The first piece of advice I would give parents is to relax. Yes, sleep is very important to the bio/social development of a child, but newborns tend to sleep enough on their own. Usually that is all they do, besides eat and poop. As far as providing an enriched environment, I believe a "normal" environment itselt is enough stimulation to provide for brain development. The second piece of advice is the importance of bonding with your baby. Whether you do it by co-sleeping, holding, rocking, talking or all of the above, the bonding process is needed to form attachments to parents.
Advice I would give a new mother would be to encourage co-sleeping to get closer to your new baby and to encourage motor skills. Promoting activities for motor skills to develop is important. Also to just enjoy having a new addition to your family and have fun getting to know your child.
i would give the new parents advice in making sure that the infant gets good nutrition so they grow up healthy. they should also make sure that the infant's motor skills are coming in alright. they need to give the baby toys or something to play with so they can work on things like hand and eye coordination.
Two pieces of advice that I would give are to be nurturing. Pick them up when they cry, hold them, show them affections. It is important that they know you are their for them and they pick this trust up from the very beginning. My second piece of advice would be to encourage them to use motor skills (when they are old enough). Encourage them to hold their toys, to reach for things when they are beginning to lay on their stomachs and reaching the age of crawling. Developing these motor skills are incredibly important to their development.
I completely agree with your nurturing statement. It is vital for the emotional development of children to know that they can rely on their parents for comfort and support.
The first piece of advice I would give parents is to relax. Yes, sleep is very important to the bio/social development of a child, but newborns tend to sleep enough on their own. Usually that is all they do, besides eat and poop. As far as providing an enriched environment, I believe a "normal" environment itselt is enough stimulation to provide for brain development. The second piece of advice is the importance of bonding with your baby. Whether you do it by co-sleeping, holding, rocking, talking or all of the above, the bonding process is needed to form attachments to parents.
ReplyDeleteAdvice I would give a new mother would be to encourage co-sleeping to get closer to your new baby and to encourage motor skills. Promoting activities for motor skills to develop is important. Also to just enjoy having a new addition to your family and have fun getting to know your child.
ReplyDeletei would give the new parents advice in making sure that the infant gets good nutrition so they grow up healthy. they should also make sure that the infant's motor skills are coming in alright. they need to give the baby toys or something to play with so they can work on things like hand and eye coordination.
ReplyDeleteTwo pieces of advice that I would give are to be nurturing. Pick them up when they cry, hold them, show them affections. It is important that they know you are their for them and they pick this trust up from the very beginning. My second piece of advice would be to encourage them to use motor skills (when they are old enough). Encourage them to hold their toys, to reach for things when they are beginning to lay on their stomachs and reaching the age of crawling. Developing these motor skills are incredibly important to their development.
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your nurturing statement. It is vital for the emotional development of children to know that they can rely on their parents for comfort and support.