Key Takeaways: Your baby can eat baby food / solid food when he or she reached 6 months old, but not before 4 months old. Feeding him or her solid food before reaching 4 months is dangerous and may induce choking. From 0 to 4 Months, only feed your little one breast milk, formula milk, or both. You will know when your baby can eat baby food. If you see that he can sit up straight or is able to swallow, then you can start introducing solid foods. Start by [...]
Babies grow at an amazingly fast pace. Right now, you can't wait for the baby to lift its head and give you a sweet smile. The next thing you know, your baby is already a very active toddler. Are you wondering if your baby is growing just fine? Parents are often both anxious and excited to see their babies learn new things such as smiling, crawling, and talking. We call these milestones or the things children learn to do at a certain age. One such important milestone is for your [...]
Security blankets are one form of a lovey or a comfort object that helps soothe babies especially when they become more alone and need to feel secure and comfortable. Having security blankets is perfectly normal but there is proper timing of introducing them and allowing them to stay with your baby, especially during bedtime. From the moment they are born, babies want to be in the loving comfort of their parent's arms. It gives them a sense of security and eases anxiety. As your little one begins to move around [...]
Play is an important aspect of your child's growth. Through playing, your child is developing different skills such as motor and spatial skills, cognitive skills, language and communication, and social skills. The key is allowing them to play and go through the different stages of play. This COVID-19, we see ourselves spending more, if not most of the time with our children at home. Children are not playing as they are used to; daycares and schools are closed and their playmates are not around. While caregivers and daycare teachers know [...]
Stress occurs when a person (or any living being) experiences something negative or feels threatened, whether actual or imagined. In the normal course of everyday lives, children and adults have learned ways to manage these stressful factors. Such is not the case for babies. Infants still haven't learned ways to cope and will rely on parents and caregivers to help ease stress. And since babies are still incapable, our failure to notice and address it may cause our babies to be in a state of chronic stress, and prolonged exposure [...]
Uninvolved or Neglectful Parenting is a parenting style described as having no expectations from, and no responsiveness to children. As the term suggests, parents are "uninvolved" - thus letting their children do whatever they want, whenever and however they want it - and "neglectful" of their children's needs and wants, aside from the basic needs of food, shelter, and clothing. While no parenting style is perfect and each style is dependent on the nature, culture, and environment of the family, the uninvolved parenting style seems to have the most disadvantages. [...]
In the previous article, we discussed what permissive parenting style is and how it affects your child. We also discussed, in brief, the differences of permissive parenting to the other three primary parenting styles. We will continue it in this article but we will focus more on the difference between authoritarian vs. authoritative parenting. Photo by Nowaja from Pixabay People usually mistake authoritarian over authoritative parenting. The best way to describe this is one style is more like a dictator, while the other one is more of a [...]
Permissive parenting is one of the 4 main parenting styles identified by psychologist Diana Baurmrind. Studies have shown that permissive parents result in self-involved, and irresponsible children and adults. So what is permissive parenting, are you a permissive parent, and how do you correct this behavior? What is Permissive Parenting? From the term itself, Permissive Parenting is a style where parents "permit" their child to do whatever they want to do. It is when a parent is highly responsive, meaning is quick to show and shower affection, but does not [...]
Being new parents, we already anticipated that there would be changes in our daily routines. Our nights will be sleepless, and your patience will be tested. It will be a trial-and-error process most of the time, but keep in mind that every parent has gone through it. You are waking up in the middle of the night to feed the baby, the non-stop crying playlist that you have to endure for hours, and the struggles of putting the baby to sleep. Your baby's bedtime routine or daytime naps are one [...]
There are four known attachment styles that describe how people are in relationships. They are formed mostly because of childhood experiences, upbringing, or relationships with parents or primary caregivers. These attachment styles influence an individual's personality, behavior, and how they deal with other people during adulthood. May it be people at work, family, friends, and even romantic relationships. Today, we will talk about the disorganized attachment style. 4 Types of Attachment Styles Before anything else, we’ll talk about the four attachment styles and their examples. By reading this, you may [...]
