Talking to our kids about sensitive matters can be tricky. Kids by nature are curious, and as parents, we want to protect them from too much information. I have had a recent experience where I had to talk to my four sons about my complicated past with my parents. My parents lived an airplane ride […]
Tag: Development
From the time you’re expecting, all the way through toddlerhood, and on to kindergarten and beyond, our rich, educational articles, expertly researched and written by experts in their fields, touch upon all stages of your child’s development. No matter what the child development topic you need some advice on, Mommybites has what you’re looking for – from breastfeeding to sleep, from developmental milestones to car seat safety, from picky eaters to special needs and more!
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Readers’ Comments: “The Gift of a Gap Year”
Many readers responded to my column, “The Gift of a Gap Year”. For example, an Ivy League college administrator writes: “It’s time for the 40- and 50-year-olds (and grandparents) who have grown up with the old paradigms to look at better ways to make sure their child is prepared for college. We really do need […]
How Can I Make My Toddler Sleep?
My 3 year old will NOT sleep. He keeps coming out of his room and it’s driving me crazy. How can I make him sleep? Well, you can’t really make him sleep, but you can create an environment that is conducive to sleep. Start by having a routine and keep it the same almost every […]
Caring for a Sick Baby
There is nothing more stressful or scary for a mom than a sick baby. And now that the older kids are back in school, colds and viruses are bound to be coming home. So, how do you keep the germs away from not only your baby, but the rest of the family as well? And […]
Enhancing Couples’ Post-Baby Marriages/Relationships: Teleclass Re-cap
Post-baby relationships can go through rough terrain as stress increases, alignments shift and expectations change. These transitions are natural and normal, but will need careful attention. They will require each person to grow oneself up in order to successfully navigate through the rocky roads of post-baby relationships. Last week, we held an important and enlightening […]
Raising Good Winners and Good Losers
We are starting to play games with our toddler. Should we let her win? I don’t want her to feel bad about herself, and she has tantrums when she loses. This is a tricky one. There are games that we are just able to win, being grownups and all. We have been playing them forever, […]
Let’s Make Them Count
In keeping with our beginning-of-the-year Mommybites tradition of sharing the world’s most powerful images of the previous year, here are 2015’s, compiled by The Atlantic. As always, the pictures, in my opinion, capture and evoke the range of human emotions – sometimes even simultaneously. Here’s to a happy and healthy 2016 full of love, laughter […]
The Music Learner: Know Your Baby Better by Singing Together
How do infants express themselves before they have words? Usually, we think of crying as a primary form of communication. The tired cry, the hungry cry, the fussy cry or dirty diaper cry. Caregivers are expert interpreters. But there is another way to understand a child’s emotional life before language – and that’s to make […]