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Detect Sleep Disturbances and What Causes Them in Your Children with Knit
This post was written by Jen Rattie in partnership with Knit Health. All opinions are her own. As far back as I can remember I have had insomnia. I am from a long line of insomniacs. I was hoping when I had children that the issue would skip them, but we weren’t that lucky. It…
Growth Spurts and Sleeping in Babies
One thing that babies do well is grow. During their first year of life, they grow more quickly than they will for the rest of their lives, according to Dr. Gregory Plemmons in “Parents” magazine. Many babies triple their birth weight by their first birthday. During that first year, your baby will have several growth spurts, which, while great for him, will most likely disrupt any feeding and sleeping patterns you’ve established.
5 Tips To Help Your Preschooler Learn To Read
By kindergarten most schools recommend (or require) that children read for at least 20 minutes every night. With benefits like positive self esteem, increased vocabulary, enhanced creativity, increased attention spans, and higher cognitive abilities*, it is no wonder why teachers and schools are placing such an emphasis on reading. I was a learning specialist in…
September Astrology Reading
Fairly harmonious are the very early days of September, coming off of the new moon of August 28th, which always sets the pace for the following 14 days. The nice relationship of planets in earthy signs bodes well for birthdays on or near the first days of September, January and May.
Safe Sleeping for Babies
There has been much debate in the past years about how babies should sleep. While it is ultimately your choice of how and where your baby sleeps, many professional associations, such as the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and March of Dimes, recommend a specific position and certain conditions that are safest for your baby during sleep times. Following these current guidelines for sleep reduces your baby’s chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the leading cause of infant death between 1 month and 1 year old.