Your baby has to learn to swallow rather than push her tongue out. The next foods after cereals will probably be a few teaspoons of pureed vegetables or fruits. But wait until your doctor tells you to give them a try. Try only one new food at a time. If you start with a few teaspoons of infant rice cereal, keep giving your baby just the rice cereal for a week or so. The reason you try only one food at a time is so you can see if your baby has a reaction to a food or is allergic to it.
So, see if your baby has an allergy to rice cereal before you start infant oatmeal or infant barley.
Sometimes a new food can cause diarrhea, a skin rash, or even a runny nose. If you think your baby has an allergy problem, check with your doctor, nurse, or clinic. Today, many fathers are quite involved in raising their children. These fathers play with their babies, feed and change their babies, and create a warm close relationship with them. More mothers work outside the home than in the past, so dads are taking on the responsibility of doing more in-home work, including caring for their children.
By taking care of their children each day, fathers have a chance to form a strong, close bond with them. Dads create that close bond with their babies by giving them some special time each day. By focusing on just their baby and nothing else, dads are telling their children that they are important. When you are around town, you will meet other parents with their babies. Notice how much the babies like to look at each other. Babies really do like other babies. Make a date to meet another parent and baby at the park or at your home.
Make it a fun time. See what the babies will do with each other. You can learn a lot from just watching, and they can learn from you, too. Some babies are born with one or more teeth; others do not get teeth until after their first birthday.
Because the average age for the first tooth is 7 months old, your baby may begin teething soon. She may have slightly inflamed gums, some drooling, and quite a bit of chewing as the first teeth come through. To comfort your baby, rub her gums with your clean finger or give her a cool safe teething ring she can chew. When teething, your baby may have a runny nose or a rash on her face and neck. She also may be fussy.
Teething does not cause high fever above degrees, vomiting, or diarrhea. If your baby has these symptoms, call your doctor. After teething, the first tooth is a welcome sight. By the time your child is 2 to 3 years old, all 20 baby teeth should be in. Many people believe that if children lose their baby teeth, the teeth are not important. This is not true. See the story above for reasons baby teeth must be protected.
Your baby is getting around more now and can get into things that are dangerous. Look everywhere for small items your baby could choke on and remove them. Remove things that could smother your baby, like pillows and soft bedding from the crib.
Prevent burns by turning pot handles toward the back of the stove. Turn your water heater down to degrees. Lock up matches and lighters. Put knives and sharp scissors out of reach. Put medicines, cosmetics, cleaning agents, and anything poisonous in a locked cabinet. Put safety gates at the top and the bottom of the stairs. Make sure the paint and furniture in your house is nontoxic. Some of your furniture may have been painted with lead paint. Remove poisonous houseplants.
Text4baby will send free text messages to your cell phone with health tips for you and your baby. To sign up, text BABY to or go to www. Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different.
Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies. Subscription Option Parents Professionals. When she tugs at your glasses, she's simply doing her job—exploring the world around her.
She drops something from the high chair to see how it splats. So how do we keep her from breaking another pair of glasses without putting the kibosh on her world of discovery? Here are some sanity-saving, and, yes, discipline strategies, for newborns to 2-year-olds. In general, you can't spoil a child in the early months, Lerner says. Infants need to feel safe and secure, and meeting their every need actually helps them become independent later on. When they develop a sense of security in their own little world, they're able to venture outside of it, knowing they won't get hurt.
At this stage, you can start differentiating between needs and wants. Likewise, babies this age start to grab at everything. It's their way of exploring and learning what their hands can do. An agitated reaction—a stern "No" or an "Ouch" if he's got your earring —will only make it more fun for him.
Instead, give him your poker face. When Nelsen's grandson started to grab her glasses, she simply put him down for a few seconds, saying nothing. Baby can't control his impulses now, but you're setting the stage for later on. Teething can also have an effect on behavior. When Sharon Alworth's son started to bite while breastfeeding, the first instinct of the Florence, Massachusetts, mom was to scream.
Instead, she pushed the 6-month-old's nose close to her body, and he let go. It took a while for the biting to stop, but in time he learned that if he wanted to nurse, no biting allowed.
If you haven't already, start childproofing your house—put anything poisonous out of reach, install gates, and cover light sockets. But also provide plenty of safe places for your more mobile baby to explore. If you're constantly saying no, you're sending a message that the world is off-limits. Leave a latch-free cabinet filled with wooden spoons and plastic bowls, and put board books and puzzles on low toy shelves. If baby does get into trouble, distract and redirect.
Say, "I know you want to pull on that lamp cord, but that will hurt if it falls. Let's play with your trains instead. Separation anxiety often crops up at this time as well, which makes for a clingy baby. Encourage her to occupy herself. If she starts to scream when you disappear to do laundry, don't immediately run back, which signals to her that there really is something to be upset about. Instead, reassure her with your voice. Say to her, "Mama's in the laundry room; it's okay.
If you thought your infant had a good set of lungs, just wait till he's a toddler. It may be cute when he shrieks at home, but it's not appropriate in church or at a crowded restaurant. Their social and emotional skills are only just starting to develop, and they might be testing out their growing independence.
You can help your child behave well by tuning in to his feelings, changing the environment, distracting him and planning ahead for challenging situations. Our tips and tools for toddler behaviour management explain these and other discipline strategies.
You can help your preschooler by setting boundaries and being clear about the behaviour you want to see. School-age children School-age children might know how to behave in different places — for example, school, home or the library.
But they still need you to remind them of the limits and reward them for good behaviour. Our tips and tools for school-age behaviour management take you through ways to use discipline with your child. In Australia, most teachers have positive strategies for managing challenging behaviour in the classroom and playground. Decide on family rules A good place to start is with family rules. For example, your family rules might be things like:.
Children as young as three can help you make the rules and talk about why your family needs them. Be a role model for the behaviour you expect Children learn by watching what you do.
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