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Child Development: Erikson's Muscular-Anal Stage
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
1 year to 3 years
- Biologically includes learning to walk, feed self, talk
- Muscular maturation sets stage for "holding on and letting go"
- Need for outer control, firmness of caretaker prior to development
of autonomy
- Shame occurs when child is overtly self-conscious via negative exposure
- Self-doubt can evolve if parents overly shame child, e.g. about elimination
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Baby Signing - Key Points to Succeeding
Now that you have decided you are going to teach your baby sign language you may anxiously want to see results and progress quickly but let's not forget some brief but important key points to succeeding.
1. Take It Slow:
Begin with one sign a...
Baby Strollers - Frequently Asked Questions
Baby Strollers are one of the major purchases you will make for your baby. There are different types of strollers and in each category there are a variety of models. This may leave you with a variety of questions. Some frequent questions along...
Dressing Baby For The Winter
Jackets and coats make a huge difference!
When most people think of baby clothes they conjure images of cute sailor suits and frilly pink dresses or perhaps little white "Onesies," soiled with spit-up Isomil formula. Rarely do they think of heavy...
Mommy & Baby: More Parenting Tidbits
Diapers: as a rule, most PDF babies will need a diaper change that corresponds with their feeding times. This will total 6-8 diapers per day, or more if you manage to change your baby prior to her pooping. Most new parents learn to "time" the diaper...
Newborn Sleeping Positions
It can all be very confusing. Put the baby on her tummy, no her side, no her back. Over the years, we've been told many different things about sleeping positions for babies. Here's the scoop, from my perspective, anyway.
Years ago,...
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