Mother & Child

This is one very hungry baby! Probably – the hungriest baby in the world!

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I remember the first time I bumbled into my sister’s art supplies when I was five. She had nice white paper and the most interesting colors in her paint pots. I believe there’s still bits of my first masterpiece hidden cleverly behind family portraits in my mother’s hallway. My sister still hasn’t forgiven me for decorating her favorite sweater either though I thought it looked remarkably more cheerful with splotches of scarlet, umber, and gold.

I still love painting now as much as I did then and it’s been a few years. Sometimes I curl up in a comfy chair next to the window in the early morning so as to catch the best light. I pull my feet up beneath me, paper balanced carefully on my knees as I look out the window. My art supplies will be to my left side in easy reach. I rest my chin on my hand and study the clear blue of the sky after a morning rain. A ruby-throated hummingbird hovers in front of the window as it sips nectar from the bright yellow bird feeder.

I’ve painted that bird before. I like hummingbirds but not as much as I love painting. Still, those birds when they stay still long enough are wonderful art subjects, full of curves and colors. The birds like flowers and so I can place them anywhere I please and use any color I desire as I fill in the backdrops. Art materials have given me many mediums. I’ve used sketches to lay in the basic premise of a design and then perhaps watercolors for the light summery ideas. Sometimes I like darker works, richer in tone and color. But painting in any medium makes my soul soar and my imagination fly.

I love painting, it’s always exhilarating. (more…)

Children’s drawings are much more than just a drawing or artwork for your child. Children’s drawings provide a wealth of information about the experiences and child development. Drawing is one way of the child to express, what is in the child’s head about. Also give a picture of children’s development of motor skills of the young child.
Drawing is often seen as a hobby, a fun enjoyable experience for the child. Most young children love to draw pictures. Signs alone is more than just fun. Our children while drawing are telling their own story. It is an important tool to develop motor skills, a good mastery of fine motor skills.
The way children is drawing shows their emotional world. There are many symbols that typically occur in some feelings at certain ages and age-related problems. Children’s telling you about their life. In the first years of life, all the drawings that children make are absolutely identical and therefore not culture-bound. Like learning to walk or cleanliness are the age limits are flexible. Attach the drawings for us adults often seem to just get some scratching will form that we can distinguish. We will also distinguish in girls ‘and boys’ drawings.
Signs Unlimited
Once a toddler could grab a piece of chalk, it will do the drawing. This will happen around the age of about 2 years. At first the drawings seem no more than arbitrary lines on paper, but there’s definitely in shape. The first drawings of the child is “boundless” marks. The child will is not limited to paper, but regular peaks on the border. The motor has not yet developed sufficient control over the child the crayon / pencil. Where a child’s third birthday uitluitend “boundless” drawings produced, this may indicate a developmental or spastic draw. It would also be able to indicate any traumatic experiences. The child was the “boundless” signs like the Pleasant flight.

From one year or two, you see that many children will draw oval circles. The child draws no longer on the edges, but limited to the paper. This oval symobol means security and protection. The circle also speaks “I want to hear”. Later additions of these drawings have stripes, which are the suns. Children draw the sun from inside to outside, from outside to inside. The rays symbolize the interaction of the child with the world around them. The Suns signed will first center on the paper yet, but when the child reached the fourth year, the “suns” shift to the top of the sheet. The way Sun draws a toddler has to do with the degree to which the child separate from the mother. When a child to his fifth year of life suns signed middle of the sheet, this may be due to an incomplete separation process. (more…)

Growing up is the single-most preoccupying task that children have, without any exception. The task at hand ensures that children are constantly absorbing information as their brains form those vital linkages that in psychology are called cognitive functions. For these cognitive functions to grow at a steady step, the child must be exposed to a learning environment that fosters these connections while nurturing the child’s other lower functions, such as psycho-motor skills, social skills and language skills.

Exposing a child to an active and stimulating environment spurs on their growth but also increases their interest in matters pertaining life. For example, if you allow a child to play often in the backyard, they inadvertently become naturalists as they observe bugs, flowers and small animals in their natural environment. Concomitantly, if you place a child indoors and allow them to play with stimulating games such as Fisher Price games and learning tools, then they are more prone to build their cognitive functions faster than a child who has nothing to stimulate their grwth curve.

Another excellent method of teaching children or encouraging/fostering their proper growth is through cartoons. Now, there are some cartoons that do nothing for children, and these include adult cartoons that have sophisticated dialog and plots, which most children cannot comprehend. On the flip side, when they are exposed to more juvenile cartoons such as Beyblade, they are able to put together the simple themes and plots within the cartoons and begin to develop rudimentary understanding of what is going on. (more…)

Between 12 and 15 months
There are large individual differences, but the norm is that children begin to walk when they are between 9 and 18 months.

Most people take their first steps sometime between 12 and 15 months.
Nobody has a clear answer on exactly what is needed for the baby takes its first steps.
Strength and control
Babies should have the strength, control and stability in the hips. In addition, they must have control of the neck to adjust the balance. They must also have established coordination with every arm and leg. This is the same movement patterns they learn when the crabs or eels forward on the floor.
First, children go with arms up to get better balance. They go in standing position, using all forces and all concentration to go. Eventually, they put the arms down. When they discover that they can bring toys from place to place, and they could not do it when they were crawling. To beginners toes are often pointing in many strange directions, but straightens out when they get better control of time. (more…)

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If you’re looking for an adorable online video to brighten your day, check out “Twin Baby Boys Have a Conversation – Part 2.” Featuring two twin baby boys, this hilarious video showcases the delightful qualities and uniqueness of twin relationships. The boys in the video are at a toddling age, hanging out by the fridge in their family’s kitchen. The twins talk to each other in baby babble, using very expressive gestures to convey their feelings. They appear to be like little adults, having a typical conversation about everyday things. The twin on the right seems particularly concerned about his missing sock. With over one million views and thousands of viewer comments, this popular YouTube video was featured on ABC News, as well as a Korean news website, and has sparked much discussion about the “secret language” of twins. This viral video is sure to crack up anyone, regardless of whether or not they’ve had children. (more…)

Emotional development of a child can begin even before birth, as the developing fetus hears the mother’s voice and other external stimulation. Once born, the infant requires touch and care for proper emotional development. Infants who are not handled enough will experience slow growth and development, and are less likely to thrive. Infants who receive proper care and attention bloom, and begin to develop emotional ties to their caregiver, and begin their social interaction. When your baby is good you should award it with a nice baby gift.

Sketch of many children (www.chstuff.com) (more…)

At one time maternity clothing was little more than ugly tents. They made women look every bit as uncomfortable as the eight month of pregnancy feels. Today’s maternity clothing is a mix of fresh fashion and wonderful science. Modern maternity clothing allows a woman to feel beautiful and stylish throughout her pregnancy. (more…)