http://www.diigo.com/user/Irisdd/development Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:56:17 -0000 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:56:17 -0000 http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bactivities/0,,46rp,00.html <p></p><p><strong>Highlights and Sticky Notes:</strong><p><div class="content"><strong>Give your baby plenty of floor time.</strong> While putting babies on the floor is contrary to many of our previous customs, it is one of the best ways to support both physical skills and the development of a baby's sense of competence.</div></p><p><div class="content"><strong><span name="" class="" title="" mode="" __old__title="" owner="" style="">Offer your baby the most unrestricted motion possible.</span></strong> <span name="" class="" title="" mode="" __old__title="" owner="" style="">There are differing opinions about how best to support an infant's physical skills. Magda Gerber, an expert on infant development and coauthor of</span> <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471178837/ivillagepp/" target="new window">Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities from the Very Start</a></em><span name="" class="" title="" mode="" __old__title="" owner="" style="">, advocates putting babies in the least restrictive position possible.</span> If you practice (as an adult) lying on your back and on your front, you will probably discover, like most babies do, that lying on your back offers you the most opportunity for movement.</div></p><p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd/baby' rel='tag'>baby</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd/development' rel='tag'>development</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd/parenting' rel='tag'>parenting</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd/tips' rel='tag'>tips</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd'>irisdd</a></p> Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:56:17 -0000 http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bactivities/0,,lz_6qsc,00.html <p></p><p><strong>Highlights and Sticky Notes:</strong><p><div class="content"> Play is an essential part of your baby's development and a great way to bond as a family. These games will build your baby's <a href="http://parenting.ivillage.com/#lang">language</a>, <a href="http://parenting.ivillage.com/#social">social</a> and <a href="http://parenting.ivillage.com/#motor">motor</a> (large- and small-muscle) skills while you're having fun.</div><ul><li>Do research to get some more ideas... maybe find a video to exercise with Jack. <small>posted by <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd'>irisdd</a></small></li></ul></p><p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd/baby' rel='tag'>baby</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd/development' rel='tag'>development</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd/parenting' rel='tag'>parenting</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd'>irisdd</a></p> Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:53:38 -0000 http://www.parenting.com/parenting/baby/article/0,19840,1194567,00.html?topic=l1355 <p></p><p><strong>Highlights and Sticky Notes:</strong><p><div class="content"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" class="articleText" height="11" valign="top" align="left" width="354" colspan="2"> <div id="topic_page" style="visibility: visible;"><a href="http://www.parenting.com/parenting/baby/topics/main/">Baby Article Browse</a><img src="http://img.timeinc.net/parenting/web/images/topic/arrow_right_grey_text.gif" border="0" height="7" width="8" /><a href="http://www.parenting.com/parenting/baby/topics/results/0,19897,__l1355,00.html?topic=l1355">Development</a><img src="http://img.timeinc.net/parenting/web/images/topic/arrow_right_grey_text.gif" border="0" height="7" width="8" />Article </div> <table cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="0" valign="top" align="left"> <tbody><tr> <td><img name="" class="" mode="" src="http://img.timeinc.net/parenting/web/images/0606_five_senses_02.jpg" height="200" owner="" alt="Curious baby" style="" width="150" /></td> <td rowspan="3"><img src="http://img.timeinc.net/parenting/web/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="77" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span class="grey9">Bastienne Schmidt</span><br /> <span class="blue9"></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://img.timeinc.net/parenting/web/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="5" width="1" /></td> </tr> </tbody></table><div> <span class="grey9"><img src="http://img.timeinc.net/parenting/web/images/article/parentinglogo.gif" border="0" alt="from Parenting magazine" /></span> <br /> <br /> <span class="blue18b">Your Baby's 5 Senses</span> <br /> <span class="blue11">How they develop, and what they teach her about love, life – and even cottage cheese</span></div></td></div><ul><li>Touch (textures are a trill), Sight (people are most fun to look at), Hearing (foreign lanuages sound foreign), Taste (start with sweet tooth), Smell (nice aromas soothe) <small>posted by <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd'>irisdd</a></small></li></ul></p><p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd/baby' rel='tag'>baby</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd/development' rel='tag'>development</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd/parenting' rel='tag'>parenting</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/irisdd'>irisdd</a></p> Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:18:24 -0000 60