Tag: Generational mothers
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Crawling – quick! Baby-proof the house!
Once the baby becomes mobile, life will never be the same for any of us. Get Ready!
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Grey Eyes Bring Focus
We spend a lot of time looking into the eyes of our precious little grandchildren. I love the way that eye color can change. My granddaughter’s eyes are changing from blue to a grey shot with gold. We don’t know anyone else in the family with that color. My mother in law’s eyes are the…
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Daycare Dilemma- How to Choose
Socialization is a key part of development for babies. Where can we find our friends? This is not easy for today’s working families unless there are plenty of young family and young neighbors to hand. My daughter and son-in-law are ready to look at child care centers, firstly on a drop in backup care basis…
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Musical Babies
Music is a wonderful thing for baby development. Baby Mozart was the new way to develop baby brains to their full potential when I was a mother of young children in the 90s. I learned through my studies that music contains important information for math, rhythm and harmony and that songs of course are the…
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Endless Teething
If only we could develop a mouthful of teeth without any discomfort. Like many other mammals who feed on mother’s milk, humans are born with no teeth and then gradually develop their milk teeth as they begin to try solid food. It’s all very logical and makes sense except for the pain! My mother remembers…
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Dealing with Infant Breathing Issues: Our story of a terrifying night.
That night, father was sleeping next to his daughter in bed. She was on a changing pad with sides curved up to stop her rolling anywhere. He woke up to hear her making strange sounds. As he looked closely he saw that her eyelids and lips were blue. She was deathly pale and unresponsive.
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Delighting in Development, What Can Baby See?
NanaKim chose decorative garden wind chimes for supporting visual development. My granddaughter’s parents shopped for beautiful and engaging mobiles. What would you choose?
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From Mother to Grandmother
I am now a grandparent. I can remember bringing my daughter, my first baby, home from hospital and being very nervous about the responsibility of caring for this small person I loved so much. My daughter and her husband are now parents. I recognize how their new baby will upend their lives and I am…
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Peace of Mind with CPR
Back in my former life in working in preschool, I have taken many CPR/First Aid classes to keep up my certification and to meet state licensing standards. Depending on where you live, this needs to be renewed annually or every two years. I am well aware of the importance of this life saving training. My…
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