Showing posts with label child development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label child development. Show all posts

Better TV Means Better Kids {Infographic}


While I was shopping today with my 2 and 5 year old (always a pleasant experience!), my 5 year old was sneaking around the corners of the store and hidng everywhere. Turns out he was pretending to be an explorer like Dora the Explorer! It made me smile amidst the spilled drink on the ground in front of me and the crying 2 year old who had lost said drink.

And it reminded me of this great infographic from educationnews.org. Isn't it so much nicer to learn something in a graphic than from boring text?! As I've mentioned many times over, too much tv (especially close to bedtime) or the wrong kind of tv (nightmares anyone?) isn't great for sleep. And it isn't so great for other areas of development either...

'There Grows my Baby' Milestone Guide


Take a look at this fun infographic of your child's development during the first year

The age of great resistance - 14 to 24 months


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Guess what? All babies go through a a stage of negativism beginning between 14-18 months of age. The First Three Years of Life says it lasts a minimum of 6 months. And these 6 months may seem like a good 3 years for some of you! They can be tough!

This stage brings with it self-assertion, testing and protesting. It's no wonder that sleep often