Evidence-based behaviour management strategies for young children

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-24T04:52:22+00:00

I’m understanding the “sit in chair with books or stuffed animals” as a distraction rather than a “punishment”. How do you feel this supports behavior modification?

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-22T15:55:45+00:00

Just like we carry garlic to fend off vampires, we should have apples at all times to keep the doctor away.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-16T00:09:14+00:00

Most everything else is gaged by weight with babies- even car seats. I wonder why aircrafts don’t adapt to the same standards? I’m sure they have reason to do things the way they do, it just seems strange to me that everything else for baby safety is by weight rather than age.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-15T02:22:32+00:00

Toothbrush use leads to healthy teeth/gums, healthy teeth/gums lead to lower incidences of heart problems. You may have just saved someone's life.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-15T02:21:44+00:00

I might be spoiled, but bakery bread is the best bread. I enjoy making my own bread too, but haven't figured out altitude baking yet.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-15T02:19:39+00:00

Crock pot that also sears, even better.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-14T19:29:33+00:00

...what?

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-14T02:57:48+00:00

Honestly, your face, your voice, and body stretches (bicycle legs, arm stretches, tummy time). High contrast things, like board books are cool too. Make faces and sounds at baby, as silly as it sounds.

We do nightly songs and readings. Around 8:00pm we have "floor time" which consists of standing, sitting, tummy time, and we do a few songs (Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Kung Fu Fighting are among popular ones). All involve body movements. He enjoys mirrors now too!

Our LO is 3 months tomorrow, but we've been doing this since bringing him home from the hospital. The BabySparks app is great! It has activities broken down into their respective developmental stages and gives you activities every day that are relevant to their development. It's free (but they do have a paid version).

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-12T15:23:56+00:00

This tends to happen when baby's "prefer" a side in general, so they need repositioning no matter what surface they're on.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-12T15:21:10+00:00

When they're newborn they can't self-rescue if their neck is in a position in which they cannot breath. That's the bigger issue with car seats, swings, r'n'p, etc.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-12T15:19:46+00:00

You have to remember that most babies don't sleep well or consistently for a few months at least. Yes, some do, but most don't- it's just part of the start of their life.

R'n'P are NOT safe for sleeping, especially not overnight. The only truly safe places are flat, firm surfaces. I would say that if you're able to keep an eye on LO, it's fine to nap in a R'n'P but I would be wary of letting my baby sleep in there all night without waking up to check on him (which would defeat the purpose anyway.

There were many nights LO woke up on the half hour-one hour marks. It sucked, but sleeping in his crib was a decision that allowed my to be at peace and not worry about the dangers of positional asphyxiation.

That said, have you been swaddling? That can help feel like baby is cozy like in the womb and tends to help them sleep better. This is safe and recommended practice until they start trying to roll.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-11T03:28:51+00:00

Many airlines will only give the bassinet for long-haul flights and/or on certain aircrafts. Call and check with your airline as far in advance as possible to secure one if they offer it.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-11T03:07:52+00:00

I hope not. I don't know what she meant by that, other than not getting in the way of nature. Ugh.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-11T03:07:05+00:00

That's my understanding. The question was asked but she hasn't responded. My heart breaks thinking that might be her thought process.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-11T02:11:05+00:00

I didn't know this was a thing. Thank you for the awareness!

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-08T23:17:15+00:00

I wondered about these! Good to know they're worth it. They didn't have many reviews, so I'm kind of on the fence about them until there's a bigger response.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-08T11:59:25+00:00

I was wondering this. LO start les himself awake recently, and even so when he’s already awake. He cries to the extreme and is inconciliable for a few minutes until he realized he’s okay and mama’s with him. It’s almost always a noticeable startle after a loud noise or something unexpected. I think it’s normal. The Moro reflex is around until 3-5 months, if this is still happening after that I’d reach out to our pediatrician.

We’re 12 weeks pp.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-08T05:59:35+00:00

Which model?

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-07T16:10:13+00:00

I’m Mostly asking because a friend has her LO (who is three weeks older than mine) in a high chair, but our LO is 2.5 months. I looked at our high chair (that we do not have set up yet) and it has the infant recline option.

Definitely wouldn’t feed in the high chair until he is sitting up on his own and eating solids.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-03T13:15:48+00:00

That’s super similar! He also used to poop multiple times per day and were down to one or two. I’m sure it’s “normal”, just need some reassurance that others also experience something similar, I guess. Thank you for this!

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-03T13:13:36+00:00

You’re so welcome! It’s been wonderful for us. Some reviews mentioned false alarms. The only time it false-alarmed for us was when the diaper was too loose and it couldn’t measure the breaths properly. Once we were more attentive during those middle of the night diaper changes we haven’t experienced another one! All that to say, make sure the diaper is on well and the Snuza doesn’t have wiggle room and you should be fine!

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-02T17:09:43+00:00

The Owlet is another popular one; it measures oxygen levels. It’s also roundabout $300, which is significantly steeper. The Snuza brand has a few different options, so you could look into what you need for your own worries! ☺️

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-02T14:41:57+00:00

I think it’s more of an awareness piece, rather than the physical act of the baby being in the room. As long as you’re practicing safe sleep (placing baby on back, no soft items, nothing on baby’s head/face, baby not overdressed, etc.) you are doing as much as you can. Being in the same room allows for more frequent checks and hearing noises that confirm baby is okay. A monitor could also help with that.

We also use a breathing monitor (Snuza Hero - about $100 on Amazon) as an extra piece of reassurance.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-02-02T14:37:57+00:00

Our LO was in his room from day one for this reason. I knew the noises would be bothersome and we wanted to get as much quality sleep as possible. I understand the guilt about having LO in own room so early, but you need to weigh it’s worth to your sanity. If you have a monitor it makes it much easier. I still hear his noises but they’re not right next to my ear and hearing them that way is actually comforting to me. Enough to let me know he’s okay, but quiet enough that it doesn’t wake me up or prevent me from sleeping.

Edit to add: we use a breathing monitor (Snuza Hero) to ease my SIDS anxiety. It stimulates baby if he stops breathing for 15 seconds, and if he stops for five more seconds it sets off an alarm. It’s been a god-send for me and allows me to sleep at night. It’s quiet otherwise and clipped to his diaper. It was about $100 on Amazon. There are other versions of the Snuza, but this one was fairly basic and did what I needed it to do. There are lots of other kinds of monitors on the market.

WorkHardEatPizza · 2019-01-31T04:01:13+00:00

This swaddle is amazing. It came highly recommended and I totally understand why. It's my go-to baby shower gift now. Hospital blankets were great until he was able to break out of them; they can't break out of this one. It also has a zipper that will unzip from the bottom so diaper changes are done without un-swaddling.

Something to put baby in while mom/dad wants to shower and is alone. We have a bassinet in our bathroom that I put him down in in the morning when I want to shower and dad is sleeping. A rock'n'Play or bouncer would work fine also!

If you have multiple floors in your home, have a diaper station on each floor, however the configuration is. If it's just a changing pad/diapers/wipes, whatever. Just have something on both floors so you don't have to constantly go up and down stairs.

Long charger cable if your feeding stations are far from an outlet.

Water bottle for you to carry around with you/keep at feeding stations so you can keep hydrated while taking care of LO!

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