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About the start potty training using these tips. What is the procedure for night time? Pants and nappy and clean accidents during the night? At the moment my daughter's nappies are full when she wakes up but is can go a long time in the day dry so I'm hoping this is a good time to go ahead?!
Even I find watching these videos overstimulating. 😅 Thank you very much for this video, this subject is so important, as more and more children have so much screen time in very young ages! Also thank you for your other videos to more important topics. And for naming studies and researchers to support your statements. 🙏 Kind regards from Germany. 😊
To be honest, these practices were done in this decade but our parents never did that to us before. We were carried by our parents mostly facing inwards. Thank you so much for sharing information & awareness about this.
My daughter sucked her thumb when she was little often. I can't remember exactly when she stopped but it was before she entered kindergarten. She had her share of illnesses but not more than the average child. As a young teen she did get braces but so do plenty of kids who never mouthed their fingers.
What about reading books and singing songs? We read a lot of books and sing everyday. When he was 1,5year he made a lot of compound words everything related with car. I asked few question just like this video asking and waiting toddler to answer. I talk with toddler a lot, but just daily basic what his doing and make them into words. And explained him things with simple sentence when we go outside what his see and exsample dog do. Now toddler is 2years old and talk a lot and asking questions a lot. He can use ” I ,my mine”. One day he just said ” I don’t understand.”when we talking about adresses”. But now I talk less when he starting to talk and listening more and answering his questions. Ps. I been watching Emma’s videos since pregnant. 😆 It’s been helpful. Thank you. 😊
Hey Emma! About the hip issues with forward facing carrying - does this also apply to jumpers and activity tables that they sit in? Thank you for your wisdom!
Hi! Yes, the concerns about hip development can also apply to jumpers and activity tables, especially if they position your baby in a way that puts strain on their hips and/or your baby is under 6 months of age. When babies are placed in jumpers or activity tables, they often bear weight on their legs before they're developmentally ready (meaning they can't stand up on their own), which can push their legs into a straight, extended position instead of the natural "M" or "frog-legged" position that's healthier for hip development. Prolonged time in these devices can increase the risk of hip issues like hip dysplasia. In this YT video, I go into a lot more detail about the impact jumpers, floor seats, activity tables and walkers have on a baby's development: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2sy-CpdyhKQ.htmlsi=zSLddNRQt-R6inYz
My baby wakes up at 4 or 5 pm BUT i feed her and put her right back to her bed, dont speak with her, no eye contact, very dimmed light and its a 100% success bc everytime she falls back asleep till i wake her up at around 7 pm❤😊
We have to be very careful about giving children choices, because if we don’t comply with the choice they make, we are showing ourselves to be undependable.
Few things. Sucking fingers is not recommended. It'll make really hard taking away their "finger" when they're not supporse to be sucking anymore. You can take away a dummy, you can't take away their finger. Additionally it's also linked to dental problems, so it's generally a bad idea. These are well known facts.
Few things. Sucking fingers is developmentally appropriate for small children and babies. Once they are getting adult teeth they should outgrow thumb sucking or it can impact their dental development. Also, Emma is a professional who literally works with children and their development, so maybe she knows what she’s talking about.
I followed the advice not to put mittens on our newborn and I actually regret it for the hospital stay. I thought the hospital would have nail trimmers or a file so I didn't bring my own, but they didn't have any! I had some complications and had to stay 3 days with my baby when she was born, and on day 2 she severely scratched her cheek and now at 3 years old she has a permanent scar from it. I recommend waiting until you can trim their nails before uncovering their hands!
Her advice was good, but you failed to trim the nails. It's important not to put mittens on babies. The mother must have support, someone should have run out to get the trimmers.
Start a bone broth regime for her to make sure her collagen, etc, levels are up. Add duck egg yolks to her diet, too. Restoration works well for serious scars, so it should work wonders for a small scar...this will let her skin recover through time. My boy had a bone deep rip in his shin as an adult, he followed this protocol with bone broth several times a day. It worked really well. It takes time, but that's fine as recovry should be solid and slow.
I think I've already seen this video, but watching again because you just promoted it. I used to work at a daycare where about 4:30 everyday, they'd put the dancing corn or Miss Rachel on until they closed at 6. I closed once and the last teacher leaving before me wanted to give me the remote. I was like shut it off. I did a 10 page paper back in fall of 2010 on the commercialization of childhood. One of my subtopics I covered was screen time for toddlers and babies.
Hi 👋🏽 Emma! Just discovered your channel, and I just had a baby about 4 weeks ago. You are a God send! Thank you so much for all your help! You're an angel, a little baby whisperer 😊
It seems very wrong to me when toddlers walk around all day with a plastic pacifier in their mouths. It makes them wildly dependent on the object, and we miss half their smiles. When they use their fingers and then play with a toy, it gives their mouth a break. With the pacifier, it never ends.
What would your advice be on piercing the baby’s ears? I’m not with it at all but my husband keeps wanting to pierce our baby ears. She’s 5 months old. But I rather wait until she’s 1 years old or until she can ask for them herself.
As a former baby (😂), I'm glad my parents had my ear piercing done as an infant rather than having to go through it when able to remember. Listen to the expert when she replies, of course, and your heart ❤️. I've got a 3 month boy and grateful this isn't a decision I have to make, as I know it would be difficult for me too. You're already a great mama for caring!
@@giselleduff1001 aww thank you for this!! 😂🫶🏼 I’m always so worried! Since I feel like it’s going to hurt her or if I’m easing into the peer pressure. It’s so scary being a first time mom!
We bring our baby’s play mat when we go to friend’s houses for long periods of time. Husband and I usually carry our baby when we go into places. And one of us has the Bjorn Incase we both need to be hands free for a moment.
A carrier with thinner straps could give baby a better view even with inward facing. When baby is older you can also try back wearing, which is comfortable. It takes a bit of practice, but it isn’t too difficult to do.
My daughter sucked her thumb until she was 8 years old. I tried to get her to stop, but realized for her it was how she comforted herself. I was afraid of her needing to have braces, but, her teeth are straight, her jaw line is fine. And now, at 28 years old, she has a beautiful smile.
Typically, when babies are in reclined bouncers, their legs are supported, and they often naturally fall into a 'frog-legged' position with their legs splayed out to the side - which is a healthy hip position. It's a good idea to check if your little one's legs are positioned this way for comfort and proper alignment. It's also important to mix up their activities by giving them plenty of time to play on the floor, both on their tummy and back, to encourage balanced muscle development and movement.
The International Hip Dysplasia Institute has a list of hip-healthy slings/wraps and carriers. Here is the link in case you want to check it out: hipdysplasia.org/hip-healthy-products/
So much of the process is done by feel! It will depend partly on how old your baby is now and I would recommend looking for a group or expert in your area to get hands on help 🩵
Is there a strategy for the same types of situations but where they want someting they can't have. Like watch TV when it's not allowed, or to play with something dangerous. Can a tantrum be avoided?
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Great video! It's also important that parents remember that face scratching = itchy = food allergy (cheap, nasty formula...). Just DIY your own formula with Weston Price's recipe (free online), if you can't breastfeed.
Hi Emma, I am a multilinguistic and my husband too. I am worried which language do I speak with my new born as mostly in household with elder two kids we speak English and mother tounge. But my older boys seem to forgot mother tounge and they just speak English with each. I don't want this for my 3rd child. I want her to speak 3 languages, but it seems a big ask, don't know how to do it..
Fab video thank you! My twind can roll from back to front very easily now (6.5m old) and they are pushing up onto their knees but not quite got the arm strength so they just face plant the floor haha. I feel they get frsutrated though because they can't roll from tummy to back but I've tried all of your tips...do some babies just by-pass this skill and go to crawling or not?! Thanks!
I just want to say it’s impossible to put my baby in and take them out of the sit me up seat! Look at the skip hop sit up seat. My 4 month old is 19.2 lbs and sitting up really well already.
My 5 week old is obsessed with his o ball. We bat it back and forth together. Yeah I know it's probably unintentional on his part but it still blows his mind when he hits it and it moves.
