How your children see the world and what can I do about it as a parent.
Your child’s basic and primary goal in life is to CONNECT with you, their parents. The three most important ways your child CONNECT’S with you, their parent, is by making eye contact with you, getting your loving touch and listening for the sound of your reassuring voice.
What would Dr. Ann say?
By talking, touching and making eye contact with your baby on a daily basis, you will build a trusting relationship.
3-6 Months – Beginnings of a separate being.
Your baby begins to understand that they are a separate being from you. This sometimes scares a three month old, so expect your baby to cry when you leave the room. You begin to see sincere smiles coming from your baby – a gift you will treasure!
What would Dr. Ann say?
Play peek-a-boo with your baby to help them cope with your absence and then come to the realization that you always reappear!
What would Dr. Ann say?
When your child behaves in ways you want as a parent, be sure to move close to them through eye contact, touching, and talking. This will encourage your child to repeat these behaviors in order to gain your attention. When your child behaves in ways you DON’T want as a parent, be sure to move away, “simply by picking your child up from behind with their back to your chest and don’t talk to them while you distract them with another more appropriate activity.” This will discourage your child from repeating that behavior.
- 9-12 months – “No” is their favorite word.
Your child will change more in the first year of life than in any other time of their life, except puberty!You will be challenged with telling your child to stop and go for their own protection and establishing a new set of rules. The only way your child will learn to control their impulses is by you teaching them what to do with their emotions.