December 2nd, 2007 | Babies, Parenting, Personal | 2 Comments
My husband and I began talking to baby Clarisse the day she was born. Some people say it’s silly to talk to newborns. They wouldn’t understand a single word you’re saying anyway. To us, it didn’t matter whether our baby was able to understand what we’re saying. The important thing is, we give our baby a sense of communication which will help them develop better speech ability faster. Studies also show babies pick up languages as much from second-hand dialogue, that is communication between parents, family and friends indirectly.
Baby Clarisse uttered her first “ah-goo” when she was around 2 1/2 months. My husband and I were so delighted to hear her cute voice. Here are some of the ways how I talk to Clarisse.
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December 1st, 2007 | Babies, Parenting, Personal | No comments
Throughout the past 2 - 3 months, I have consistently subjected my baby Clarisse to a pretty structured daily routine. It is a way to organise and structure for the day. To know what’s coming next every passing hour for both me and the baby.
I never realised how adapted Clarisse is to her daily routine until this evening. We had dinner at a restaurant and the time was roughly an hour past her usual evening bath time. She cried all the way home. The moment we reached home, she stopped crying. When I took her clothes off in the room and put her in the bath robe, she grinned in anticipation for her “play-water” time. Clearly, she is crying for her evening bath-time.
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