Welcome back to Sense by Meg Faure! 🎙️

This week, I am so delighted to welcome Nina back to the podcast. She is sharing her wonderfully honest and relatable journey of navigating life with both a busy toddler and a growing second baby.

In this episode, we dive deep into the "Social Butterfly" phase that emerges around 8 months. It is such a beautiful, busy age, but it certainly comes with its own unique set of developmental leaps and challenges!

👇 In This Episode, We Unpack:

• Milestone Consolidation: We discuss why how your baby crawls (reciprocal crawling) actually matters so much more than how quickly they reach the milestone.
• Separation Anxiety: It is completely normal for little ones to become clingy at this age! We talk about how to gently handle the transition to object permanence using simple, playful methods like "Hide and Seek."
• The Screen Time Juggle: Real talk on navigating indirect screen exposure from older siblings, and why fostering self-regulation in your little ones is so important.
• Social Development & Communication: How to decode those adorable sounds and differentiate between lovely babbling and purposeful first words.

📚 Episode References and Links:

• Books: Feeding Sense and Weaning Sense by Kath Megaw and Meg Faure.
• Toy Recommendation: The Toniebox (A wonderful screen-free audio player for busy toddlers!).
• 📱 Parent Sense App: Your all-in-one baby care app for expert routines, nutrition guidance, and developmental tracking. [Download the Parent Sense App Here]

🌐 Connect with Meg Faure:

• Website: megfaure.com
• Facebook: Meg Faure Sense
• Instagram: @megfaure.sense

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