Q: I have a month old baby and my husband and I are wondering whether to use cloth or disposable nappies?

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Toilet learning differs from Toilet training. Child toilet training is something that is adult directed; toilet learning is when the child is involved in their own learning. Toilet training may involve a time pressure on your child which seems to be a quick fix but may have consequences. Toilet training involves an attitude of having to do it now because the adult chooses so. The difference between toilet learning and toilet training is the adult’s attitude which can make a big difference for the child.

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Q: We have just taken our 17month old out a her cot and into a low bed and we have had more problems since doing this. She used to sleep 11 hours at night, only waking twice a week but sometimes for up to 2 hours. Where we would go to her and try and settle her, we don’t do controlled crying. We took her out hoping this would stop, but it has gotten worse.

It now takes us from 1-3hours to get her to sleep at night, as opposed to 15 minutes and not needing to be in her room. If we let her stay up as long as she likes until she is ready it is 10pm and she doesn’t catch up on her sleep by sleeping longer that morning or the next day. I have little problems putting her to sleep during the day.
We follow the same routine day and night when goin to bed, her meal, milk, reading books, then in bed to sleep. She now sleeps for only 9.5 hours at night, rather than 11 hours and she wakes usually 6 hours after she falls asleep and we have to take her back to her bed to resettle her.

We are at a lose on whether to continue her in a low bed or return her to her cot until she is a little older.

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Weaning is the process when a baby moves from breastfeeding or bottle feeding to non milk meal. The sensitive periods for weaning are about 5-6 months. Before this period the parent needs to prepare the baby for this process. This starts at the age of 3-4 months when the baby is introduced to different flavours by letting the baby have a taste of fruit juice form a tiny spoon.

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Every parent has experienced the phenomenon of separation anxiety in children. It is a normal behaviour that is part of child development seen mostly in babies and toddlers. It can most often be seen in babies from 8 months old to about 2 years.

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By: Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen

Book Summary:
‘Montessori from the Start’ focuses on the practical aspects application of Montessori for the child ages 0-3. It is well written and easily understood for a parent who is familiar with the Montessori Method…

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The Montessori way to bring up caring, confident children
By: Tim Seldin

Book Summary:
This book offers a practical approach to Montessori for children at home. It gives activities that mainly can be done at home and for older children…

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By: Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro, M.D.

Book Summary:
This book is a highly recommended Montessori book that makes a great gift to any expecting mother. It explains from a medical point of view the development of each infant and what can be done to help their development…

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By Maria Montessori

Book Summary:
In ‘The Discovery of the Child’ Maria Montessori describes the nature of the child and her method. She believes that once her principles of her method have been applied it will become simple for practitioners to implement her method…

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Creativity may seem important only for people who are involved in the artistic trade. Yet more and more in our society we see the real value of it. There have been links between creativity and problem solving abilities and increasing the ability to “think outside of the box”.

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