How to get your Baby on a Timetable
Post by MamaFiza on December 7, 2007
Ever wonder on how you could get your bundle of joy on a ritualistic schedule you can work around day and night?
What is your goal? Much needed sleep, a secure and happy child.
Remember: to grow a healthy baby involve a healthy mom!
*Alhamdulillah* I have 3 children, so I have had plenty of practice at this 
Below are some tips that I had discovered in my journey of nurturing my kiddies plus knowledge from the miracle of Internet:
Things You’ll Need:
- dedication
- 1 bundle of joy or multiple
- diapers
- lotion
- bottle
- breast
- washcloth and/or warm bath
- lots of love
- lots of patience
Step 1: Bedtime Diagnosis
The first thing you’ll need to know about babies is once they are born they really seem confused.
To get them on a schedule is an easy task but it does take dedication from you the parents.
Sometimes if you really try to write everything down, feeding times, fussy times, bowel movements, the whole 9 yards, it still doesn’t make any sense.
The main thing to focus on is bedtime in the beginning for your baby.
Instead of writing all of this down, jot down what you think might be his/her bedtime. What time does your baby go to sleep, in the evening, and sleep for several hours?
Let’s say he/she falls asleep at 6:30pm and sleeps until 8pm. Then use 6:30pm as the bedtime….this is the secret!!!
Step 2: Work It
So if its 6:30pm each evening and you see this pattern, then use this time to your advantage.
As I said, you have to be dedicated and clear your personal time to allow for things to fall into place.
What you do next is, ok, you pick 6:30pm each evening, now what you do is at about 6:00pm you start getting him/her ready for bed.
You either do a warm bath or wash the baby off with a warm wash cloth, hands and face, etc.
Change the baby’s diaper and I usually use a small amount of powder for dryness.
Then you can do baby lotion *my kiddies love massage routine* and last, pajamas.
This in total should not take you more than 30 minutes. *yay*
Step 3: Breastfeed Your Baby
Lastly, you can feed the baby his/her bottle of breast milk or breastfeed, whichever you are doing.
Finally you can put the baby down for its nap.
How does this get the baby on a schedule you ask? Easy!
It works because by being persistent and establishing a bedtime you have just started creating security in the life of your new child.
The baby now knows, “when I get my bath, and jammies and my tummy full, I go to bed“. The baby learns what to expect and when to expect it, this provides security for him/her.
You will see the baby getting very unhappy if things go off schedule for a day or so, which is normal for them.
Next, this will lead to the baby establishing a wakeup time and at that point you can give him/her the first feeding of the day or breakfast(cereal/fruit).
Finally, you will further see some additional patterns as the baby starts to get a little older that will indicate, ok, at this time he/she is hungry and this could be a good time to establish the lunchtime.
Same goes for the napping, you will see two naps usually for babies, one in the morning after breakfast and one in the late afternoon following lunchtime.
Alert:
* The main objective here is consistently focus on bedtime and getting ready at the same time every evening. This starts the process, and soon you will be able to predict your baby’s every need, grunt, cry, or wimper. So getting them on a schedule is one piece at a time and eventually it falls into place.
Best of luck mommies 
Never give up! *daaa*
Ways of Raising Happy Baby
Post by MamaFiza on December 6, 2007
As for me, teaching my own child to be happy and appreciate it, is one of the greatest gifts to me as a parent. *Alhamdulillah*
Please do memorize that your baby and toddler won’t find happiness through movies, television or other aspects of pop culture.
Don’t you ever replace happiness with material. *please*
Koko Crunch’s Buddies
Happiness comes from within and it’s about learning to love the person that you were created to be.
Once your child learns this lesson, he’ll carry it with him for the rest of his life. *Insya-Allah*
Let play a part in it:
- Step 1: Aim for Blissfulness
Set goals for your child. These goals should be challenging and should require effort on your child’s behalf. But they should be goals that your child can achieve. Once your child successfully meets this goal, he’ll have a better self confidence and a better understanding of true happiness.
- Step 2: Be Optimistic
Point out the positive. This is a sure way to build your child’s confident and help her be happy. And even more important than the pat on the back is why you’re praising your child. That’s encouragement for her to do it again.
- Step 3: Praise Good Words
Choose praise words that set high standards, but not too high. Words like “perfect” and “super” are OK, but they can often set standards that are unobtainable. Instead phrases like “hard worker” and “smart” set expectations that are well within your child’s reach.
- Step 4: Remedy
Allow your child to correct mistakes. The true test is how to handle it. Equip your child with the right attitude, and he’ll be a better person for it. *Insya-Allah, Amin~* He’ll feel happy with the outcome when he’s corrected the situation himself.
- Step 5: Role Model
Find positive role models for your child. As parents, you should definitely be an example to your child. But she should also be able to look outside the home and find people who support her. And some kids, especially teenagers, feel more comfortable talking to someone other than a parent. If you already have a support network in place, you can feel confident your teen is getting the right information and she’s growing into the person you know she can be.
- Step 6: Stop Tittle-Tattle
Discuss behavioral difficulties about your child when he’s not around. Hearing a conversation about himself can tear down his self esteem and will lead to unhappiness.
Please do recall:
“You have your husband/wife, your family, your job, your friends, your lover, and tons of entertainment to think about and love, but your baby only have YOU.
So what are you waiting for? Start passing your love to your sweet baby, today *cheers*
How to Cherish a Good Manners Baby
Post by MamaFiza on December 6, 2007
Have been tackled this situation before? Believe me, Rome wasn’t built in a day. *yes*
Same goes to well behavior. Good manners are noticed instantly.
But how do you pass this on to your baby and toddler?
lil ReiHi, lil YunaFi, lil KiruaMi
Below are some of tips on how to raise a good mannered child, that I’d learned from our homeschool family practiced *alhamdulillah* and via reading on the Internet and books:
Things You’ll Need:
- Patience
- Repetition
- Step 1: Mom’s Prayer
Make one’s devotion every single day for your baby. Pray for smooth sailing journey for the rest of their life. Have a great faith.
- Step 2: Role Model
Behave as you would like your baby to behave. Make sure you’re behaving in a way you would like your child to emulate. Thank your child for passing items to you or putting things away. Make sure you include the word “please” in any request.
- Step 3: Calmness
Wait until proper manners are used before providing the child with what they want. If your child says, “Can I have some milk?” You might say, “Please try again” until they remember the all-important “please.” Avoid simply passing the milk to the child, remember that the delay and repetition teaches the child to use polite words every time.
- Step 4: Compliment
Praise their efforts. Children thrive on positive reinforcement. Be sure to praise your child if you notice her using her good manners without prompting.
- Step 5: Keep In Mind
Reinforce the need for proper manners prior to a social event. If you’ve got plans for a special birthday dinner for a grandparent or you’re on your way to a party, take a moment to remind your children that they must use their good manners; see if they can provide you with examples of what that might mean. This way, you won’t be steaming by the time the event ends.
- Step 6: Reliable
Be consistent. Make sure that you are always expecting good manners. Don’t accept the rudeness that occasionally creeps up, especially when your toddler is with his friends. You’ll be surprised to realize that those children will also respond politely once they see your child being politely guided to proper behavior.
- Step 7: Realistic
Be reasonable. A tired, cranky child is unlikely to have the capacity to use all of her good manners. Or any at all. Don’t expect a frustrated child to use her manners or you will both end up even more frustrated.
Wish ya all the best mommies. May Allah swt bless your day. Amin~
A Whole New World by Nick
Post by MamaFiza on December 5, 2007
Moshi-moshi
Thank you so much for your support and vote for Mr Nick, friends of Miss RiceBunny.
As promised, he granted all of you with his new singing; A Whole New World (Disney’s Aladdin)
Enjoy ya evening *cheers*
p/s: My kiddies love his “falsetto” so much. What about your kids?
How to Nature Walk with Baby and Toddler
Post by MamaFiza on December 5, 2007
Yesterday, we brought our kiddies to playground at Taman Tasik Cempaka, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor. *alhamdulillah*
Usually we brings them for a nature walk, 4 times per weeks. Exploring different areas and textures.
Below are some of our pictures:
Just arrived, still hot even at 5.30 pm!
In our last visited, I had introduced my kiddies to red ixora flowers, telling them about my childhood experienced on how I sipped the nectar from the flower *uh oh!* and facts in science.
But guess, what? Today we found: tadaaaa~
We spotted pink ixora!
After that, we played soccer game together *yay*. I’m still kicking dou’ *lol*
KiruaMi-cHan found an ant-house while playing soccer game.
Our family soccer game; includes me – but now I must take their pic ^_-
Candid: KiruaMi-cHan
Candid: The King and I
Sadly, I am the one whom forgot to charge our camera’s battery. Not yet take candid pic for ReiHi-cHan and YunaFi-cHan 
*uh oh, I must remember this next time!*
Oh yes, let me share some of interesting things to do with your baby and toddler by nature walk which I digested from my own practiced and tips from the Internet:
Starting to build community at home is just as important as reaching out to your neighbors.
Children who grow up with a positive togetherness based experience are more likely to give back positive to their community and world at large.
Today, why not take a nature walk?
If your toddler don’t see the community, they sure won’t care about building a better and stronger community.
You can start taking your kids on nature walks when they’re tiny little babies.
You might think a baby won’t enjoy a nature walk but I’ve seen a complete change in babies when you get them outside in the fresh air.
They open their eyes a little wider, look around, and move their faces to feel the wind on their cheeks.
You and your baby and older children can try the following:
- Walk in the rain, the sun, the clouds.
- Jump in puddles and even (gasp) roll mud through your kids fingers.
- Look for birds; get a bird book and try to name some.
- Feel the various textures of plants and flowers.
- Look for little ants on tree bark.
- Lay in the grass and watch the clouds change shape.
- Run, sing, and connect with nature *it’s totally fun!*
Get outside for a nature break at least once a day. It will do you both good and grow a nature interest in your little from day one.
May you have a great day with your family. God bless!
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p/s: on the way we went back home, PaPa just wanted to surprise us!
He brought us to Fish Shop and bought a new pet! *yatta*
PaPa asked us to choose 4 of ‘em; as 1 each for KiruaMi, ReiHi, YunaFi and new baby *inside tummy; which our kiddies called – Hideaki*
There were; Neon Tetra fishes, orange color. Our kiddies named those as; Nemo, Elmo, Sumo, Tomo
Our new pet; Neon Tetra fishes!
After feeding fish food!
Cost to care of Neon Tetra fish:
Fish Tank Set (fish tank, fish food, pebbles, lil plants, chlorine) : MYR 22.00
Fish (neon tetra type) : MYR 1.00 each
Our total spend: MYR 26.00
Result: Bundles of joys from our beloved kiddes! PRICELESS!
I justed surf the Internet, today’s morning, on tips how to take care of Neon Tetra fishes plus details about those lovely fishes. *gonna tell my kiddies touching on this matter today! yay!*
I even took video of those fishes for them *cheers*.
Will update about this soon; need a lil time due to require PaPa‘s help on editing the vids.
Take great care all *ja ne*
How to teach Baby to Talk
Post by MamaFiza on December 4, 2007
It is the ultimate FUN
KiruaMi-cHan n ReiHi-cHan
Both KiruaMi-cHan and ReiHi-cHan started talking at a very early age *Alhamdulillah*.By the time they were one year old, they knew about more than 50 words and could put three or four together to create simple sentences.
Everyone was always so surprised to hear such a young baby talk so plainly. Yet, several people asked me how I had been able to teach him so many words.
But please bear in mind; all babies are different, and each one will learn at his or her own pace.
Those new babbling sounds may not seem like much in the way of language, but if you listen with a sensitive ear, you will hear your baby trying to imitate sounds that you make back to you.
Below are some of the tips which I’d learned from my past experienced with my kiddies and via Internet:
- Read Read Read
I started reading and talking to my baby while I was pregnant with my baby. When the first I found out I was pregnant, I got some encyclopedia book to read to my unborn child. I didn’t stop there, if I was reading the Al-Furqan, online newspaper or a magazine I read that out loud, too *Confession: I’m addicted to read any labels that I’d found*. My kiddies he will not go to bed without a bedtime story. - Encourage Your Baby
Even if your baby isn’t forming any real words yet, let your baby know he/she is doing a great job when he/she starts making a new sound. It’s great when people appreciate the things you do. Babies thrive on attention so they will keep trying to please you and eventually start saying real words. When they finally do get those precious words out, clap or cheer for them. Do what makes your baby happy. He/she deserves all that good attention when he/she reaches such a big accomplishment. *hugs n kisses* - Don’t Push Too Hard
It’s tempting to sit in front of baby and repeatedly ask him to “Say Mama, say Mama,” but this usually doesn’t work *don’t try this at home if you’re the one whom easy to get tantrum*. Baby gets bored of listening to you repeat the same two words over and over without really meaning anything. He/she will eventually start tuning you out. If he/she does actually repeat the words, he probably doesn’t really know what he is saying, he is just imitating his favorite person. - Can You Repeat That Please?
It’s no surprise that many babies learn words such as mama, dada, and no-no first. They hear these words all the time, especially if the parents refer to themselves in the third person. Make them feel related. - Hold Conversations
I held “conversations” with my kiddies from the time they first started babbling. I would explain what I was doing and then ask him/her a question. If they babbled an answer, I would agree with him/her and thank him/her for his/her input. As they started learning more and more real words, I would use the same words in my response and we would start to have real conversations. Hearing the word repeated several times in the conversation would also allow my baby to work on his/her pronunciation. *never give up* - Talk About It
When baby starts saying new words, explain what the words mean. Sometimes baby hears a word a lot but might not know exactly what it is. Just add more fun to your daily conversation with your baby. - Follow Baby’s Lead
Some babies start babbling at only three or four months old or even younger, others wait until they are around a year old. Your baby will start whenever he/she is ready to. Don’t try to force your baby to start earlier, he/she is probably busy working on another skill. Give your baby time, and he will start talking on his own.
My personal tips: How I communicate with my babies? I talked to them like I am talking to an adult. However, I treat them in their daily life as a baby.
YunaFi-cHan also want to try the ride! *sad face*
All the best mommies
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