Parentese and Motherese: Talking to Your Baby

Parentese, or motherese if you're referring solely to the mother, is a type of language linguists have identified that parents use to teach and communicate with their infants. Plainly, it's known as 'baby talk.'...

A Quick Guide to Your Baby’s Development: 1 to 12 Months

  At… Most Babies Will... Some Babies Can... A Few Babies May... 1 Months - Respond to a sound, like a bell - Focus on faces - Lift their head - Follow an object held several inches in front of their face - Make...

Smart Play

A common fear among new parents is that their child is not developing mentally and physically at the proper rate. Some worry that they are doing all the wrong things when it comes to...

Your Crawling Baby

Learning to crawl is one of the most important things your baby must do. Crawling allows the baby to explore his surroundings and thereby stimulate his senses and mind. Crawling kick-starts your baby into...

Development

Growth The saying that 'your baby will be grown before you know it' is so true. The way babies grow is truly amazing; at no other time in a human's life does so much development...

When Tongue Tie Goes Untreated

The effects of ankyloglossia (tongue tie) are varied and, depending upon the age and severity of the condition, they can be mild or serious. One thing is certain, the longer treatment is withheld, the...

Ankyloglossia – Tongue Tie

What Is Ankyloglossia? The term tongue tie is the layman's way of saying ankyloglossia or short frenum and it refers to a situation when the lingual frenum is short and restricts the movement of the...

Treat a Vomiting Baby

When your baby or toddler vomits, it can be concerning. They're much too small to tell you how they feel and, as a concerned mother, the first things that come to mind tend to...