Give your baby a few minutes a couple times each day to lie on her stomach unrestricted by blankets or clothing. Her arms and legs will begin to uncurl and exercise will begin to strengthen her neck and upper body. Many important skills develop while she plays on her tummy. For more information see: TummyTime
What Matters Most
It’s been here since they were both born.
The incessant need to constantly compare them to other kids. Are they sleeping like normal kids? Are they crawling or walking when they should? Are they talking when they should be?
And I see this starting to escalate as David is getting to the preschool age. I see some kids his age reading and he barely knows his letters (not for a lack of trying on my part) and I have panic attacks. What if he is behind? I feel like I’m constantly trying to get around other almost 3 year olds and listen to them talk to see where he is. And the same for Fiona. Why is she not talking more? It keeps me up at night sometimes worried about how each of them will do as they grow up.
This has just been on my mind SO much lately, but I am trying hard to set my “momma mind and heart” and focus on this: [Read more…]
Summer Fun
It’s the beginning of summer in North America and it is always hot is SE Asia, so this seems a great time to mention great hot weather activities. Maybe your baby is too young to enjoy being out in hot weather, but early morning and dusk are great times to go out for a walk in your neighborhood. Don’t waste this wonderful time.
Mother’s Day 2012
In May we honor mothers. So this month I have a few stories about mothering and hopefully some encouragement for you as a mom.
As most of you know, I live and serve in Malaysia. While our sons were in school here, I was a stay-at-home-mom. My husband traveled a lot, but I was nearly always with our sons. However, every three months I had to leave and re-enter Malaysia for a new tourist pass to live here. On one of my returns to Malaysia I had the following conversation with the Immigration officer. [Read more…]
Raising a Bilingual Child
Language learning always fascinates me, so I took a fresh look at language learning and bilingual learning. As usual, I found some very interesting information to share with you.
The New York Times, on March 17, 2012, published an article titled, Why Bilinguals Are Smarter¹. They say, “Being bilingual, it turns out, makes you smarter. It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related to language and even shielding against dementia in old age.” Those are pretty sweeping claims. [Read more…]
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