama" and "dada"
• Stoops from standing position
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| 12 months |
• Imitates others' activities
• Indicates wants with gestures
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• Takes a few steps
• Says one word besides "mama" and "dada" |
• Walks alone
• Scribbles with a crayon
• Says two words besides "mama" and "dada"
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Milestones in Gross
Motor Development
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Life-Span
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Language Milestones
| Age |
Language Milestones |
| 1 to 2 months |
Cooing begins |
| 6 months |
Babbling begins |
| 7 to 11 months |
Change from universal linguist
to language-specific listener |
| 8 to 12 months |
Use gestures, such as showing and pointing
Comprehension of words appears |
| 13 months |
First word spoken |
| 18 months |
Vocabulary spurt starts |
| 18 to 24 months |
Uses two-word utterances
Rapid expansion of understanding of words |
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| 50 Simple Ways to Make Your Baby
Smarter |
1. Make eye contact.
2. Blab away.
3. Breast-feed, if possible.
4. Stick out your tongue.
5. Let him reflect.
6. Tickle her toes.
7. Make a difference.
8. Share the view.
9. Go gaga.
10. Sing a song.
11. Make the most of diaper time.
12. Be a playground.
13. Go shopping.
14. Clue him in.
15. Surprise her.
16. Grab a tissue or two.
17. Read books. Again and again!
18. Play peekaboo.
19. Get touchy-feely.
20. Don't forget to give it a rest.
21. Make a family album.
22. Let your child play with her food.
23. Pick it up.
24. Practice three-card monte.
25. Build an obstacle course. |
26. Play "follow the leader."
27. Now follow his lead.
28. Be a funny face.
29. Feel your way.
30. Tell tall tales.
31. Create a zoo book.
32. Let him be the boss (sometimes).
33. Put her in the spotlight.
34. Count everything.
35. Make more out of storytime.
36. Turn off the tube.
37. Change the scenery.
38. Shake it up, baby.
39. Make a mug-shot memory game.
40. Play in the rain.
41. Hunt bugs.
42. Joke around.
43. Dress up.
44. Speak volumes.
45. Wear rose-colored glasses.
46. Put your kid to work.
47. Go to the library.
48. Take a cue from Sesame Street.
49. Play it again, Sam.
50. Talk feelings through. |
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Sleeping
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How to Stop Night Waking
Most cases can be cured easily. The baby has to learn that there is nothing to
be gained by waking and crying. This can usually be accomplished in two or
three nights by letting her cry and not going to her at all. She is apt to cry
for 20 or 30 minutes the first night (it may seem like much longer), 10 minutes
the second night, not at all the third.
Some believe that these waking-in-the-night problems between 6 and 18 months
are primarily due to separation anxiety and that the best treatment is for the
parents to go into the baby's room, sit down beside the crib without turning on
the light, and keep murmuring something reassuring such as, "Don't worry, Mommy
is right here. Go back to sleep now," until the baby does so. The key is to do
less and less every night to comfort the baby.
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Sleeping and Ferber Method
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Ferber says you can teach your baby to soothe himself to sleep when he's
physically and emotionally ready, usually sometime between 4 and 6 months of
age. He recommends following a warm, loving bedtime routine and then putting
your baby in bed awake and leaving him (even if he cries) for gradually longer
periods of time. Putting a child to bed awake, says Ferber, is crucial to
successfully teaching him to go to sleep on his own.
Parents are instructed to pat and comfort their baby after each predetermined
period of time, but not to pick up or feed their baby. This routine is called
"progressive waiting." After a few days to a week of gradually increasing the
waiting time, the theory goes, most babies learn to fall asleep on their own,
having discovered that crying earns nothing more than a brief check from you.
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| Talking |
Learning to Talk (9-10 Months)
Talking to your baby makes a difference. Research shows that when you imitate
and respond to your baby's sounds, it helps him understand language.
Parents who respond when baby "talks" help draw his attention to his own
sounds. This makes talking more interesting and important to your infant.
Encourage him to practice talking by playing games with him. When baby makes
sounds, repeat them back to him. Pause and give baby a chance to answer.
Your imitation excites him and may cause him to repeat the sounds. Keep
listening! You may hear certain tones of voice and sentence patterns in your
child's babbling.
Baby may have a sound, like "ba." that he uses to mean many different things.
These "words" indicate talking isn't far away. Between 9 and 12 months, baby
might have a real word or two mixed in with the babbling.
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World Vision Sponsored Sister
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Lady Ann Casumpang has been Mauna's World Vision sponsored sister since
December 13, 2006, the same day mommy and daddy found out they are pregnant
with Mauna! Lady Ann is from Quezon City, Philippines and was born on November
21, 1999. Her favorite subject is Mathematics. We are all proud of her :)
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