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by on July 13, 2022
Good evidence suggests that screen viewing before age 18 months has lasting negative effects on children's language development, reading skills, and short term memory. It also contributes to problems with sleep and attention. Television viewing in babies under 18 months of age should be avoided, other than video chatting. Video-chatting can support your child's social and language development. It can also help to create bonds with family and friends. If you're thinking about using digital media like apps or TV programs with your baby or toddler, it's important to use age-appropriate, quality content. The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed a longstanding statement that children under the age of two should not watch TV. There are also concerns that screens can lead to shorter attention spans and behavioral issues. While many parents have some idea that television viewing is not good, most parents are not aware of the negative effects television can have on young children, especially when heard as background noise. To help encourage brain, language, and social development, spend more time playing, reading, and being physically active with your baby. As with any screen time, excess can lead to eye strain and other problems, especially for young eyes that are still developing. Your children's brain continues to develop well into their twenties. Exposure to screens reduces babies' ability to read human emotion and control their frustration. It also detracts from activities that help boost their brain power, like play and interacting with other children.  A recent study by the National Institutes of Health showed that kids who spend more than two hours a day on screen time activities score lower on language and thinking tests. Brain scans revealed that the more TV a child watched, the larger certain parts of the brain were. Grey matter volume was higher in regions toward the front and side of the head in kids who watched a lot of TV. In this case, higher brain volume in these kids was associated with a lower verbal IQ. And kids who spend more than seven hours a day on screens show a thinning of the brain's cortex, which manages critical thinking and reasoning. The study by Chonchaiya and Pruksananonda found that children who began watching tv before 12 months and who watched more than 2 hours of TV per day were six times more likely to have language delays.  Every additional 30 minutes of screen time per day was linked to a 49 percent increased risk of “expressive speech delay,” which involves problems using sounds and words to communicate. To avoid children watching TV's, you need to set a good example. Divert their attention to other fun activities and don't allow technology in certain areas in the house.
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by on July 1, 2022
Comfort settling, or controlled comforting, is ideal for babies aged 6 months and older. Place your baby into their cot after a cuddle and tell them it's sleep time. Gently pat for a few minutes until they are calm and then leave the room. Stay outside while listening to the pitch and intensity of your baby's cry. Responsive settling is responding to babies' comfort needs while helping them settle and sleep. Responsive settling helps babies feel safe and secure. Settling in arms, hands-on settling and verbal reassurance are ways to settle babies responsively.  When you put your baby down to sleep if he is unsettled and chatty or even having a little shout, this is perfectly normal and all part of self settling. Don't worry if your baby does this sometimes when you put him down for his nap in the day or for his evening and night sleeps. Swaddling or wrapping your newborn baby can help settle them to sleep and reduce awakenings. Hold your baby in your arms until they fall asleep. Use gentle rhythmic patting, rocking, stroking, talking, or softly singing before putting to bed. This is why many babies find it so easy to sleep in the car or stroller. Using a rocking bassinet, baby hammock or a baby swing are effective Oftentimes you'll notice your baby is beginning to develop self-soothing behaviors when they start to fall asleep on their own at night, or you'll see signs such as moving their head back and forth, playing with feet/sucking on hands, sucking in general (with or without a pacifier), re-positioning/rolling around. Babies who self-soothe are able to fall back asleep on their own with little or no crying. They may wake, briefly make noise, and then fall back to sleep. Some babies learn to self-soothe naturally as they get older.  Many parents start noticing their infant demonstrating self-soothing behaviors by 3 to 4 months. By 6 months, most infants are capable of going 8 or more hours without needing a feed in the night, so it's an ideal time to encourage them to self-soothe themselves to sleep and back to sleep if they wake up.So if your baby falls asleep in their cot, they're less likely to be upset when they wake in their cot in the night. This helps them learn to self-soothe. Self-soothing is when your baby can calm down and go to sleep again by themselves. Babies may cry every time they are put down due to many factors such as separation anxiety, when adjusting to a new crib, or when disturbed from a comfortable position. You can teach them to self-soothe by sticking to a bedtime routine, feeding them before sleep, and soothing them with a massage. It's absolutely fine to pick up your newborn baby when they cry. It helps your baby feel safe and know that you're nearby. You can't spoil a newborn. If your newborn is crying, it's because they need you to comfort them.
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