9 months and having trouble?

Sigh! Literally, the day my son turned 9 months old, everything went nuts with him. I had a great routine/ schedule going with him and he seemed to be doing pretty well. But bam….he started refusing to sleep, separation anxiety through the roof, clingy, crying, and fussy. Oh, I should add that he has been [...]

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Is your baby getting enough sleep?

How can you know if your baby is getting the right about of sleep? Are they getting too much or too little? According to Kim West in her book Good Night, Sleep Tight “children need to get the right amount of sleep and they need to get the right kind of sleep. Quality counts along [...]

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Wonder Week- 37

Wonder Week 37 is known as “the world of categories”. Your child is now able to understand that particular things, animals, objects, sensations, and people belong together. The book gives this example, “a banana looks, feels, and tastes different than spinach, but they are both food.” Your baby will also be learning more about his [...]

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Wonder Week 26

Your baby will become more coordinated during this developmental leap. Your baby will also be able to tell distance between one object and another. This new discover can be shocking to an infant and make them feel very small or out of control because they can not reach for the toy they want or their [...]

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Wonder Week 19

Between 14-17 weeks old, you will start to notice your child is not quite as happy as she use to be. She is the mist of wonder week 19. Week 19 is the peak of the fussiness that is attributed to this developmental leap. This Wonder Week is called “the Word of Events.” She is [...]

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Wonder Week 8

Wonder week 8 is know as “The World of Patterns”. During this developmental phases your baby will be come aware of simple patterns around him and on his body. He might stair at lights or stair and play with his hands endlessly. He might even experiment with sounds by making simple babbling noises. Your child [...]

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Wonder Week 5

During week 5 your infant will be near or experiencing a developmental leap. This leap is Called “The World of Changing Sensations”. During this development period your baby will develop a new alertness which will make your baby aware of sensations he has never experienced before. His metabolism and internal organs are also developing. This [...]

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