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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Mommy Friends
“Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up…A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Parenting/Society, Spiritual Life by Connie Wood
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Self-control Training
Lack of self-control is what two year olds are famous for. Commonly called the terrible twos, I really had no idea during the extra sweet baby time period what could possibly be so bad. Of course around 18 months we saw the beginning and now at 2 and half we routinely are working on impulse [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Toddlers by Connie Wood
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Couch Time
When our daughter was small and we had unresolved night awakenings I would ask our local contact Mom for her magical solutions. Her first response was always “How’s your couch time?” BTW this is a common response from all GFI alumni, be prepared….
Ok I’ve Gotta admit when our baby was an infant I found [...]
Comments Off - Posted in General Development, Infants by Connie Wood
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Transition baby to solid foods
One of the most fun times was introducing our daughter to the amazing tastes of food! What funny faces and great pictures! It can be challenging for some babies to make the transition so here are a few guidelines to get you started.
Once baby has overcome the initial time period of tongue thrusting and has [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Infants by Connie Wood
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Four Hour Routine Goal
In the first year of my daughter’s life I had numerous questions, and the most challenging ones were all the many transitions we went through with eating and sleeping times. The first few months of feedings were alot about learning the cries of our daughter and evaluating her needs. We had learned about parent directed [...]
