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Teach a Baby to Talk Each day your baby is learning new things and you are there to see every blessed moment. Those new babbling sounds may not seem like much in the way of language, but if you listen with a sensitive ear, you will hear your baby trying to imitate sounds that you make back to you. Here is how to encourage baby's natural instinct to communicate. Instructions Let your baby lead the way. Most experts agree that you can push intellectual learning too fast which may result in emotional or even physical problems like stuttering, which is the opposite of what you want to accomplish. If the baby seems frustrated, tired or disinterested then forget about teaching your baby to talk and pick it up again in a week. Talk to your baby. When you talk to your baby, look him in the eye and watch his reaction. Some babies will watch your mouth intently and even try to imitate the mouth motions without making a sound at first. Make your speech slow and distinct. When havi...

The Easy Ways To Interact With Your Baby Interaction with a baby is essential. They learn from your every move and sound, feel loved by your touch and bond with you during every minute you share. Daily care routines are interaction in themselves; learn additional ways to interact with your baby. Instructions Be involved in your baby's development as much as possible. If you are her primary caregiver, especially during the day, this will be simple. Activities such as feeding, diapering and rocking to sleep are very valuable forms of interaction. If you work during the day, make sure you fit in as many of these activities on your own as possible, including putting the baby to sleep. Breastfeed. As a mother, breastfeeding is a great form of interaction and bonding with baby, in addition to providing numerous health benefits. Make bath time fun. Baths incorporate touch, playing with water and learning new sights and sounds, especially with bath toys. Talk and play with your...

The Benefits Of Circumcision Circumcision of a male infant is a hotly contested topic. Many new parents struggle with the decision to circumcise or not. Circumcision has benefits and many parents choose to have the procedure performed on their sons. Study urinary tract infections (UTI) in circumcised and uncircumcised boys. You want to lessen your child's risk of getting urinary tract infections. A circumcised infant is 10 times less likely to get a UTI than an uncircumcised baby boy, as well as the fevers associated with UTIs. Learn about balanitis. Reduce the likelihood that your son will get balanitis. This is a painful inflammation of the glands. Circumcision can prevent a common, sometimes recurring problem. Consider that the future may contain additional STD risks. Raise your son's protection against sexually transmitted diseases. Studies have shown that circumcised men are eight times less likely to get HIV than uncircumcised men. This is due in part to the fac...

Enhance Your Child's Language Development A child's ability to learn many aspects of language is fixed by age 3. Therefore the language skills that a child has at age three will be the basis for all further language development. This is why enhancing your child's language development from the very beginning is critical. Instructions Teach your child to use sign language. This can be started as early as 9 months and allows your child to talk before he can even say words. Set up the environment so that your child has to communicate in order to get what she wants. For example, give your child one cookie and then place the other cookies out of reach but within eyesight so she has to ask you for "more." Narrate your life. Self-talk is another great way to enhance language development. Describe what you're doing and how you feel. For example, "I am putting my shoes on. First the left foot and now the right foot." Expand on what you child says....

 Improve An Infant's Motor Development By the end of a baby's first year, she can master crawling, climbing stairs, manipulating small objects and perhaps even walking. You don't need to stock up on fancy toys or gadgets to encourage an infant's motor development. Babies love to engage in play, so use some simple games to improve her motor skills and have fun as well. Instructions Help your infant learn to roll over. Hold a toy above his face and move it to one side, encouraging him to grab for the toy. Give him the toy and praise him when he flips over. Place paper cups filled with oat circle cereal in front of the baby when she can sit unassisted. Show her how you can pour the cereal from one cup to another and encourage her to try. This aids the development of her fine motor skills. Show your infant how to play with balls. Babies enjoy pushing balls and then crawling after them. If he isn't crawling yet, roll the ball to him and encourage him to roll ...

Cutting An Umbilical Cord Cutting the umbilical cord after a birth is an exciting event in a new parent's life. The process may seem intimidating, but cutting an umbilical cord is easy if you follow these pointers. Instructions Make sure the umbilical cord has stopped pulsating. The doctor and nurses should cue you when the time is right. You want the blood to have stopped pulsating so the mom and the baby will have both gotten all the blood back out of the cord. Use two clamps to hold the umbilical card in place. Again, the doctor and nurses should help you with this part. Hold the sectioned-off part of the umbilical cord with gauze. Cut between the two clamps with sterilized scissors. Dab the excess blood while cutting the cord.

Take Care Of Kangaroo Care In NICU Kangaroo Care is a great new concept that is popping up in NICUs (Neonatal Intensive Care Units) across the country. This practice may be referred to as a skin-to-skin contact. Parents who use kangaroo care on hospitalized infants report better bonding, better breastfeeding and babies have fewer crying jags, better body temperature and more regulated breathing and heart rates. Read on to learn more about how to give kangaroo care in NICU. Instructions Speak to your neonatologist (the doctor in the NICU). Ask what their opinion is about kangaroo care. They may be all for it, but your baby may have to be healthier or be off a specific machine so you can perform it. Feel free to bring them research about it. A good place to start is "Kangaroo Care: The Best You Can Do to Help Your Preterm Infant" by Susan Ludington-Hoe. Enlist the nurses in the NICU to help you. Depending on the age and health issues of your baby, you may need the nu...