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Traveling by plane with your baby
Traveling with a young baby on a long flight means careful planning. Airline policies on when and how babies can fly vary and you’ll need to take security arrangements into consideration too. . . .
Fostering a love of reading
A
love of books can begin long before your child can read. All children love
being read to, and you can expose your baby to books from an early age by reading to him and by letting him experience
s . . .
Getting ready for the move to Kindergarten
If
you’re lucky enough to have gotten your child a place at a daycare center or preschool that’s accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC), he’ll have . . .
Introducing writing
By
the time your child starts school, a love of reading and an
interest in the written word will stand him in excellent stead for embarking on
the next stage in his learning journey. You can help a . . .
Making up a bottle
If you’re bottlefeeding, be sure to carefully follow the instructions when it comes to preparing your baby’s bottle, especially if you’re using liquid concentrate or powdered formula milk, as . . .
Adoption
If
you can’t have a child or decide you don’t want to go through pregnancy, you
may choose to grown your family through adoption. You can do this through
private or state adoption agencies and ther . . .
Baby milestones: grasping
Newborn babies are born with a
grasp reflex, which means that if you place a finger in her hand she’ll grasp
it tightly. As sweet as this is, it is just a reflex and she won’t be able to
grasp an o . . .
Sunbathing in pregnancy
Any kind of sunbathing may be detrimental to a woman’s health. During pregnancy, women’s bodies may also react differently to outside influences, thanks to changing hormone levels, so exposure to . . .
Toddler development: twenty-five months
This month you may notice you
have an inquisitive child on your hands who regularly asks the dreaded word,
‘why?’. It is only natural for your child to start asking why things happen –
the problem . . .
Toddler development: twenty-six months
By the time your toddler reaches
26 months she will be able to have a conversation of about two to three
sentences and use roughly 50 single words. You’ll be surprised at what she
comes out with on . . .