Dr. Empress Eliza Carlos-Villapando is your all-around mom. A pediatrician by profession, she is a favorite resource speaker for Mom's Today magazine on child-rearing topics and also a segment host for the ABC 5 show Alagang Kapatid.
Newborn Cues
If you’re a first-time mom, then keep on reading because this article is for you. I’ve been practicing pediatrician (child care specialists) for almost three years. But mind you, when it comes to motherhood I am just like any other first-time mom. Round-the-clock newborn care can turn your life upside down. It can bring a whirlwind experience. It is tiring but very exciting. A crying baby is trying to tell you something. Your job is to figure out why your baby is crying and what—if anything—you can do about it. The top most reason why babies usually cry is because they are hungry. Most newborns eat every few hours round-the-clock. Some are small frequent feeders; others are not. Babies become frantic when hunger strikes. Trust me, they are, and will always be. To avoid such outbursts, respond to early signs …
Dr. Anna Vazquez is a Great Mom who juggles her responsibilities at home as a mother of three kids and at work as a consultant for both the Makati Medical Center and De La Salle Health Sciences Institute -Medical Center.
Four Goals of Misbehavior
A child misbehaves for many reasons and parents have to understand so they can respond appropriately. One way to figure out why the child is not behaving well is to be aware your own reactions to your child’s misbehavior and see how your child reacts to your attempts to correct him or her. The child’s reaction will indicate the purpose of his or her misconduct. Child psychiatrist Rudolf Dreikurs categorized the goals of misbehavior as the following: attention, power, revenge, and inadequacy. If parents fail to spend much or any time at all with their child, then the child will soon find ways to catch their attention and usually do so in a negative way, such as doing something they know you don’t like or is against your rules. Once they notice that this is the only time you pay …