Posts Tagged ‘babies’
Short Stories for Quick Reads
Whippoorwill I sit pensively in the boathouse on the lake stretching on my couch. I hear the water. Rustling louder, stronger. Rustling more like an ocean, coming closer at low tide. What could be there? I’ve heard this rushing rustling before but when was it? It had to have been heard before but when?…
Read MoreSubscribe New Book from One of Our Contributors at Upjourney Playing with Baby: Researched-Based Play to Bond with Your Baby from Birth to Year One – by Laurie Hollman A baby hears her mother’s voice in utero, claps her hands a few months later, plays peekaboo over and over…
Read MoreWhen Your Baby Falls, Hears a Loud Noise, or Anything Unexpected, What’s Her Narrative?
Different babies and toddlers have different reactions to unexpected events that are inevitable as our little ones gain increasing balance on their legs. If your toddler trips, does she cry? Or, if you say, “oops boo boo” does she giggle and say “oops boo boo?” Adding language to a minor fall often eases the incident…
Read MoreCOVID BUBBLES
A great new phenomena has arisen where a small group, always the same people, often family members or a few very close friends, get tested frequently and can hang out together inside and out without masks. I call this the COVID BUBBLE. If you belong to a COVID BUBBLE you essentially lock down mostly otherwise,…
Read MoreManaging Anxiety in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Anxiety in preschoolers is important for parents. Managing anxiety in under fives depends very much on their ability to verbalize. If their vocabulary isn’t large it’s important to attend to their body language. Here are some tips for managing anxiety in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Infants Infancy from birth to age one is a wonderful…
Read MoreWhen Did You First Feel Like Mothering?
WHEN DOES MOTHERING BEGIN? Does mothering begin when you’re a little girl? Watch your active, thriving three-year-old girl as she takes pillows and puts them in a circle. See how she climbs into this space with her baby doll, little play figures, favorite stuffed animal or toy. Or, enjoy her construction of a fort with…
Read MoreUnlocking Parental Intelligence – When Babies Feel Heard
Laurie Hollman, Ph.D. has an upcoming book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior, to be released Oct. 13. Pre-sale discount on Amazon right now. Parental Intelligence is characterized by understanding babies’ minds. From birth, needs, wishes, and intentions of babies are expressed in sounds and body movements. Actually, even in utero, the…
Read MoreEnjoy Your Babies More By Understanding How They Learn – The Magic of Pre-Speech
Laurie Hollman Phd’s new book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence:Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior, will be released Oct. 13. It can be pre-ordered at a discount from amazon.com Enjoying Your Babies Before They Speak There are many research findings about babies before they learn to speak that have to do with moral behavior, infant-mother…
Read MoreFAVORITE FAMILY VACATION RECIPE: STAYING HOME
Welcome to the July 2014 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Family Vacation This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared their family-travel tips, challenges, and delights. Please read to the end to find a list of links…
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