Some days the baby is carrying, not because of wayward... but may be growing. 🤍

What is 🧠 Wonder Weeks? Why are you suddenly bent over yesterday?

Since Phoebus, Ma Mie felt that raising children did not have the word "the same."

Yesterday was still smiling, eating good milk, sleeping long

But today I want to carry it all day. Put it up whenever I cry. Wake up every hour. Milk is not the same.

Admit it, at first, Ma Mee thought he was raising the wrong child.

Isn't the milk enough?

Are you sick?

Or we missed something...

Until one day the word Wonder Weeks

Many people say...

"You're entering Leap."

I was relieved, because at least there was an answer.

But the more you read, the more you study the books, research, and advice of pediatricians, the more you know that this is not just "Leap" and that it's over.

Today I want to summarize everything Ma Mi has learned in one post to help parents understand their children more and worry less. 🤍

What are Wonder Weeks?

Wonder Weeks is a popular child development concept around the world, explaining that in about the first 20 months of his life, children periodically learn something new quickly called Leap.

The idea stems from the observation that babies do not always learn gradually, but many times it is like a "leap" is that they can suddenly do something new after a period of bending or change.

As the brain begins to understand the world in new ways, children may perceive more images, sounds, movements, or relationships of things than before; the ever-simple world becomes a more informed world.

For adults, learning is normal.

But for a little kid, that can be a big deal.

Because everything is all "first."

Why do many houses feel straight?

When you learn something new, many parents notice

* You're more bent than usual

* Want to carry more

* Addicted to parents

* Sleep intermittently

* Eat milk changed

* Cry easy

And soon after...

You started smiling.

Start

Start flipping.

Start grabbing stuff.

Start crawling.

Or do new things with age.

So it makes many people feel that Wonder Weeks explains what happened to the baby.

So is that true?

Ma Mee thinks this is the most important story of this post.

The answer is

"Some true, but not all."

Current research acknowledges that children have a real stage of development.

But still, there is no evidence to confirm that all children will have Leap meet a given week in an app or book.

Each child grows differently.

Some people are faster.

Some are slower.

Some people have almost no tampering.

All of this is considered normal.

Because development depends not only on age, but also on genetics, gestational age, sleep, nutrition, health, and the environment.

So Wonder Weeks should be used as a way to observe children, not to determine whether they are normal or abnormal.

Leap. All 10 ranges. Easy to understand.

From the idea, Wonder Weeks divides the change into 10 periods, from birth to about 20 months, each of which children gradually learn something new, such as:

🩵 began to perceive the world more.

🩵 Smiling, answering and squeaking.

🩵 Discover your own hands.

🩵. Flip over.

🩵 Pick up the toy handle.

🩵 Play pee

🩵 Crawl.

🩵 standing island

🩵 Walk.

🩵 Play fictional and start using language.

But the important thing is that not all children have to meet the same period.

What does Fibus teach Ma?

When Phoebus was about two months old, Ma Mee remembered that there were days when he suddenly wanted to be carried more than usual.

Some nights wake up often.

Some days eat milk more often.

At first I couldn't help worrying.

But at the same time, Ma Mie began to see new things.

He smiled, answering more.

Can look at mom and dad longer

Stronger neck

More squeaking.

None of these prove he "entered Leap" according to the schedule.

But it made Ma Mie see that...

The baby is really growing.

And his development is gradually changing every day.

What Mame chose to do instead of watching the table.

Today, Mame is still open to reading Wonder Weeks.

But not open to the Czechs, "Has Leap entered today?"

Ma Mee used it as just a reminder that

If today you bend more than usual,

Maybe he's not being stubborn.

But maybe trying to make sense of a bigger world than yesterday.

What Ma Mee did is very simple.

🤍 Hug when he needs to.

🤍. Give milk on demand.

🤍 talk, make eye contact and play with him every day.

🤍 Give him time to learn in his own rhythm.

Because these are evidence to actually promote parent-child development and bonding, rather than trying to keep your child on a particular schedule.

What I want to say to your parents

Ma Mee believes...

No one knows our children as well as their parents.

The app can remind us

The book can educate us.

But finally, those who see your smile every day, those who know you're hungry, sleepy, tired, or just want to hug, are parents.

Wonder Weeks is an interesting concept and may help us understand your child's development.

But the more important thing is not to forget to look at the ball in front of it rather than the table in the screen.

Because every child has his own growth rhythm.

No one grows slow or fast because it doesn't match the app.

And no one has to rush to keep up the schedule.

For Ma Mie...

Every time Phoebus smiles more than yesterday, looks at us longer or learns a little something new.

That is the most meaningful leap. ❤️

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