| When does school readiness start? |
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2012-02-02
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| School readiness starts at the moment of conception, followed by a smooth birth and baby reaching each milestone in sequence within the suggested time frame. What does pregnancy, birth and milestones got to do with schoolreadiness? Pregnancy, birth and milestones has the same correlation with school readiness as school readiness with grade 12 results – the one impacts on the other. |
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| WHYkids: Stimulating the sucking reflex in infants |
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2011-10-04
Dr Melodie de Jager
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| This article was originally written by the founder of BabyGym, Dr Melodie de Jager, for WHYkids an Ann Lake Publication:A suckling baby easily bonds with mom; gets quality food; sleeps more and develops with greater ease. Sometimes when baby doesn't have a positive response to touch, the baby may reflexively pull away from mom as if he doesn't like her at all and cries. |
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| WHYkids: The significance of normal vaginal birth |
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2011-08-10
Dr Melodie de Jager
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| This article was originally written by the founder of BabyGym, Dr Melodie de Jager, for WHYkids an Ann Lake Publication:
The words 'push, deprive, squash and force' conjure up a frightful picture to most parents. The brain's instinctive response to want to protect baby from such a frifgtful and stressful experience often influences her choice when considering birth options. What is important is that moms and dads realise that the stressful experience was designed to help mom to become alert and focused and prime the baby's sustaining systems to take over life support in the outside world. |
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| Real Magazine: Gym for babies |
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2011-05-06
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| Carol Maseko from Soweto talks to a journalist from REAL magazine about starting a business as a BabyGym Instructor. |
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| Bona: Step by Step |
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2011-03-29
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| Is my child growing well and on schedule? Is he too slow? Dr Melodie de Jager answers all your questions on developmental milestones |
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| Drum: Time for gym, baby! |
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2011-02-11
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| This gym in Soweto is different. There is no pool and no equipment, there are no hunks and the women arrive with their babies in their arms. That's because this is no ordinary gym: it's a place in our community where babies aged 0 -14 months gather with their mothers and caregivers for weekly workouts. |
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| Natural medicine: Understanding Developmental Milestones |
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2011-01-26
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| What are developmental milestones really telling us? This is the first in a series of articles that will look at movement milestones and the important information they provide. |
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| Natural medicine: Part 2 |
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2011-01-26
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| Did you know that a new baby’s head accounts for about 25% of its body weight? No wonder the neck battles with the burden!Head control, necessary for attaining all movement skills, is the second milestone your baby needs to conquer. How can you
help strengthen those back and neck muscles?Melodie de Jager recommends some ‘tummy time’. |
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| Natural medicine: Part 3 |
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2011-01-26
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| Previous articles in this series have dealt with rooting and suckling, and head control. Part 3 focuses on core stability – strong tummy and back muscles. |
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| Natural medicine: Part 4 |
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2011-01-26
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| A baby who suckles with ease and can feed turning her head left or right to latch, can effortlessly hold her head up and turn it in all directions to see what is going on, and has developed strong back and tummy muscles after hours of rug time, is ready to become mobile. Rolling over is a baby’s first step towards starting to creep and
crawl, and making contact with the world around her. |
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