(Lets face it kids are full of honesty, they say it as they see it. This is a new column written from the ‘HONEST’ observations from our children. It touches on all aspects of the process of growing up and how we as parents can improve ourselves from a child’s point of view).
Zombie Mummy
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I find it so hard to stay up at night these days, age is catching up with me I think. What to do. After a nine hour sleep marathon, mum did look quite rested, her outfit matched and she was speaking coherently for a change. But I do miss our two hourly get-togethers Mum, where I would continuously spit up or poop on you and you would look like zombie Mummy of the night. What fun times.
So Dad’s hurt his back apparently, I don’t know one day it’s his back next it’s his hip. The story gets a bit wishy washy I must say, the extent to which people will go to gain Mum’s attention away from me is incredible. When asked what he had been doing he says swimming..oh please..noone hurts their back /hip from swimming.
Don’t pay him any attention Mum, drop that Vintegino and let him suffer. Look look look at me, I twist my hips back and forth, sideways and lengthways, I am so agile and flexible. I do a few tummy rolls just to send the message home as Dad lies like a crumpled heap on the sofa.
Poor Mum runs back and forth, with coffee and cookies, JUST GREAT, is this going to go on all day…what’s that number for the old people’s home. The zimmer frame look is the latest chic Dad, you should try it!
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So Dad’s hip problem lasted two whole grueling days, where I was severely overlooked as Mum tended to his every need. Was thinking of leaving home at one point. Anyways yesterday when Mum ran off to pay some last minute bills that Dad was too ill to do, PLEEASSE, good ole Dad decides to do some housework. I caught him doing the Oppa Gangnam style as he swept all the dirt under the rug.
Once Mum came back he gave her an itemized list of all the things he had done, looking for adoration I guess, you forget Dad that Mum does this on a regular basis with no thanks in return, needless to say she wasn’t impressed.
But Mum did make him a delicious looking Chocolate Sweetheart parfait to celebrate Valentine’s day. It looked heavenly layer upon layer of molten gooey chocolate, as my Parents relished their Valentine dessert I drowned my sorrows in the latest batch of runny applesauce, just wait till I gain some teeth!!!
Expert Advice – Sleep Patterns
Some infants as young as 3 months old can snooze for six to eight hours at a stretch. Others won't sleep this long until they're 12 months. But most babies (70 percent) do sleep through the night by the time they hit 9 months, according to the National Sleep Foundation. You may have heard that bigger babies and babies who eat solids are better sleepers — but it's not true. Your baby's ability to sleep through the night is related to age, not size or diet
Expert Advice – Agility of Babies
Babies sometimes seem like human rubber bands because of their bone structure, says Jennifer Shu, M.D., a pediatrician in Atlanta and coauthor of Heading Home With Your Newborn. Infants have more than 300 bones that will eventually fuse as they age (adults have only 206). Until then, the spaces between the bones are filled by pliable cartilage, like what's in the tip of our noses. This comes in handy in utero, when babies' bodies have to fit comfortably in such a tiny space; the ability to perform circus-worthy contortions is just a side benefit. As your baby grows, her bones will strengthen and this flexible phase will end.
Expert Advice – Baby diet
Refined sugar has no nutritional benefit, and consuming it means consuming empty calories. The first few years of life determine your children’s taste buds for a lifetime and it is best to avoid them developing a lifelong taste for sugary products, which can lead to weight problems and obesity. The human body needs sodium but cannot produce it, so a little sodium in the form of salt is necessary for life.
However, most people consume more than they need, and a baby’s salt needs in particular are extremely small: Up to the age of 12 months, he should consume less than 1g per day. Too much more salt can do damage to his tiny, immature kidneys and has even been known to be fatal. There is also research which shows that consuming a lot of salt in early childhood could lead to problems later in life, such as high blood pressure and stroke.
By Mayuri Jayasinghe
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