By Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns ~~~ A good way to encourage healthy sleep is to get to know your baby’s sleepy signals and put her down to sleep as soon as she seems tired. She is counting on your to help her, a baby cannot put herself to sleep, nor can she understand her own sleepy signs. A baby who is encouraged to stay awake when … [Read more...] about Is your baby tired? Learn to read her tired signs.
Going visiting with your baby
By Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns ~~~ Babies love new places! There’s so much to investigate and new things to touch. But many people aren’t too happy to have your little one crawling or toddling freely about the house exploring everything in sight. While you think its adorable that Baby found the Tupperware, your host may not think it’s … [Read more...] about Going visiting with your baby
Encourage baby’s learning process
Babies understand more than you think. Your little ones may not be able to talk, but they have use of five amazing senses and a rapidly forming brain to process all the input that surround them. From birth, babies are built to absorb information, and they do so at an incredible pace. Just witness the astonishing leap that occurs from a newborn baby to an inquisitive, creative, … [Read more...] about Encourage baby’s learning process
How music works magic on babies
By Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns Mothers have always crooned their babies to sleep with lullabies, fathers have sung nursery rhymes to their toddlers, and families have made folk music a part of everyday life. Why? Because music is calming, music facilitates language development, and most of all, music is enjoyable for both parents and … [Read more...] about How music works magic on babies
Bringing home your second baby
By Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns Adding a second child to the family changes everything. The postpartum time produces a whirl of emotions that envelops everyone in those first tender months after bringing your second-born into your family. In our instinctive drive to keep newborns from harm, we often become overzealous. Thus , without … [Read more...] about Bringing home your second baby