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- Bend down, look into your child’s eyes, smile and say, “Good morning my precious child!” (Even if this a day you feel like you are faking it, try it.)
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka Ed.D and Lynn Jessen MA
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Why You Should Respond FAST to Your Spirited baby
Search the internet and you’ll repeatedly find the advice; Babies must learn to self soothe. To teach self-soothing skills the advisers insist you must WAIT before responding to your infant’s cries. You on the other hand know from experience that if you wait to respond to your spirited baby, she becomes so upset she remains awake for the next hour or more! Your instinct is to respond quickly. Let me explain why your instinct is right on!
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