Infant (0-18 mo)

Part One: Infants & Toddlers Flu Shot Preparation and Support

Posted on by Catherine Cashin

Before your child receives his or her shot, share with your provider that you will be holding/swaddling/physically supporting your child during injection to help ease his fears. This will help the provider and yourself plan before the shot is distributed. …

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More Attention Games

Posted on by Vera Tobin

When they’re young, babies generally only interact with one thing at a time. They can focus on you, or they’ll play with a toy, but they don’t do both things at once. But it isn’t long before they put the …

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Infants and Attention

Posted on by Vera Tobin

Children in their first year will amaze you with the way they get ever more sophisticated at paying attention to things and people. As these skills expand, the kinds of interaction you can have with them, and the kind of …

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The power of playing boardgames

Posted on by Creative Play Muse

Boardgames don’t have to be battlefields (as the title of this article suggests): What is it about these games that makes us behave so differently, that can provoke and push us within minutes of taking part? Jill Bellinson, a psychotherapist …

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