Archive for June, 2009
Friday, June 26th, 2009
In a 1996 study, infant preference for social stimulation that included touch during a face-to-face situation with an adult was investigated. Under the no-touch treatment, the infant eye contact responses were followed by contingent adult smiling and cooing, but not by touching. During the touch condition, infants emitted more eye ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
A 2002 study by Dr. Tiffany Field showed infant's preference for touch stimulation. In this study, infant eye contact was reinforced by the mother's face and voice with touch added in one condition and without touch in the other condition. Infants in the first four months of life who received ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
About Dr. Belilovsky: Dr. Anatoly Belilovsky is a New York pediatrician whose 365-day practice, Belilovsky Pediatrics, is an Americhoice Center of Excellence in pediatric care. He is a graduate of Princeton University and served as a clinical instructor in pediatrics at Cornell’s Weill College of Medicine. For more information, visit ...
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Start and end the day with a hug. Make it into a game and come up with all kinds of hugs, for example the Bear hug (very strong), the Caterpillar hug (with all arms and legs), etc.
Draw animals on your child’s back and let her guess what they are. You ...
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
Many books have been published about baby massage. Some of them provide information on adapting the massage to your growing child, but usually the main focus is on infant/baby massage.
I'm a huge promoter of massage and nurturing touch for older children as well and love books that cover both baby ...
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Every year between Mother's Day and Father's Day is National Family Month, a celebration of family. It was created by KidsPeace to "raise awareness and underscore the importance of family – kids, mothers, fathers, relatives and caregivers – and to encourage supporting one another. Child-development experts have described "family" as ...
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Monday, June 15th, 2009
Today is an exciting day! The files for the book are going to the printer. Jill (the book designer), Brad (the illustrator) and I worked so hard the past two weeks to get it all perfect and ready for this moment. I haven't had a peaceful night of sleep in ...
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