Find Your Happy Baby

07/26/2024

Help me clear the list!

My daughter and I will be teaching preschool together this year !

04/26/2024

With all the apple tracking gadgets available for luggage, dogs etc! Affix one to your toddler in case you loose sight of them this summer!

03/31/2024

Jesus:

Best Big Brother Ever!

He took one for the team and lived to tell about it .

He said He would and He did.

10/15/2021

Mental health Disorders in Children are a very real thing that often go untreated due in part to the child’s continued development and inability to put feelings into words.

Common disorders among children

Mental health disorders in children — or developmental disorders that are addressed by mental health professionals — may include the following:

Anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders in children are persistent fears, worries or anxiety that disrupt their ability to participate in play, school or typical age-appropriate social situations. Diagnoses include social anxiety, generalized anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Compared with most children of the same age, children with ADHD have difficulty with attention, impulsive behaviors, hyperactivity or some combination of these problems.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Autism spectrum disorder is a neurological condition that appears in early childhood — usually before age 3. Although the severity of ASD varies, a child with this disorder has difficulty communicating and interacting with others.

Eating disorders. Eating disorders are defined as a preoccupation with an ideal body type, disordered thinking about weight and weight loss, and unsafe eating and dieting habits. Eating disorders — such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder — can result in emotional and social dysfunction and life-threatening physical complications.

Depression and other mood disorders. Depression is persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest that disrupt a child's ability to function in school and interact with others. Bipolar disorder results in extreme mood swings between depression and extreme emotional or behavioral highs that may be unguarded, risky or unsafe.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is prolonged emotional distress, anxiety, distressing memories, nightmares and disruptive behaviors in response to violence, abuse, injury or other traumatic events.

Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a disorder in perceptions and thoughts that cause a person to lose touch with reality (psychosis). Most often appearing in the late teens through the 20s, schizophrenia results in hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking and behaviors.

07/24/2021

My sweet grandson is a little over 1 month old and is sleeping 8 hours a night! His mom is following the French way of parenting and it’s working! Anyone interested can check it out at:

https://www.rd.com/list/french-parenting/

06/03/2021

05/26/2021

Some days are just like this!

04/24/2021

I was reading an article this morning about tantrums because isn’t that one of the most difficult stages? Well, it is if you have never had teenagers, but that’s for a different discussion.

Among the suggestions to:

Pick your battles ( everything can’t be “no”
Let them make choices
Be clear in your expectations
Listen
Keep boundaries
Most of the time children act out because they are either tired, hungry, sick or nervous,

I found this gem:

Set a good example

Children learn how to act by watching their parents. The best way to show your child how to behave is to set a positive example for him or her to follow.

04/06/2021

I have to admit that “baby talk” from an adult is very annoying to me. As a nanny I did not participate, instead I used real words repeating back what the child was saying to me in its correct form. As it turns out and I quote from a reliable source:

Infants tend to pay more attention and respond more eagerly to baby talk than to normal adult conversation. The playfully exaggerated and high-pitched tone your voice takes lights up your little one's mind.

So I stand corrected, sadly 😂! Maybe this explains why our dog loves my husband so much “ who’s a pwetty girl, daddy wuves you!” (She’s a pit bull by the way)

03/23/2021

Here’s an idea for a cute Spring Easter Charcuterie board for your family dinner or those special Easter egg collectors!

03/07/2021

Parents tend to have low expectations of their younger children when it comes to chores. Now I will grant you that it is easier and faster to do it yourself, however these are confidence building, esteem growing moments that are vital to your child feeling needed and responsible and trusted. By implementing these age appropriate activities you are creating a young person who helps with family responsibilities willingly and without negativity!

Chores for children ages 2 to 3

Put toys away.
Fill pet's food dish.
Put clothes in hamper.
Wipe up spills.
Dust.
Pile books and magazines.

02/26/2021

Some fun ideas to include through your day with your toddler!

Birth to 2 Years

Say sound like "ma," "da," and "ba." Try to get your baby to say them back to you.

Look at your baby when he makes sounds. Talk back to him, and say what he says.

Pretend to have a conversation.

Respond when your baby laughs or makes faces. Make the same faces back to her.

Teach your baby to do what you do, like clapping your hands and playing peek-a-boo.

Talk to your baby as you give him a bath, feed him, and get him dressed. Talk about what you are doing and where you are going.
Tell him who or what you will see.

Point out colors and shapes.

Count what you see.

Use gestures, like waving and pointing.

Talk about animal sounds. This helps your baby connect the sound and the animal. Use words like "The dog says woof-woof."

Add on to what your baby says. When your baby says, "Mama," say, "Here is Mama. Mama loves you.
Where is baby? Here is baby."

Read to your child. You don't have to read every word, but talk about the pictures. Choose books that are sturdy and have large colorful pictures. Ask your child, "What's this?" and try to get him to point to or name objects.