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Parenting Newborns & Infants (0-1) Information

This community is focused on the joys, challenges and frustrations faced by parents of infants (0 - 12 months). The major areas of child development during this time period include:

Physical development - Concerning the physical growth and the development of both gross (eg. walking) and fine motor (eg. arm movement) control of the body.

Perception and sensory development - How a child functions using the senses and the ability to process the information gained.

Communication and language development - Using visual and sound stimuli, especially in the acquisition of language, also in the exchange of thoughts and feelings.

Cognitive development - Concerning how the individual thinks and react.

Emotional Development - Concerning children's increasing awareness and control of their feelings.

Social Development - Concerning the child's identity, their relationship with others, and understanding their place within a social environment.

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I am compelled to write a thank you note to every teacher, administrator, office staff member, aide, PE instructor, maintenance person, cook, librarian, or any other human I might be forgetting that comes in contact with my children, every day, while they are at school. This thank you is not for the long hours they spend trying to impart a ... Read More »
There are many reasons for being stressed out when you are managing a household, a job and a family. Financial worries, scheduling conflicts and balancing work and family life, you name it. A recent survey asked moms to report their level of stress on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the most stressed out. Most moms put themselves at an 8.5. These ... Read More »
A day doesn’t go by that I don’t see a parent grab a pacifier from the floor that had fallen from their child’s mouth, suck on it for a second or two to clean it off, and then plop it right back in their child’s mouth. And although this is something I never did or would have done (my children just never took a pacifier) and because of the ... Read More »

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