... fussy or anxious, cry more. They may experience low weight gain or less growth than normal. What parents can do is talking and singing to the baby in calm, gentle tones; be consistent with feeding, nap time, and other routines; make any necessary changes in caregivers and routines as gradually as possible; rest or relax when the baby is sleeping; call on family ... remember and recognize familiar people, places, and activities; and are widening their interest in peers and new adults. Toddlers have a shaky idea of reality, and think magically. Therefore, they need routines and regular repe...

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... disruptive and cause problems like fighting, vandalism, and other difficult behaviors that may just be used to get attention from a non-responsive parent. Because of a less active parent, the household routines are frequently interrupted resulting in irregular meal and bedtimes (Journal of Marriage and the Family vol. 57 pg. 802). This in turn can play a major factor in the health of ... 's home life will only prolong the regressions of the child. This problem may last as long as a year. Regressions may not last as long if things remain civil and relatively normal. These children also ar...

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... being under parented the child may become testy as a reaction to his distant mother. Feeling that a stranger is present, the child may begin to cry more often, have different feeding routines, or become difficult to comfort (Kalter 55). Over parenting the child may be the mother's response to her fear of losing the child in a custody battle (Francke 64). While the ... dad no longer lives with him and resort to telling peers that his mommy or daddy is just at a meeting or out of town for awhile. Denial is considered a completely normal stage that children will eventually out grow; howeve...

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