Your baby changes and grows so much in this first year. Track your baby’s development month by month, encourage your baby’s learning with our suggested activities . Find practical information on health and safety. We can help you with tips on crying, sleeping or even what to look for when choosing a baby sitter. Have questions about basic care? We have the answers !
Baby Development
- Milestones - 1 month old
- This easy-to-read guide will give an overview of your newborn baby's milestones.
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- Baby milestones - 2 month old
- Welcome to the second month of your newborn baby's life! How exciting. Here is a brief guide to what your newborn is learning.
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- Baby milestones - 3 month old
- Here is a simple guide to your 3 month old baby's development.
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- Baby milestones - 4 month old
- Here is a brief summary of how your baby is developing and learning at 4 months.
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- Baby milestones - 5 month old
- Here is a brief guide to what your baby is learning to do at 5 months.
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- Baby milestones - 6 month old
- Here is a brief guide to what your baby is learning to do by the end of 6 months.
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- Baby milestones - 7 month old
- Here is a brief guide to what your baby is learning to do at the end of 7 months.
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- Baby milestones - 8 month old
- Here is a brief guide to what your baby is learning to do at 8 months.
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- Baby milestones - 9 month old
- Here is a brief guide to what your baby is learning to do at 9 months.
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- Baby milestones - 10 month old
- Here is a brief guide to what your baby is learning to do at 10 months.
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- Baby milestones - 11 month old
- Here is a brief guide to what your baby is learning to do at the end of 11 months.
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- A Summary of Some Developmental Screening Tools
- Here is a brief overview of some developmental screening tools your doctor may use.
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- Activities for gross motor development
- Here are some tips to encourage gross motor development in your baby:
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- Activities for sight development
- With a growing sense of when and how long your baby is ready to explore, consider appealing to his developing sense of sight.
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- Baby brain development - building a foundation for life
- The ways you interact with your baby will help determine how her brain develops.
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- Baby Smiles
- Your baby’s smile might be telling you more than you think.
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- Baby talk
- As your baby begins to make purposeful sounds, questions may come to mind. When does my baby begin to learn language?
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- Baby temperament
- How early does temperament develop?
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- Brain Development - Baby
- Did you know babies are born with over a 100 billion brain cells. So how can you help your baby's brain development?
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- Crossed eyes and your baby
- "There's a family history of crossed eyes, and I've noticed that Owen's eyes cross sometimes. Is there a problem with his eyes?" asked a worried mother.
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- Developing oral language skills - baby
- Amazingly, a baby’s language development begins before he or she is born. Research shows that in the 7th prenatal month a baby shows signs of relaxation (a decrease in heart rate) at the sound her mother’s voice.
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- Developmental Screening
- When parents visit their pediatrician, the two questions that they want answered above all others are ‘How is my baby doing?’ and ‘How am I doing as a parent?’
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- Emotional intelligence and your baby
- For parents, learning how to enhance the innate Emotional Intelligence of their young children is the key to raising emotionally healthy kids.
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- Eye-hand coordination - Baby building blocks to great motor control
- As your beautiful baby grows, you notice that he will look at you for longer periods.
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- Gift receiving etiquette and babies
- What do we do when our little ones don’t quite follow the social etiquette for receiving gifts?
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- Having a successful birthday party year after year
- If your little one’s birthday is just around the corner and you want to celebrate with a party that’s fun for all, read on.
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- Hearing development - baby
- Most newborn babies in the United States are screened for hearing loss before they go home from the hospital.
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- Physical development - Crawling basics
- This article explains why it is important for your baby to learn to crawl.
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- Physical development - Strong hands for baby
- Babies come into this world ready for action…really!
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- Physical development - Why two hands are better than one
- Have you noticed that most “baby play” involves two hands?
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- Sitting and your baby - The problem with W sitting
- You see it all the time. Kids like to sit with their feet splayed out behind their bottoms.
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- Speech-Language developmental milestones and your baby
- As a parent and a speech-language pathologist, I truly understand that a child’s first spoken word is a monumental milestone much anticipated and duly celebrated!
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- Supporting baby language development
- What is the best way to support a baby’s budding language skills?
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- Teething
- Many symptoms and complaints have been contributed to teething, most of which are a myth.
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- Tummy time activities for babies
- Activities to help your baby love Tummy Time.
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- Visual development and your baby
- Babies need to have adequate visual experiences to build the "seeing" neurons in their brain. Only then can they interpret and use input from the eyes.
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- Why peek-a-boo matters
- Peek-a-boo, I see you! Isn’t it wonderful how babies squeal with delight at this simple game?
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