Welcome to the world of parenting. Here you can learn about your newborn’s development week by week and get ideas about toys and activities to share with your new baby. We have advice on the best way to keep your baby safe , as well as tried and tested tips for soothing a fussy baby
Newborn Development
- Milestones - 1 week old
- Congratulations on the arrival of your little bundle of joy! Here's a snap shot of what your newborn can already do!
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- Milestones - newborn 2 weeks old
- Well done! You and your baby have made it to week 2. Here is a snapshot of your newborn during this week.
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- Milestones - newborn 3 weeks old
- A brief guide to what is happening in development of your 3-week-old baby.
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- Milestones - newborn 4 weeks old
- Wow! You have all just finished living your first whole month together. Well done! Here's how your newborn is developing.
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- Milestones - newborn 5 weeks old
- Here is a brief guide to your 5 week old baby's development.
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- Milestones - newborn 6 weeks old
- Here is a simple guide to your 6 week old baby's development.
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- Milestones - newborn 7 weeks old
- Here is a simple guide to your 7 week old baby's development.
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- Milestones - newborn 8 weeks old
- Congratulations and welcome to the lovely world of the 2 month old baby!
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- 12 ways to encourage newborn language development
- The way you interact with your baby can help to develop language and communication skills.
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- APGAR
- Shortly after birth, your baby will be weighed, measured and be given an Apgar score at one, five, and ten minutes after birth
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- Baby Massage (Newborn)
- Baby massage has been practiced by parents since ancient times. In many countries such as Asia, India and Africa, babies typically have a daily massage just before or after their nap.
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- Baby smiles (newborn)
- Your baby’s smile might be telling you more than you think.
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- Baby talk and your newborn
- When does my baby begin to learn language?
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- Birthmarks and your newborn
- Birthmarks are very common and generally appear on the skin at birth or shortly after.
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- Bonding with your baby
- Attachment is a deep, lasting bond that develops between a caregiver and child during the baby’s first few years of life.
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- Brain Development - Building a Foundation for Life
- The way you react to, and interact with your baby will help determine how her brain develops.
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- Brain development and your newborn
- 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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- Crawling and your newborn
- This article shows why tummy time and other activities are great for building the muscles needed for crawling in the future.
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- Crossed eyes and your newborn
- "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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- Dealing with advice
- You will find that not all advice given to parents of newborns is helpful or constructive.
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- Developmental screening (newborn)
- 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 development - Newborn
- Babies have people skills too.
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- First visit to the doctor with your newborn
- Your baby’s first well visit to the doctor is a most important time that helps to set you both on the path to good health.
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- Hearing development - newborn
- Most newborn babies in the United States are screened for hearing loss before they go home from the hospital.
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- Hearing screening
- All infants should be screened for hearing loss before one month of age. It is best if they are screened before leaving the hospital.
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- How to nurture brain development (newborn)
- Here are some tips for activities to do with your newborn to help stimulate her brain.
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- Newborn appearance - the first few weeks
- What exactly does a just born baby look like? Is all that mess and goo really normal?
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- Newborn eye-hand coordination
- Your new baby’s hands barely move so this topic has little relevance to you-‐right?
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- Newborn eyes
- Common conditions and questions about newborn eyes.
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- Newborn reflexes
- Babies have special reflexes that last only a few months.
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- Newborn senses
- How does your newborn learn and respond to the stimuli around her and what senses does she possess as a newborn?
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- Newborn skin and common conditions
- You may be familiar with the old saying ‘soft and smooth as a baby’s skin’? Babies, however, do not always have silky smooth skin and may have a variety of colors, splotches, and rashes that cause concern or worry for new parents.
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- Newborn temperament
- How early does temperament develop?
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- Oral language development and your newborn
- 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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- Parenting journal
- As the parent of a baby, you are witnessing a transformative time for both you and your baby.
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- Physical development birth to four weeks
- As a parent we find comfort in knowing a few things that most babies do. Here is a list of these things. It's fun to see and recognize them in our own little one.
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- Sample of some developmental tools (newborn)
- Here is a brief overview of some developmental screening tools your doctor may use.
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- Speech-Language developmental milestones - Birth to one year
- 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 newborn language skills
- What is the best way to support your newborn's budding language skills?
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- The premature baby - Bonding in the NICU
- Developing an attachment with a baby who appears (and often is) fragile and who is attached to wires and tubes and living in an incubator can be difficult for parents.
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- The premature baby - Caring for your baby in the NICU
- A seemingly endless list of healthcare professionals is involved in providing newborn intensive care.
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- The premature baby - Coming home
- Premature infants are ready to come home when they can maintain their temperature outside an incubator, feed well and experience good growth, and be free of periods of not breathing for a week or so.
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- The premature baby - Issues for families and siblings
- It’s an understatement that having a premature infant in a NICU is stressful for parents and family members.
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- The premature baby - NICU staff explained
- A seemingly endless list of healthcare professionals is involved in providing newborn intensive care.
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- The premature baby - What to expect in the NICU
- Premature births can occur at the edge of viability at 23 to 24 weeks gestation or at 36 weeks gestation.
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- Tummy time and your newborn
- Activities to help your newborn love Tummy Time.
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- Visual development and your newborn
- 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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- Vitamin D and your newborn
- Vitamin D is being hailed as the new 'wonder vitamin' - Is your child getting enough vitamin D?
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