October

Infant Development Month by Month

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Infant development month by month need to be paid attention to in order to determine whether there are any inconsistencies in the child’s development. By knowing and understanding the monthly milestones of a baby’s development, you will be able to determine if the baby is developing slower or faster then normal. This is important because it allows you to catch possible issues with your child’s development.

Making sure that your child is developing properly is important. There are so many possible issues that a child can face early on in their life. There are ailments and conditions as well as developmental problems that can affect your child throughout their entire life if they are not caught early enough.

With so many reason for paying attention to infant development month by month, it becomes a quandary as to why so many parents fail to do so. Do your child a favor and pay as close attention as you possibly can to the development of your child, especially during the very first year, so you can prevent any complications in their childhood that will affect them forever; your child will thank you for your efforts someday when he or she is older.

Below are come great videos from Dr. Scott Cohen about Child development milestones:

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August

The Role of Parents in Developing Emotional Intelligence

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As parents, it is your role to help your children gain not only the cognitive skills so highly prized in traditional education, but the crucial “emotional competencies” for life as well.

What is the parents’ role?

In the pursuit of developing emotional competence in your children, you are advised to reach beyond the old tenets regarding good manners and right conduct. Rather, you are urged to teach your youngsters how to be in touch with their feelings, to recognize and accept them, and to express them in authentic, but responsible, ways. You train them to be self-motivated, rather than be prodded by or else blame the “system.” You lead them to gain strength in coping with stress, to control impulses and delay gratification, to regulate their moods, to be considerate and empathetic to others. All of these skills go toward the development of emotional intelligence.

Unlike physical health and IQ, though, emotional intelligence does not have a paper-and-pencil instrument to test and measure it with. Human emotions are so profoundly complex and so deeply influenced by a whole range of factors unique to the individual that there probably never will be such an instrument. The best you can do is observe, see how your children cope with different situations, how they relate with others, and you will be able to sense their level of emotional competence.

Below are some guide questions for you, as parents, to help you gauge the “emotional smarts” of your children:

• Is our child able to delay gratification or does he want everything now?
• Is he sensitive to the points of view and feelings of others?
• Is he constantly irritable and discontented?
• Does he get overly sullen, depressed or violent when things do not go his way?
• Can he see the “bright side” of a not-too-happy situation?
• Does he tend to react impulsively – in anger, elation, and fear – even under normal circumstances?
• Is he a worrier, to the point that anxiety gets in the way of his thinking straight, focusing on his work, or enjoying usual childhood activities?
• Is he bale to motivate himself to pursue a task that may not seem interesting or relevant at the outset?
• Doe she recognize that his behavior and attitudes have an effect on those around him? And does he regulate these accordingly?
• Is he obsessed with achieving or acquiring something or any cost?

This is only a tiny sampling of the diverse range of human emotions that our children – and even as adults – are subject to. Of course, most of the “emotionally immature” behaviors or qualities mentioned above would be quite normal for a toddler or preschooler.

When do we start on Developing Our Child Emotional Intelligence?

Start now. Helping your children gain competence in these areas while they are young will help spare those many of the unnecessary pains of growing up and will prepare them to face a world that will not always be as welcoming and understanding as home.

Emotional intelligence puts your children in touch with their feelings and equips them to channel those feelings in purposeful, constructive ways.

By attending to all facets of your children’s lives – the physical, the intellectual, the spiritual, and the emotional – you would then be nurturing a whole child by truly developing the whole child.

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August

Child Development and Music

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Parenting becomes more complicated and sophisticated with each passing year, as our world and environment changes faster than any period in the history of this earth. New technology has caused new things to become obsolete in a matter of a few months. But some basic things stay the same throughout it all, and one of these areas is in child development and music.

Teaching a toddler music seems trivial and a bit ‘over the top’ to some new parents, but in actuality it aids in the learning and development of the child. Babies who are exposed to music seem to excel in other areas of their early development. Music is a form of expression, and it’s never too early to expose a toddler to it’s mood altering effects. Soothing music can help to put your babies to sleep, just as teenagers can work themselves into a frenzy with loud ‘head-banging’ music. Music has long since been a weapon in coping with life’s stresses, just as in the case of King Saul in the Bible. David’s music fended off the depressing spirit that harassed him.

Many parents marvel at the way a toddler who just learned to stand, can be in front of the television when a song with a good beat comes on, and they try to dance and move to that beat. We laugh and take pictures, but the underlying truth is that music is a powerful medium for influencing children.

Music seems to open up the creativity that’s locked into the child. Music makes children want to express themselves, to try to sing, and encourages them to learn words, and helps them in remembering words. At around the age of two, they begin to mock not only sounds, but the responses they see in others, like dancing. They try to clap and keep time, and genuinely get caught up in the music.

All the things your babies do when confronted with music, are a part of the baby development, and are of great benefit to them. They get physically involved by clapping and dancing, and they get socially involved by getting the feedback from the parents who clap and laugh while they perform. They learn to use music as a way of interaction and expression.

Many toys today play music. There are books that play music, games that play music, and they make little radios just for kids so they can get used to the idea of playing music, and feel grownup at the same time.
Playing the radio throughout the day is good for your child, and if you play an instrument, getting your child involved in your music making is phenomenal for his/her development and learning.