Saturday, October 30, 2010

Travel Crib

QUESTION:
My sister and I both have 2 year olds, but ine gets very territorial when her gentle cousin visits. She pushes him and refuses to share, even when I put them both in the baby bjorn Travel Crib,
which means I'm always putting her in time outs. Any other good suggestions?

ANSWER:

Sharing s very difficult for many 2 year olds, notes Donna, a clinical psychologist. "Time outs" won't work because they don't teach children problem solving skills. Instead, show your toddler that you understand the feelings behind her actions, then get her involved in figuring out a solution.
Before your next visit, remind your daughter what will happen: "Baby is coming over soon, and he'll play with your toys and want to get in your Travel Crib Light. Respect that she may not want to share certain playthings; you can say, "Let's put away some special toys that are just for you.". If a skirmish breaks out anyway, bring both kids together and say, "OK what happened". If they can't put it into words then say it for them. "It looks like you took the ball away from Zach and now he's sad. '.

Then offer choices that will keep both kids happy. Let's see what can we do!
By involving your child in solving the conflict, you're empowering her to share with her cousin and making her feel valued in the process. If all else fails, give the kids a snack in the kitchen or go out doors a change of scenery often works wonders.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Take the baby From the Travel Crib

Busy mom's you can get some exercise and we mean more then just taking the wallet out to Buy a Baby Bjorn Travel Crib. We mean getting outside and doing some actual exercise. Good for Mom, Good for Baby! How about trying theses:

Stroller Kickbacks
Rest your arms on he stroller handle, leaning forward from the waist. with your right leg straight (come up onto your toes for even more of a challenge). Lift your left leg in back of you to hip height. Keeping it slightly bent, pulse left leg up and down for 12 to 20 repetitions. Switch sides and repeat the move.

Stroller Side Sweeps
Stand with stroller to your right with right hand on the handle bar for balance. Lift left leg up in front of you to hip height. Keep it it straight. Come onto ball of your right foot; tighten belly. Slowly sweep left foot from front to back; hold for three seconds, bending left leg slightly. You'll feel both legs burn a bit as you do this controlled sweep 12 to 20 times. Switch sides, repeat.

Now your exercise will come from more then just assembling your Baby Bjorn travel Crib. or finding a Travel Crib sale. It will come from actually getting outside and doing your body good.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Pregnancy Brain

When Bev was expecting with her daughter, Sophia, she would uncover herself fumbling for fundamental words like pillowcase. She’d also battle with easy duties such as matching socks while folding laundry or forgetting the way you can set up her Baby Bjorn Travel Crib Light. A typical situation of pregnant brain? Yes, besides Bev’s mind is hardly typical: She has a PH.D in psychology and may be the clinical director at Cincinnati children’s hospital, the place she spends her days counseling kids.

Plainly, pregnancy brain can strike even the smartest amongst us. “About 25 % of my expecting and postpartum individuals point out feeling scattered, like walking into a room and forgetting what they came to obtain,” says Melissa Dugan-Kim, M.D. Affiliate clinical professor at Northwestern. It’s taked about in culture, but physicians are taught little about why or how often this definitely occurs. Occasionally moms to be are told they’re imagining the dilemma. But even though currently being pregnant brain had been considered a legitimate health-related condition, people could maintain it against girls, especially at perform. So what should you do if you feel as if you are going crazy? Take comfort in numbers and remember this sanity sparing advice…..Which may very well be study in Part II coming in the upcoming post...