Happy Days » Baby’s Devlopment

Almost any mom will admit that she wants her baby to be one of the clever ones - a smart little chap. We know life is easier for bright and clever people. For this reason as parents we invest time and energy in ensuring that our baby develops optimally and is well stimulated. Research is constantly looking at the key influences on intelligence. Timothy Taylor, PhD, in his book The Artificial Ape, published in July 2010, looks at the inventions that changed the course of human development. As we know, human babies are born less mature than almost any other mammal on earth and their survival depends on...

  Congratulations, you are pregnant and inside of you is growing and developing a little life. Over the next 9 months, there will be so many changes for you and your baby. Each month, your baby will change so much, as he prepares to cope with our busy world. The shifts for you are also immense. This month, we look at the monthly changes that you and baby go through during this precious time. Month 1 Baby – The sense of touch is your baby’s first sense to develop and is the most well developed sense at birth. Your baby’s touch system began to develop before you even knew you were...

QUESTION: My baby girl was born 13 weeks premature.  She is now 3,5 months (corrected age 3 weeks). I'm not sure how to handle her sleeping and dietary needs.  Do I do it according to her corrected age or her real age. She was in Neonatal ICU for just over 2months.  There they had her in a 3 hours feeding schedule.  Waking her if she sleeps day and night to feed.  I carried on with this when she was discharged from hospital.  The doctor said I can stretch her to a 4 hour schedule once she is over 3kg's.  She's been on a 4 hour schedule for the past week...

Summer in the UK can mean rainy, wet weather while cold wintery conditions in SA mean we are spending less time outdoors than we usually do.  Wherever you are in the world when the weather is not too great it can be a battle to think of things to do with your tots indoors.  Baby Sense to the rescue!  Here are 20 fun and easy activities to try on a rainy day. 1.  Bring out door inside Bring toys you usually have in the garden inside.  You may find that they are used in different ways.  A paddle pool filled with beanbags or soft toys is different to a paddle pool of water.   A skipping rope...

Q:I am feeling desperate - please, I need advice. My little boy turned 3 in February and refuses to get out of nappies. Everything I read is about when to potty train and when to toilet train and when to start doing all this. What do I do with a child who refuses to get out of nappies? Never mind the toilet training or potty training. He has every now and again used the toilet or potty but he will not walk around without a nappy on. I think he’s terrified he’ll have an accident.He just had a sibling enter his life about 6 months ago, so we delayed the process and now we are in trouble. Any...