Posts Tagged ‘baby development’

Toddler Talk

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

This is just so funny. He sounds exactly like my 17 month old!


My Baby Won’t Nap

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Napping seems to be one of the most difficult challenges parents face with their baby’s sleep and I can understand why it’s frustrating. A long day with a tired baby is no fun for anyone.

Now, new research has confirmed that sleep is an integral part of how infants learn more about their world.

We have understood for some time now that babies and children need sleep in order to learn. And another study, carried out by psychologists at the University of Arizona-Tucson has found that babies who nap in the day are more likely to exhibit an advanced level of learning known as abstraction. (more…)


A Simple Reason why your Baby might be Waking

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Anyone who knows me, who spends a little time with me, who’s signed up to my newsletter, who reads my blog, or follows me on Twitter etc… will know that I say it’s impossible for a baby to sleep through the night, every night, without fail.

For one thing, they’re going to get sick, or have a day of disrupted naps, or be too hot or hungry… the list of reasons why a baby might wake occasionally is not short.

 But there is another reason why your baby will wake. And this is because every baby has what’s known as eight mental development leaps. These happen at roughly the same time for all babies as they go through the first 14 months of life. When these leaps happen, babies become fussy, clingy and more difficult to console than usual. They often go off their food and sleep poorly. (more…)