Expect changes during growth spurts and milestones
Your child accomplishes so much in the first year. He'll nearly triple his weight and achieve some major feats like sitting up, crawling, even walking. During periods of growth or when he's working to achieve a new milestone, don't be surprised if your baby diverges from his usual routine. He may be hungrier than usual, need more sleep, or return to waking up several times a night. Hang in there — your baby may be back on schedule shortly, or this may be a sign that you need to adjust your routine.
When starting out, put your baby's schedule first
If you're encouraging your baby to follow a schedule or observing his patterns to figure out a routine that works, make this process a top priority for at least the first couple of weeks. Avoid deviating from the routine with vacations, meals on the go, outings that push naptime back, and so on. Once you establish a pattern for your baby's sleeping, awake, and feeding times, changing things for an afternoon isn't likely to undo his habits. But it's best to keep your baby's schedule as consistent as possible while he's getting used to it.
Learn to read your baby's cues
Websites, books, your baby's doctor, and other parents can all help as you figure out an appropriate schedule for your baby. But your child will be an important guide, and he'll tell you what he needs — if you learn to read his cues."When parents take the time to be with their baby, the information they receive gets sifted through their own experience. 'Instincts' come from learning about your baby's temperament and what works for him," says pediatrician Daniel Levy, president of the Maryland chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland.
Mom Liana Scott says paying close attention to 9-month-old Keaton has helped her anticipate his needs, which makes life easier and more fun for both of them.
"Now I'm able to feed him before he's really hungry and put him to bed before he's overtired and fussy," says Scott.
Learning what your baby needs when takes time and patience. But you'll see patterns emerge over time. And if you log your baby's naps, feedings, playtime, and so on in a notebook or on the computer, you can use this record to come up with a timetable for doing things.
Teach your baby the difference between night and day
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Many babies mix up their days and nights at first, sleeping long stretches during the day only to perk up once the sun goes down. Helping your baby learn to tell day from night is a key first step to getting into a workable routine.Amy Shelley, mom to 8-month-old Alex, offers these tips: "During the day, keep the house bright. Do the exact opposite at night: Keep the house dim and quiet. Don't talk to your baby much during night feedings. Let him learn that night is for sleeping and daytime is for socialization and playtime."
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Home > Baby > Baby Schedules > Baby Sleep & Feeding Schedules
Seven keys to creating a successful baby sleep, feeding, and play schedule
by Maureen Connolly
Reviewed by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board
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Highlights
Get your baby used to a bedtime routine early on
Teach your baby the difference between night and day
Learn to read your baby's cues
When starting out, put your baby's schedule first
Expect changes during growth spurts and milestones
Adjust your baby's schedule to suit his age
Don't expect perfection
Getting into a regular schedule for sleep, feeding, and activities can make life easier for you and your baby. But how to start? Below, find seven great guidelines for establishing a routine that works.
Get your baby used to a bedtime routine early on
Once you have a consistent bedtime worked out, a daytime routine will fall into place, says Tanya Remer Altmann, a pediatrician and editor-in-chief of The Wonder Years: Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate the Major Developmental Milestones.
And the easiest way to establish a regular bedtime is to start a predictable bedtime routine that you and your baby can depend on night after night.
"The bedtime routine is the most important thing to consider when establishing a schedule," says Altmann. "You can't force it in the first few months, but you can start practicing at around 2 months."
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Altmann says to keep it simple: a warm bath, jammies, a feeding, then lights-out. It's fine if feeding lulls your baby to sleep in the early months, Altmann says, but by 3 or 4 months you may want to try putting him down awake so he'll learn to fall asleep on his own.
What you can do about bedtime battles
Set aside some time to talk to your child about his day. Your kindergartner may be fighting sleep simply because he needs time to check in with you after a long day at school. Especially if you work long hours yourself, allot some time before bed to chat with him about goings-on at kindergarten and to get the scoop on the latest dramas in his social life. You may find that he's more amenable to sleep if he's had a chance to unburden himself.Stick to a bedtime routine. Make a pictorial chart for your kindergartner to follow — including his bath, toothbrushing, bedtime story, and goodnight kiss. Also include his usual (and reasonable) requests — like that second sip of water or a peek at the moon. Give him some notice before it's time to start the routine each night ("Austin, five minutes before bath time!"). Try not to let him dawdle or drag things out with activities that aren't part of the routine — no third glass of water or round of "Dinosaur Rock," for instance.
Motivate him. When your kindergartner goes to bed on time, the rewards for you are obvious. Make it clear what's in it for him too. The morning after he sticks with the routine, praise him and give him a sticker to put on a special chart. Offer him a reward — like a new book or a bike ride — when he stays in bed four or five nights in a row. (Start small — for a kindergartner, a few days is a long time to hang in there!) Try to tune in to your child's particular motivators: "When you're big enough to stay in bed all night, you can spend the night at Grandma's." You might even set up a bartering system — tokens earned for getting to bed on time and staying there, and tokens lost for getting to bed late or sneaking out. A certain number of tokens "buys" him game time on the computer, a trip to the park with you, or a sleepover with his buddies. (Just what you need: Three wakeful kindergartners!)
Offer choices. Refusing to go to bed is a powerful way for your child to assert himself. So it might help to find an acceptable means for allowing him to be assertive. Let him decide if he wants to hear Shel Silverstein poems or a chapter of Stuart Little before lights-out, for instance, or ask if he'd like a sip of water before or after he climbs into bed. Be careful to offer only choices you can live with; if you ask "Want to go to bed now?" you probably won't like the answer you get.
Be calm but firm. Even if your 5-year-old cries or pleads for an exception to the going-to-bed rule, stand your ground. If you're frustrated, don't engage in a power struggle. Speak calmly and quietly but insist that when time's up, time's up. If you give in to his request for "five more minutes, please," you'll only hear it again tomorrow night.
Take a stepladder to success. You can't expect your child to learn, in one fell swoop, how to go to bed and sleep all night according to your perfect scenario. Take it one step at a time: If your kindergartner's used to falling asleep in your bed, maybe his first step is to fall asleep in his own. His second step could be learning to limit his nocturnal "escapes" to one per night, or calling for you only once without actually getting up. Build your way to the ultimate goal (sleeping through the night without a peep) in successive, successful steps.
Problem solve. Figure out why your 5-year-old finds it tough to keep his head on the pillow at night. Ask about his specific objections to bedtime — is it because he's not tired? Scared? It's too quiet? Offer him a flashlight if he's afraid of the dark. Eliminate nighttime TV if the shows make him jumpy. Let him play a soothing CD at low volume if the quiet is too much for him. And be sure to listen to his ideas about what might be helpful. After all, a plan that he helps devise has a better chance of succeeding. Make sure your kindergartner's getting lots of fresh air and exercise during the day. Or consider moving bedtime back an hour (just make sure to allow for 9 1/2 to 11 1/2 hours of sleep a night, which is what kids this age need). Some physical activity and a slight schedule change may be all it takes to ensure that your child is good and tired when bedtime rolls around.
Why kindergartners resist bedtime
If you're like most parents, you're all too familiar with this scenario: You put your kindergartner to bed at 8:30 at night, hugging and kissing him and wishing him sweet dreams. It's been a long day, but still the dinner dishes await, you have bills to pay, the dog needs to be walked and the cat fed, and you haven't had a spare moment to put your feet up. But instead of spending the rest of the evening catching up on your chores and clocking some precious time with your partner, you're in and out of your 5-year-old's room, cajoling him to sleep. He finally nods off — about three hours after he first went to bed.Take heart: Bedtime can be rough for a kindergartner. On the one hand, he's learning to assert himself and his independence (hence the jack-in-the-box action on his bed). On the other hand, a kindergartner's days (and nights) are sometimes fraught with insecurities and fear. "Your 5-year-old needs your reassurance, and stalling at bedtime might allow him to squeeze just a bit more of it into his day," explains Jodi A. Mindell, associate professor of psychology at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia and the author of Sleeping Through the Night.
Your 5-year-old now
By age 5, many kids recognize most uppercase and lowercase letters. These are typically taught in kindergarten. They also know that letters represent sounds and can begin to match the two ideas. This is called phonemic awareness, an essential reading skill.That's why you may notice your child isolating sounds. He may realize that puppy starts with a p sound and can think of other words that start with the letter P. He may take the next logical step and begin sounding out words, breaking down "cat" into c, a, and t.
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At this point, he may even be able to read a few words by sight, like "the" or "and." If he asks you to spell a word for him, go ahead. He may even try to sound out and write words on his own. These invented spellings often leave out vowels. Vowel sounds are the hardest to master because they vary so much.
Keep playing with language, and make it fun. The more your child manipulates sounds within words, the more easily reading will come. Play lots of word games. Make up rhyming words. Find objects around the house that start with the same letter. Ask him what "mom" would sound like if you left off the first m sound.
Your life now
Help is on the way! Your child is able to handle small chores around the house. So it's a great time to assign a few if you haven't yet. He can help set the table, rake leaves with a child-sized rake, sort socks, or fill the dog's water bowl. Five-year-olds enjoy being helpers most of the time. But being able to do a task doesn't mean he'll remember to do it or do it willingly every time (especially once the novelty wears off). Doing chores will teach responsibility and build confidence. It also helps him feel like he's part of the "team" that is your family.
What you can do to spark your grade-schooler's imagination
Read books. Even if your grade-schooler is reading on her own, it's a good idea to keep looking at books together and to find ways to make reading fun. Besides the valuable cuddle time, talking with her about the stories will help fuel her imagination. Expose her to different authors and different kinds of writing — science fiction, historical fiction, poetry, diaries. Also be sure to show her that there are books for finding out about things -- reference and other nonfiction books to answer questions of all sorts. This demonstrates that there's a huge world out there — and that it's within her grasp.Share stories. Make up stories together. Your own tales will not only provide a sense of possibilities for your child's inventive thinking, they'll demonstrate the basics of creating characters and plots. And using your child as the main character helps expand her sense of self and gives her the vicarious experience of having fantastic adventures.
If your child enjoys making up her own stories, encourage her writing skills: Prompt her to put her stories on paper, either by handwriting or by typing on the computer, and bind the pages into little books she can illustrate. Some kids will take right off with this project; others will need a bit more direction ("Why don't you write a sentence that describes the lion, then a sentence about how Sarah felt when he escaped from his cage?"). Many grade-schoolers enjoy keeping journals filled with entries about their daily encounters, flights of fancy, and concerns.
Relish her artwork. Your grade-schooler is now more goal-oriented than when she was younger, so with art projects she may be focusing more on the outcome than on the process. Do what you can to help her enjoy the creative activity itself and avoid frustration with less-than-perfect results. If she asks for your help in drawing or making a representational object, resist the urge to jump in and do it for her; instead, walk her through the conceptual steps, asking her what elements make up a house, for instance, or what details she remembers about her classroom if she's drawing her school. You can also cut out pictures from magazines and catalogs that may inspire her to offer her own renditions. And be sure to supply examples of other artwork — from classical to modern — so she can see that art includes a wide range of interpretations, perspectives, and styles.
Make music. By now your grade-schooler may be eager and ready for music lessons. If you're unsure, ask an instructor to help you evaluate your child's readiness. Whether or not she plays an instrument, you can still fill her world with music. Listen to a variety of tunes together and encourage her to participate by singing, dancing, or playing instruments — real, toy, or homemade. She can follow along with a song being played or make up her own, complete with lyrics. (Be sure to have a video or audio recorder on hand!)
Encourage pretend play. Children learn a lot from dramatizing events from their daily — and fantasy — lives. When your grade-schooler invents a scenario and plot line and peoples it with characters ("I'm the doctor and you're the patient and you need a shot"), she develops social and verbal skills. She'll work out emotional issues as she replays scenarios that involve feeling happy, sad, frightened, or safe. She might reenact the tiff on the school playground today, for example, or role-play different ways to handle the copycat who sits next to her in class.
She'll develop her understanding of cause and effect as she imagines how you or her friend or her teacher would behave in a particular situation. She's also practicing discipline, especially since she'll be making the rules herself or in collaboration with a playmate (the array of intricate rules kids come up with always astounds adults).
Provide props. Towels become turbans, plastic bracelets become precious jewels, old bathroom rugs turn into magic carpets, and that moth-eaten collection of stuffed animals transforms itself into a rain forest, animal hospital, or farm. Because children playing imaginative games love to assume the role of someone else — a parent, a baby, a pet — a simple object like a toy cash register or a chalkboard can be all it takes to spark creative play. Since most of the action happens inside your child's head, the best props are often generic, and detailed costumes modeled after specific superheroes really aren't needed.
Providing a special box or trunk to hold pretending paraphernalia can make playtime even more of an adventure, especially if you occasionally restock when your child's not looking ("Let's see what's in the trunk today!"). Including more than one of the same item can help, too, since two pirates or princesses are always better than one.
Use the computer judiciously. Just because tech companies are churning out software for kids doesn't mean your child will turn out computer-illiterate if she doesn't do daily computer time. Still, there are quality programs that can spark a grade-schooler's imagination, from drawing, painting, and music software to geography games. And the Internet can be invaluable for looking up topics of interest and exposing your child to different cultures and ideas from around the world.
Limit TV time. When it comes to your child's TV viewing, balance is key. Some excellent programs can show your child how a rocket is launched, for example, or how kids her age live in Japan, and you can record shows to provide quality programming on your schedule. But don't overdo it.
Movies and TV shows tend to limit a budding imagination since they do the visualizing for your child, says Michael Meyerhoff, executive director of Epicenter, a parenting information center in Illinois. If your child does watch TV, keep it to less than an hour or two a day. Resist the temptation to use it as an electronic babysitter; instead, sit and watch along with her, posing questions, expanding on ideas presented in the show or movie, and finding out what strikes her as most interesting.
Let her be bored. We tend to think we need to provide our children with constant enrichment through school, after-school activities, and weekend sports or music classes. And it's painful to hear "I'm booooored!" on unscheduled Saturday afternoons. But don't feel compelled to whip up an activity every time she whines. Being forced to figure out how to amuse herself often leads to the most inventive and absorbing games your child will play. You never know what you might learn yourself when she decides to see if one roll of Scotch tape can run from the upstairs bathroom all the way to the backyard, or whether couch cushions balanced on blocks make as good a fort as a blanket slung over the kitchen chairs.
Why encouraging imagination is important
An active imagination helps your grade-schooler in more ways than you might think.Improving vocabulary. Children who play make-believe games or listen to lots of fairy tales, stories from books, or tales spun by those around them tend to have noticeably better vocabularies.
Taking control. Pretending allows your grade-schooler to be anyone she likes, practice things she's learned, and make situations turn out the way she wants. Stories where the brave young girl journeys through the haunted castle or imagined scenarios of rescuing her whole family from space invaders give your child a sense that she can be powerful and in control even in unfamiliar or scary situations.
Learning social rules. Getting along socially can be tricky at any age. When your grade-schooler and her pals script a talent show complete with costumes, songs, and dance numbers, she's not only being creative, she's learning complex, real-world rules about sharing, social interaction, and resolving conflicts.
Solving problems. Dreaming up imaginary situations teaches your child to think creatively in real life. A study at Case Western Reserve University found that young children who are imaginative tend to remain so as they get older and to become better problem solvers. Tested later in life, early "imaginators" were more resourceful when it came to coping with challenges and difficult situations, such as what to do if they forgot to bring a book they needed for school that day.
smart kids
Researchers analyzed data from nearly 8,000 people in the ongoing 1970 British Cohort Study of drug use, education and socioeconomic status. The participants' IQ scores were checked at ages 5 and 10 years, and their use of illegal drugs (marijuana, cocaine, uppers, downers, LSD and heroin) was self-reported at ages 16 and 30.At age 30, about 35 percent of men and nearly 16 percent of women had used marijuana in the previous year, and 8.6 percent of men and 3.6 percent of women had used cocaine during that time. In general, men were twice as likely as women to use drugs.
The investigators found that 30-year-old men who had high IQ scores at age 5 were about 50 percent more likely than those who had low IQ scores to have used amphetamines, ecstasy and several illicit drugs.
At age 30, women who had high IQ scores at age 5 were more than twice as likely to have used marijuana and cocaine as those with low IQ scores.
The study, published in the Nov. 14 online edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, found similar associations between high IQ at age 10 and subsequent drug use.
The reasons for the link between high IQ and illegal drug use aren't clear, but highly intelligent people are often open to new experiences and embrace novelty and stimulation, the study authors noted in a journal news release.
Previous research has also shown that highly intelligent children tend to be easily bored and targeted by other children for being different, "either of which could conceivably increase vulnerability to using drugs as an avoidant coping strategy," according to James White of the Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement at Cardiff University in Wales, and a colleague.
While the study uncovered an association between IQ and drug use, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
tips pregnant faster
Getting pregnant isn't a light decision. But once you have decided, you want it to happen now. The vast majority of women will not get pregnant in their first cycle off of birth control or the first time they try. With some help, though, you may be able to make it happen as quickly as possible. Here are some tips to help you get pregnant faster:Get a check up.
A preconceptional health visit is a must for couples trying to conceive. Here is where you will have a physical exam. You can ask lots of questions, but also potentially uncover issues that might impede your attempts at pregnancy.
Know your menstrual cycle.
If you do not know when you are ovulating or when your next period is due, you probably will have trouble getting pregnant. While there are varying degrees of how well you can predict your menstrual cycle, taking these steps can help: watch your symptoms, chart your temperatures, consider using an ovulation prediction kit (OPKs) or other fertility aid.
Be healthy.
Put an end to bad habits like smoking and drinking now. They do impede your fertility. So, not only will you be healthier, but you can improve your fertility in the process.
Have sex.
You would be surprised the number of people who come to me for advice about getting pregnant and their problem is not enough well timed sex. You can't have sex once and call it good for the month. While you may get lucky, chances of pregnancy are increased if you have sex multiple times, particularly near ovulation.
Don't forget your man.
His fertility counts too. So often we get focused on our bodies and forget that his fertility plays into this as well. Perhaps he needs a check up or a look at his habits. Make a pact to be healthy together.
If you have been following these suggestions for one year and you are under 35 and you have not gotten pregnant, it is time to seek the help of a reproductive endocrinologist (RE), or fertility specialist. You can get a recommendation from your midwife, OB or family physician. If you are over 35, the recommendation is to seek support after six months. This evaluation for infertility will help you identify any problems.
How your grade-schooler's imagination works
our grade-schooler is an old hand at thinking abstractly — the couch easily becomes a desert island — and she's experienced at group make-believe: She and her pals have probably had a secret spy club for a while now. But these days she's probably somewhat low-key about her fantasy games. Grade-schoolers are more self-conscious and can easily feel embarrassed when an adult (or even another child) notices they're pretending to be a video game character or a favorite pop star. In fact, many of them turn to writing stories, drawing pictures or cartoons, or computer graphics as "acceptable" outlets for their strong creative impulses.
What to expect at this age
Perhaps your grade-schooler's bed is currently serving as a mermaid's rock, pirate vessel, or dragon's cave. Or maybe her imagination seems to have faded a bit since she was younger. Either way, children are hardwired to be imaginative, and that doesn't change as your child grows. Older kids just may be more private about it.
Taking Charge of Your Fertility
There is something in this classic for everyone. Whether you're actively trying to conceive a baby or would rather not plan a family yet, you can learn how to accurately interpret your body's signals. By using the body awareness techniques you can cut the amount of time it takes to conceive a child. Watching your body’s signals will allow you to ensure that the time is “ripe” for a child. You can even see how you ovulate by using the charting rather than the guessing.The instructions are very simple and easy to follow. There are great pictures provided, even in the cervical mucous category, showing you the different types of mucous. There are handy sample charts to allow you to read for practice and blanks that you can use to help you chart your own cycles.
Discussion of what can influence the fertility signals is also addressed. Everything from sleep/wake cycles to chemicals discussed at length so that you can add this data into your charts and appropriately account for them.
There are stories interspersed throughout the book for the couples and how they were able to achieve their goals with these instructions.
Knowing your body can also help you use this method to avoid pregnancy. More than 98% accurate when the rules are followed. This even works while breastfeeding and without the harmful chemicals that are sometimes used.
When should I see a fertility doctor?
In general the answer to this question depends on your age:Women 34 and under should see a fertility doctor after one year of trying to get pregnant if pregnancy is not achieved.
Women 35 and over should see a fertility doctor after six months of trying to conceive without pregnancy.
During the time you are trying to conceive, you should be having unprotected sex that is well timed to ovulation. This means that ovulation prediction or fertility charting is suggested. There may be reasons to be seen sooner or later, for example certain chronic conditions may require additional assistance in conceiving.
A fertility doctor is known as a reproductive endocrinologist (RE). This is an obstetrician who has gone on past an OB/GYN residency and done a fellowship (additional training) specific to fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surgical management of conception problems.
How to live with your grade-schooler's imagination
Set limits. Creating and enforcing rules — color at the table, not on the carpet — is crucial for everyone's sake. But if you can, let your child live for a bit with the reminders of her flights of fancy. The fact that the dining room table isn't available for dinner because it's hosting a stuffed animal tea party gives you the perfect excuse to have a "picnic" on the living room floor.Keep messes manageable. Yes, pretending to be pioneers on the Oregon Trail may lead to a roomful of camping equipment. While it doesn't hurt to allow some temporary disarray, at this age your child is ready to learn to clean up after herself and to respect the fact that certain parts of the house may be off-limits for playtime. If you have the space, it's a good idea to designate a room, or part of a room, as an arts and crafts corner where your child is free to create without worrying about making a mess. A few containment strategies can help, too: Old button-down shirts make great smocks when worn backwards with the sleeves cut off, plastic sheeting under the Play-Doh construction site can protect the rug, and large sheets of butcher paper over the crafts table can prevent an encrusted layer of multicolored paints or glue.
Encourage wild ideas. When an enthusiastic grade-schooler says, "Let's build a roller-coaster in the backyard!" it's easy to be practical and point out the expense, building code violations, and safety hazards that would incur. But wild ideas can be the seeds of inventive thinking. It's better for her creativity if you answer, "Why don't you start by building a small-scale model for your action figures?" and point out the long-unused toy train track that she can fashion into a mini amusement park outside. (Be prepared to help out!)
Enjoy the offbeat. When your grade-schooler decides her favorite clothing color is black and she wants to wear it (along with her lime green belt) from head to toe every day, or that her room looks best with the curtains rolled up onto the rod, cut her some slack. Adults are socialized to view only certain behavior and aesthetics as acceptable; your child is still developing her sense of what's attractive or appealing. Encourage your child — who is now beginning to be exposed to peer pressure — to feel good about her favorite colors, flavors, stories, subjects, and other individual likes and dislikes as distinctive examples of what makes her unique.
Signs of Suicide
Signs of Suicide (SOS) is a new initiative of Reclaiming Hope - Manitoba's Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy. SOS, developed in the United States, is an evidenced-based, school-based prevention program incorporating curricula to raise awareness of suicide and its related issues; and a brief screening for depression and other risk factors associated with suicidal behaviour. Youth are taught to recognize the signs of suicide and depression and they are taught the specific action steps necessary for responding to those signs. The program is designed to decrease suicide, suicide attempts and self-injury by increasing knowledge and adaptive attitudes about depression among students.The program encourages schools to develop community-based partnerships with mental health professionals and other stakeholders to address issues associated with student mental health and youth suicide.
In the 2009/10 school year, 13 schools, including four First Nation band schools, piloted the SOS program for their grade 9 students. These schools are participating in an evaluation to determine the effectiveness of SOS in Manitoba. Results of the SOS evaluation will be available in late 2011.
Roots of Empathy
Roots of Empathy (ROE) is a Canadian, award-winning program, developed by Mary Gordon, that has been shown to have a dramatic effect in reducing levels of aggression among school children by raising social/emotional awareness and increasing empathy.Roots of Empathy (ROE) is an evidence-based, bilingual, universal classroom based program for students from kindergarten to Grade 8 which focuses on building capacity of the next generation for caring and compassionate citizenship and parenting.
Certified instructors follow a standardized Canadian curriculum (K, 1-4, 5-6, 7-8) to provide ROE for students in the classroom, 3 times a month for a school year. The heart of the program is the monthly family visit with a neighbourhood baby (2-4 months old in October) and parent(s). The emotional bond that develops with the “classroom” baby over the school year increases students’ emotional literacy, resulting in increased prosocial behaviour and decreased aggression and bullying.
Students receive age appropriate instruction on the crucial role of positive parenting for optimal early childhood development, including neuroscience, safety and injury reduction (Shaken Baby Syndrome, SIDS, FASD), diversity and inclusion, and how to understand and take the perspective of another person.
Roots of Empathy was launched in Manitoba as a pilot project in 2001. Positive outcomes resulted in Manitoba offering ROE province-wide to interested public, band-operated and private school divisions and communities. In July 2008, the Assembly of First Nations, at their Annual General Assembly, passed Resolution 31 endorsing and supporting ROE and SOE as programs compatible with traditional First Nations teachings.
In 2010/11 approximately 4500 students from kindergarten to grade 8 are participating. Approximately 29,000 students have participated in ROE in the past decade.
From 2002 to 2006 Manitoba conducted a randomized control trial and longitudinal follow-up to determine the real world effectiveness of the ROE program, as delivered under routine conditions of practice in school divisions. The results demonstrated that ROE decreased students’ physical aggression and indirect aggression, and increased students’ pro-social behaviour immediately after program completion. Follow-up results demonstrated that these beneficial effects were maintained or continued to improve up to three years after ROE program completion. Based on these rigorous evaluation results, ROE has continued to expand across the province, with ongoing monitoring of program fidelity and student outcomes.
Healthy Baby Community Support Programs
Healthy Baby Community Support Programs help pregnant women and new parents connect with other parents, families and health professionals. Healthy Baby group sessions offer social support and informal learning opportunities to encourage early, regular prenatal care and promote healthy infant development. These programs:Healthy Baby Community
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baby glossary
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Anonymous - without name, usually used for a published work or quote with no known author.
Astronym - name of a star.
Birth Name/Maiden Name - the original surname of a woman (as opposed to her married name).
Charactonym - a name of a fictional character reflected in his or her personality traits. Example: Dr. Horrible
Cognomen - Term from Ancient Rome referring to a person by their family or last name. Example: Caesar for Gaius Julius Caesar. Popular in modern times as a nick name for athletes or friends.
Code Name/Cryptonym - A false name given to a person who is undercover or part of a covert operation. Example: The Eagle has landed.
Eponym - a word that is derived from a name. Examples: Elizabethan, McCarthyism.
Ethnonym/Demonym - a name given to an ethnic group. Example: The Greeks.
Family Name - the hereditary surname of a family.
First Name - The first or given name given to you by your parents.
Formal Name - The formal name is the full name -- prefix, first, middle, last and suffix as used on official documents.
Gamer Name - a pseudonym chosen to represent a persona or character in a video game. Example: WaterMagick
Homonym - an occurence where two names are spelled differently, but sound the same. Example: Aiden and Aidan.
Hydronym - a name given to a body of water. Example: The Nile.
Hyphenated Name - when a couple choose to use both their surnames to create a new last name. Most commonly they use the names with a hyphen in between. Example: Jennifer Smith marries John Pierce. They change their names to Jennifer Smith-Pierce and John Smith-Pierce.
Initials/Monogram - the first letters of a person's first, middle and last names.
Last Name/Surname - Your family name -- for Europeans, it comes last in your formal name. For Chinese names, it is first in the formal name.
Middle Name - the part of a person's name occurring between the first and family names, as a second given name.
Name Sake - a person who is named after someone else--usually within the same family.
Nick Name - a form of your given name, indicating closeness or affection. Example: Jimmy for James. Can also be a name for ridicule or to draw attention to a personal characteristic. Example: Red for someone with red hair.
Odonym - the name of a street or road.
Onomastics - the study of the origin, history, and use of names.
Patronym - a surname that indicated the father's given name. Examples: Harrison (son of Harry) or O'Brien.
Pen Name - a pseudonym used by an author to conceal his/her identity.
Pet Name - a name used to express affection for a person. Example: Sweetie.
Occupational Name - a surname originally derived from the occupation of a person. Example: John Baker or George Mason.
Palindrome Name - a name that is spelled the same forwards and backwards. Example: Al Kukla.
Pseudonym - a name used by a person that is other than their legal name.
Screen Name - a pseudonym used to indicate your persona online on any given website. Example: RedFox88
Slave Name - a name given to a slave by a slaveholder. In America, the slave was historically given an Anglo-European first name and the slaveholder's surname.
Stage Name - the pseudonym of a performer. Example: Cary Grant (born Archibald Leach).
Street Name - an urban, slang name for a person. Example: Killer D or Sammy the Bull.
Textonym - a word or name generated by a sequence of numerals keyed into a phone keypad. Example: 2229 = BABY
Toponym - a place or location name.
Zoonym - a name of an animal. Example: Giraffe.
language name
Aadi–AdaraAdaya–Adrienne
Adrina–Ailsa
Aim–Alaqua
Alarice–Aliana
Aliane–Alpha
Alpine–Amberlin
Amberly–Anah
Anahi–Angelique
Angeni–Annissa
Annmarie–Araceli
Aracely–Arion
Aris–Ash
Asha–Atsuko
Auberon–Avery
Avi–Aysha
Ayuka–Bardot
Barr–Belva
Bem–Bevin
Beyla–Bluebell
Bluma–Breindel
Brencis–Britain
Britannia–Buthainah
Butterfly–Calixte
Calla–Caprice
Capricorn–Carrigan
Carrington–Cecelia
Cecile–Chandra
Chanel–Chas
Chasen–Chick
Chickoa–Christy
Chroma–Clemence
Clemency–Concetta
Condoleeza–Coty
Courtney–Dagan
Dagmar–Daphne
Dara–Dayna
Dayton–Delores
Delphi–Dessa
Desta–Dilys
Dimaia–Dorotea
Dorothea–Earlene
Early–Ekaterina
Ekin–Elisha
Elisheba–Embry
Emelda–Epona
Eponine–Eston
Estralita–Evensong
Ever–Farley
Farrah–Fiana
Fidelia–Flynn
Fola–Gaby
Gada–Gauge
Gaura–Geraldine
Geralyn–Giselle
Gisli–Gratiana
Grazia–Gypsy
Gzifa–Hanny
Hanzila–Hedwig
Hedy–Himani
Himawari–Hummer
Humvee–Ildiko
Ildri–Ingrid
Iniabi–Ishana
Ishedus–Jackie
Jackopa–Jamila
Jamirah–Java
Jax–Jenis
Jenna–Jie
Jihan–Jolon
Jonatha–Juin
Juji–Kaethe
Kagami–Kalyca
Kamaile–Karida
Karimah–Katherine
Kathleen–Keagan
Keaghlan–Kellsie
Kelly–Kerryn
Kerstin–Killian
Kim–Kirima
Kirit–Kory
Kosuke–Kyleigh
Kylene–Lalage
Lalaine–Lasharon
Lashunay–Leandra
Leane–Leonora
Leontien–Lieselotte
Lieu–Lis
Lisa–Lolita
Lolovivi–Luca
Lucania–Lyle
Lyn–Madan
Madden–Mahalah
Mahalia–Makana
Makani–Mandara
Mandel–Margie
Margo–Marixa
Marja–Maryjane
Maryland–Mayliesha
Maylin–Mel
Melaney–Mercury
Mercy–Mickey
Midnight–Minda
Mindy–Mischa
Misha–Monchonsia
Monet–Mpho
Mrinal–Nadine
Naeva–Nantale
Nao–Natsu
Natsuki–Neriah
Nerice–Nicolette
Nicoline–Nkechi
Nneke–Nouvel
Nova–Octavia
October–Olivia
Olwen–Oria
Oriana–Pabla
Padma–Parthenia
Parvani–Penelope
Penha–Phylicia
Phyliss–Posh
Posy–Qiana
Qiao–Radha
Radka–Ravid
Raya–Renesmee
Rennie–Rini
Rio–Ronni
Ronnie–Roz
Roza–Sachi
Sachiko–Samantha
Samar–Sarita
Sarki–Scotlyn
Scout–Sequin
Sequoia–Shammis
Shan–Shaunta
Shavsha–Shia
Shiela–Sidra
Sienna–Skate
Skule–Sorcha
Sorena–Suchi
Suchin–Svea
Sveta–Taisce
Taisiya–Tamber
Tambika–Tappen
Tara–Taysia
Tayte–Terehasa
Terema–Thelred
Thema–Tilda
Tillie–Tomoko
Tomomi–Tricia
Trilby–Tuyen
Tuyet–Ume
Umeko–Valkyrie
Vallerie–Venda
Venecia–Ville
Villette–Wafa
Wahmenitu–Whitney
Whoopi–Xandy
Xannon–Yael
Yafa–Yesenia
Yessica–Yuka
Yukari–Zandra
Zane–Zhaleh
Zhen–Zora
Zorana–Zytka
girl name
AadiAafje
Aaid
Aaliyah
Aaralyn
Ababuo
Abana
Abarne
Abbatha
Abbey
Abbie
Abby
Abcde
Abeje
Abeni
Abia
Abiba
Abigail
Abilene
Abra
Abrianna
Abrielle
Abrienda
Abril
Acacia
Acasia
Accalia
Aceline
Acelynn
Achava
Achelle
Acotas
Acsah
Ada
Adabella
Adah
Adair
Adalia
Adalira
Adalyn
Adalynn
Adamaris
Adamina
Adamma
Adara
boy name
AaliAaron
Aba
Abay
Abba
Abbott
Abby
Abcde
Abdiel
Abdukrahman
Abdulkareem
Abdullah
Abdulrahman
Abe
Abednego
Abeeku
Abel
Abelard
Abhay
Abie
Abiyram
Abner
Abraham
Abram
Absolom
Abu
Acciai
Ace
Achava
Achilles
Acoose
Acotas
Acton
Adahy
Adair
Adam
Adan
Adarsh
Addae
Addison
Ade
Adeben
Adelio
Adem
Aden
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