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A Separation Sleep Guide for Crying Babies and Tired Parents: When and How to Start? As you quietly leave the room after putting your baby to sleep, the sound of "Mom..." followed by crying can make a parent's heart drop. The nightly bedtime battle can be exhausting, both physically and emotionally, and the question, "When will our baby sleep alone?" often looms large. Although it's important to encourage your child's independence, the anxiety and tears involved can make it a daunting task. This is the story of individual sleep . Just as every child's temperament and growth rate differ, the pace at which they accept individual sleep will also vary. There's no need to be hasty. A child's healthy sleep independence starts not with a parent's firmness, but with a deep understanding of the child's feelings and a warm patience. Here's a step-by-step guide to help both the child and the parents have a restful night. Why Is Indi...

A Tantrum-Prone Child: The Beginning of Discipline through Understanding In front of the supermarket checkout, a child lying on the floor crying for a toy. The looks from others sting, and the parent's heart is burning with worry. You've tried to comfort them, you've tried getting angry, yet the crying goes on. If you've ever raised a child, you’ve likely faced this tantrum moment. However, a child's tantrum isn’t an intentional act to trouble parents. Rather, it’s more like a clumsy signal to express their feelings. Today, with MOM-i, let's take the first step in effective discipline by understanding a child's mind without hurting them. Why Does a Child Throw a Tantrum? Finding the right solution starts with understanding your child's behavior. There are natural developmental reasons why children can be stubborn and throw tantrums. 1. Because They Struggle to Express Emotions A child’s brain is still developing. Especially the frontal lobe, w...

Tears Every Night: A Sleep Training Guide for Children with Severe Bedtime Tantrums When the sun sets and darkness falls, a small shadow of worry can also fall over a parent's heart. Will our child be able to sleep comfortably tonight? After a long day, parents want to lie down and rest their tired bodies, but the bedtime battle that begins with a child's crying and resistance can further drain their heart and body. A child's bedtime tantrums may not simply be 'acting out' but a signal that they find it difficult to fall asleep. What is needed here is sleep training . However, sleep training does not mean strictly disciplining a child. It is a loving process to help the child perceive sleep as a comfortable and stable experience and to develop healthy habits of falling asleep on their own. Today, let's learn about warm sleep training methods for children struggling with bedtime tantrums and their parents. Why Does Our Child Find It Hard to Fall Asleep? ...

A Secret Note on Parenting for Tired Parents After wrestling with your child all day, you might find yourself wishing, ‘If only someone else could keep my child quiet for a while…’ Following around your child, bursting with endless energy while also dealing with a rollercoaster of emotions, can quickly exhaust both your body and mind. Are you new to parenting and finding everything unfamiliar and challenging? Or maybe you’re facing new challenges while raising a second or third child? It's okay. Every parent has journeyed down this path with these feelings. Parenting can sometimes feel like trying to solve a test with no right answer. However, even a small change in perspective can make it much easier. This article is a warm comfort patting your tired shoulders and also a secret note filled with practical parenting tips to help you. 5-Minute Play Prescription for Busy Parents You deeply wish to play well with your child, but reality is a never-ending cycle of housework ...

Breathing Easy: Parenting Tips for Daily Battles Do you find yourself feeling utterly exhausted by the end of the day despite the joy your child's laughter brings? The repetitive weight of daily parenting can sometimes feel suffocating. Like many mothers, I too have raised two children, wrestling with countless concerns and mistakes along the way. But that's okay. Parenting isn't about grand techniques; it's a journey shaped by small habits and warm perspectives. Today, I'll share some modest parenting tips to transform your daily struggles into moments of joy, highlighting the small changes that bring incredible peace to our lives. Morning: Changing Chaos into Peace Time Every morning feels like a battlefield. Awakening the child, dressing them, and preparing breakfast rushes by like an action movie. The child whines, time is tight, and a mother's heart feels the pressure mounting. In such moments, what's needed isn't speed, but the wisdom of...

Don't Worry About Your Baby's Heat Rash! Here's the Right Way to Manage It The unwanted visitor that arrives without fail every summer is the baby heat rash . When you see red bumpy skin appearing on your baby's delicate skin, it's natural for new parents, as well as those experienced in childcare, to feel upset and flustered. "Could it be eczema?" or "Did I dress them too warmly?" these worries race through your mind. But don't fret too much. Baby heat rash is one of the common skin troubles due to the natural physiological characteristics of babies. If you understand the cause and respond appropriately, it can improve quickly. Let's explore ways to manage the heat rash that's bothering your baby. Why Do Babies Get Heat Rash? To understand the cause of heat rash, it's important first to understand the characteristics of our baby's skin. Babies have a higher body temperature and perspire more than adults, but their ...

A Strong Bond with Your Child: All About Establishing Secure Attachment 'Am I a good parent?', 'Does my child feel truly loved?' While parenting, there are moments when you're lost in such thoughts. Even though you give your best for your child every moment, you wonder about their feelings and sometimes feel anxious. It's okay. These are natural feelings every parent experiences at some point. Building a positive relationship with your child, or attachment formation , doesn’t require grand preparations. Warm responses to your child's subtle cues and exchanging tender glances in everyday moments create a strong bond. Today, let's talk about nurturing secure attachment , the robust foundation supporting your child throughout life. Why is Attachment Important? Attachment is the deep emotional bond a child forms with their primary caregiver. Especially forming from early infancy, this relationship lays the foundation for how the child perceives the...

Transforming Baby Bath from a "Battle" to a "Favorite Activity" Is it just our household? Every evening when bath time rolls around, the child cries and runs away, leaving the parents exhausted from calming them down. "Please behave today" becomes a mental chant, but even crossing the bathroom threshold feels like a daunting task. What should be a time of joyful interaction with your child suddenly feels tiring and burdensome—an experience many have faced. But don’t worry. For a child, bath time can transcend a mere cleaning activity to become an exciting exploratory journey into a world of water and a cherished moment of bonding with parents. If you look at it from the child’s perspective, with a little change in mindset, whining can quickly transform into cheerful laughter. Exciting Preparation Before the Bath One of the main reasons children are scared of bath time is being suddenly placed in an unfamiliar environment. To an adult, the bathr...

Parenting Growth Diary for New Parents Waking up every morning feels like you're being given a new challenge, and any parent raising a child can relate to this feeling. Methods that worked yesterday might not work today, bringing both lovely and difficult moments. Today, I wish to share my modest parenting diary, in which, although clumsy, I grow with my child inch by inch, offering warmth and practical parenting tips to parents facing similar challenges. A Smiling Start to the Morning for Both Children and Parents "Just 5 more minutes please..." It’s hard to resist when your child snuggles into the blankets with their soft voice, but daycare time approaches inexorably. Previously, I would forcefully wake my child up, resulting in tears for them and exhaustion for me, repeating the vicious cycle every morning. To end this ‘morning war,’ I attempted a small change. By using ‘sound’ and ‘light’ I replaced the alarm sound with gentle children’s songs at the lowest volume...

Warm Way to Start Sleep Independence Putting a child to bed each night can sometimes feel like a major task for parents. We wish for our children to sleep deeply and comfortably without restlessness, but reality often proves challenging. Especially from the moment you decide on sleep independence , ensuring your child sleeps in their own space, parents may feel a mix of anticipation and worry. Sleep independence is not merely a practice of letting your child sleep in another room. It’s a crucial process where the child builds trust in the world based on stable attachment with the parents and learns independence through self-soothing. This journey can be a precious time of mutual trust and support for both parent and child. Why Should Sleep Independence Not Be Rushed? Changing a child’s sleeping environment is a massive transition. Just the fact that the ever-present parents are out of sight can cause significant anxiety for a child, known as ‘separation anxiety’, a natural par...

No Right Answer to Our Child's Sleep Training Do you remember the overwhelming feeling when you first became a parent? The slightest sound would make your heart race, and you spent nights fretting over whether your clumsy handling would distress your child. Though you know there's no definitive answer to parenting, your heart is always anxious. This is especially true when nightly tantrums leave you questioning, ‘Am I doing something wrong?’ "It feels like I’m waging a war every night with my child. They cry themselves to sleep, and I’m exhausted... I'm not sure if this is right." Many parents share similar concerns. But it's okay. Just as every child has a unique temperament and growth pace, their way of falling asleep will vary. The critical factor is not ‘when’ to start but ‘how’ to connect with your child's heart. Today, let's momentarily set aside our impatience and take the first step towards a sleep training routine that brings comfort...

Crying child, tired parents... When and how should we start separating our child's sleep? Does putting your child to sleep every night feel like an endless task? As thoughts of "I should start putting them to sleep on their own" and feelings of "I still need to hold them close" cross your mind, the night goes on. Separating sleep is an important process for fostering a child's independence, but it also brings a mix of guilt and anxiety for many parents. But don't worry too much. Separating sleep isn't about 'success' or 'failure'. It's merely a 'process' where the child and parents adapt to a new sleep environment together. By aligning with the child's disposition and developmental pace and providing warm support and consistent effort from parents, it can begin smoothly. To help both children and parents enjoy restful nights, let's gradually explore everything about sleep separation. More important than ...

Why Is My Child Behaving Like This? Understanding Temperaments Makes Parenting Easier Your child might be particularly sensitive and fussy, or they might fear new environments and take time to open up. Sometimes, while their daily demeanor is adorable, you may wonder, “Why is my child like this?” despite seeking solutions from parenting books and experts. It's exhausting when you don't see improvements. Have you ever focused on your child’s ‘temperament’ rather than their ‘behavior’? Many parents aim to correct specific behaviors without realizing these behaviors often stem from the child’s inherent ‘temperament.’ Understanding your child's temperament helps you accept them as they are and begins a journey of deeper love. Today, let’s explore temperament-based parenting with MOM-i, getting closer to our child’s heart. Temperament: The First Step to Understanding Your Child Parents often share these concerns. “My firstborn was so easy-going, raising them was a b...

Nightly Battles: The Key to Successful Baby Sleep Training is Here Does putting your child to sleep feel like a nightly battle? Watching your child burst into tears as soon as the lights go out can be exhausting, and sometimes you might feel guilty, wondering if you're doing something wrong. Don't worry. You're not alone in these challenges. There are reasons why your child has trouble falling asleep. It's important not to force your child to sleep but to create a comfortable and stable environment for sleep. The first step to successful baby sleep training is all about ‘consistency’ and ‘predictability’. It's quite normal for children to be anxious and tearful before sleep. They might feel an inexplicable fear of separation and darkness as they transition from the lively daytime world to the quiet night. In these moments, a ‘sleep ritual’ involving a warm parental touch and predictable activities sends a powerful and gentle signal to the child saying...

The Decisive Moments for Creating 'Stable Attachment' with Your Child There are moments when you wonder, amidst daily childcare, 'Am I a good mom (or dad)? Does my child love me enough and feel secure with me?' Parenting involves constantly questioning oneself on a path with no definitive answers. However, one thing is clear: a deep and warm relationship between parent and child is the foundation for shaping the child’s world. This is what we call ‘attachment’. It’s not about grand events or expensive toys. Strong attachment formation with your child happens quietly and solidly in the small repetitive moments of everyday life. Attachment, the First Step of Every Relationship Attachment refers to the strong emotional bond that a child forms with their primary caregiver (usually a parent). Through this initial relationship, the child learns about the world and builds trust. It plants the seeds of belief such as ‘If I cry, someone will come to care for me’ ...