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CRADLE CRIER RAISING TODAY’S CHILDREN She Or He? Him Or Her? the Writers of Cradle Crier Believe All Children Are Wonderful Month 6 CRADLE CRIER RAISING TODAY’S CHILDREN She or He? Him or Her? The writers of Cradle Crier believe all children are wonderful. That’s why we take turns referring to infants as boys or girls. When we say “she” or “he” or “him” or “her,” we mean all children, especially your baby! Each child is different. Your child may develop “early” or “late” when compared to other children. What’s important is that you look for and notice your child’s growth in each area of development. Encourage each new ability. If you have concerns at any time about your child’s development, contact your health care provider. Baby-Proof Your Home Babies enjoy learning about the world with their mouths. Everything goes in! Baby-proof your home. It’s much easier on you than saying “No!” every time your child puts something in his mouth. It’s much better for your child, too, since children need to explore. That’s how they learn. Baby-proofing is a way of guiding your child gently as he learns, “What can I do with this?” “What’s mine?” “What’s okay for me to play with?” Start on your hands and knees, looking around your home from a baby’s point of view. Watch for: • Small items. Keep floors and tables clear of coins, cigarettes or anything smaller than 1½ inches around. Everything can go in a baby’s mouth – buttons, paper clips, staples, toy parts, even dust balls! Don’t let him find them! • Knobs. Make sure the knobs on your TV, stereo or other electronics and equipment won’t come off. • Sharp objects. Keep knives, scissors and razor blades from reach. Don’t leave glass or broken items in an open wastebasket. • Electrical outlets. Put safety covers on electrical outlets. Keep wires out of reach and see that fans are placed so your baby can’t reach them. • Plastic bags and balloons. They can suffocate a child. Throw away all plastic bags, including dry-cleaning bags, and broken balloons. • Cords. Cords from draperies and blinds are very dangerous. They can get caught around your baby’s neck and suffocate him. Be sure your baby can’t reach them. • Valuables. Put breakable things up high. • Poisons. Put cigarettes away. Babies can be poisoned if they eat them. Keep all houseplants out of reach. Some are poisonous. • Keep all medicines, cleaners, pesticides, liquor and beer, cigarettes, drugs and other products that could poison your baby in their original containers, away from food, and in a locked cabinet. • Keep all medicines in child-resistant packaging and out of reach of children. Don’t take medicine in front of your baby, and never call medicine “candy.” • Some plants are harmful to children and all plants are choking risks. Find out what your plants are and if they are poisonous. Keep all house plants out of reach of children. Contact the Poison Center for a list of poisonous plants. • Causing someone to vomit is no longer recommended to treat poisonings. Syrup of Ipecac is no longer recommended. Instead consider storing activated charcoal if you live more than one hour from emergency services. Important: never give acti- vated charcoal before calling the Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222. • Install carbon monoxide detectors in your home. Prevention is the best accident protection. You can protect your baby better than anyone else. Guidance for Safety: Another way to guide your child is to re-direct him. For example, if your baby moves toward the kitchen, pick him up and direct him toward the living room. Or, if he picks up a glass dish, pick him up and give him his favorite toy. Your child may still cry and be upset, but at least he’s safe. Don’t slap his hand or yell at him. Hitting teaches him “It’s OK to hit.” Also, he doesn’t know why you’re upset. Guidance for your child means three things: 1. Baby-proof your home. 2. Redirect your child’s attention when there’s danger. 3. Substitute a safe toy for an object that could hurt. Physical Development Intellectual and Language Development When your baby first started to reach for an object, Ordinary items can be a big-time delight for your she had to watch carefully to grasp it correctly. baby. He may enjoy the sound of crinkly wrapping Now, she can grasp without staring. paper more than the gift that came in it. A set of Here’s a game to encourage grasping and to teach measuring spoons can be more fun to shake and her how to use a “tool.” Put her in a sitting posi- listen to than a rattle. And, the edge of a familiar tion on the floor next to you. Put a favorite toy on a blanket can feel as wonderful as the most expensive blanket just out of reach. Show her how the toy gets stuffed toy. closer as you pull on the blanket. If she doesn’t pull Give your child different things to look at, listen on the blanket, pull it again to bring the toy closer to, touch and taste. A mirror placed so he can until she can reach it. Tell her what you are doing, see himself as he crawls on the floor is fascinat- “See, you can reach the ball by pulling the blanket.” ing. Tiny bath bubbles are great to feel and look At six or seven months of age, your baby is prob- at. Many toys appeal to your baby’s senses. You ably able to: don’t need special toys to encourage your baby to explore. Allow him to safely explore his world. • Sometimes sit for several minutes. • Creep backwards and forwards with her stomach. By six months-of-age your baby may: • Hold an object with one hand and then put it in • Recognize his name and turn when he hears it. the other hand. • Study things for a long time. • Hold one building block, then reach for a second • Turn objects upside down to get another view of one and look for a third one right away. them. • Grab for an object when it drops. • Know he must use his hands to pick up some- thing. • Have one favorite toy or blanket. • Pick up items, shake them and then listen to the sound they make when he drops them. Help Your Baby Learn By: • Playing peek-a-boo with her. • Letting her listen to music for short periods of time. • Blowing soap bubbles for her to watch. • Giving her things to play with that make noise. • Floating a toy in her bathtub. • Reading nursery rhymes and stories to her. • Singing lullabies to her. • Talking to her in complete sentences about what you are doing. Cradle Crier / Month 6 Page 2 Lots of Squeals! By now, your baby may be quite a noisemaker. Sometimes he may squeal so loudly he scares him- self. He isn’t sure where the sound comes from! Soon, he will realize the sounds he makes with his voice are those he hears with his ears. By prac- ticing, he will come up with new sounds each week. It will be awhile before he speaks real words. He’s beginning to understand some words you say by the tone of your voice. Now is a great time to read to your baby. Make books a big part of his world. Large books with heavy cardboard or vinyl pages are best at this age. By now your baby is: • Babbling to himself, his toys and other people. • Making sounds like “ee,” “ah,” “ooh,” “dada,” “bye-bye” and “mama.” • Beginning to make the sounds “f,” “v,” “th,” “s,” “sh,” “sz,” “m” and “n.” Tips for Working Parents • Watching your mouth and trying to imitate you Parents often worry they will harm their children if when you talk to him. they work outside the home. Research shows chil- dren develop well if they attend high quality child- Social and Emotional Development care. Yet, babies must also have their needs met con- sistently when they are at home with their parents. Your baby probably shows many emotions. Crying often turns on and off like a light switch. She may If you’re a working parent, you may find caring for scream when left alone, and stop the minute she’s your home, baby and other family members over- picked up. Squeals of joy go with splashing in the whelming. Consider cutting back on other chores to tub, and anger comes when you take her out of the save time for your family. You could try: bath water. • Making a list of the chores you do, or think need Sometimes your baby doesn’t know what she to be done, every day. Mark those that could wants. For fussy times, a quiet room and a soothing be done every week rather than daily. Make an voice may help. Studies show low lights, rhythmic “every day,” “weekly,” and “monthly” list of sounds and a room neither too hot nor too cool chores. helps a baby to fall asleep. • When writing your list , put the most important tasks at the top, and do these first. You may find you need to move some tasks to the weekly or Get Together With Other Parents monthly list. Be realistic. Only list the chores you Some parents make a regular date to get together can get done. with other parents and their babies. Consider get- • Check off the tasks as you accomplish them. Feel ting together once a week with two or three parents good about your successes.
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