I have a one year old and I need to know how to grow closer to him, rear and discipline him, play with him, yet keep my sanity!What is your best practice/advice for mothering (tips, techniques, products, practices)?
Love him with all your heart.
Look him in the eyes and smile at him.
Tell him you love him and kiss and cuddle him every day.
Be excited when he does something clever
Praise and reward him when he is being / does something good. He will be happier to feel good and please you rather than being naughty to get negative attention.
Spend time with other parents and children. You can't teach him everything he needs to know. Socially he'll learn a lot about life!
Did I mention love him with all your heart?
Sing to him and with him. Do all the silly actions and silly voices!
Play with him, show him something new or give him an idea, then stand back and let him do it HIS way, even if it means a big mess. Life's too short.
I could think of many more, but my bubby is waking up for his morning feed and playtime!What is your best practice/advice for mothering (tips, techniques, products, practices)?
No matter what anybody ever tells you do not ever physically harm your baby, spanking, biting back, slapping hands, soap in the mouth none of this should ever be done and do not allow other people to punish your child its not their place no matter who they are. read to him, sing to him dance with him, put some kids songs on and play a game called sheet sheet you hold the sheet up and shake it really fast and then bring it high in the air and baby runs under it and the sheet slowly falls over baby, then bring the sheet up really high again and show baby how to run out then let the sheet fall to the floor and then let baby run to the middle and sit down then you shake the sheet and you should get lots of giggles from this game, another one is peek a boo behind the recliner sit in the recliner and turn your head look at baby and say peek then turn your head to the other side and say boo! you should get alot of giggles from this one too. and always remember that discipline means to teach and the best way to teach baby is by setting examples. oh and one more thing while your folding laundry give baby his own basket of clothes to fold and talk to him about abc's and 123's even though you may not understand everything he is saying he is enjoying every moment with you.
spend time with him and lead by example.
Take a look at Mama Drama. Lots of good stuff there from funny moms balancing on the brink of insanity. :)
http://blogs.chron.com/mamadrama/
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