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Child Development: Mahler's Object Constancy Phase
24 to 36 months
- Child better able to cope with mother's absence and engage substitutes
- Child can begin to feel comfortable with mother's absences by knowing
she will return
- Gradual internalization of image of mother as reliable and stable
- Through increasing verbal skills and better sense of time, child can
tolerate delay and endure separations
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Teaching Sign Language to Your Baby
Many people are turning to sign language as a teaching tool for their babies. Teaching sign language is not just a trendy thing to do, but it has become some of the earliest education many children are receiving as parents are taking the lead in...
The First Week with your Baby
The first week of your baby's life brings big adjustments for both of you. You are adjusting to being a mother and caring for your baby and your baby is adjusting to life outside the womb. It is a time of great joy -- and possibly immense fear!...
The Science of Mother Love
A growing body of scientific evidence shows that the way babies are cared for by their mothers will determine not only their emotional development, but the biological development of the child's brain and central nervous system as well. The...
Tips For Selecting A Good Day Care
Selecting a daycare is one of the most important decisions you'll make before returning to the workforce.
Why? The center you choose will ultimately be responsible for your child's well being and safety the 5-9 hours a day they are...
White Noise and 10 other Soothing Sounds for Calming a Colicky Infant
Recreating the "whoosh" in the womb. The crying – oh, the crying. A colicky baby can really drive you to the edge. Failed attempts to soothe her crying may leave you wondering if you are cut out to be a parent after all. But, don’t worry, you...
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