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Babies need constant loving and tender touch to build self-confidence, trust and communication. Loving touches like holding, cradling, hugs, kisses, and gentle tickles are important to a baby’s development and early learning. Don't worry about spoiling a child at this stage. |
- Drools, mouths and chews on objects
- Moves head when light is too bright
- Progresses to holding head up, rolling over, sitting without help
- Raises up on arms and knees and rocks. May crawl or hold onto furniture to stand.
- Grasps objects and moves them from one hand to another
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- Learns by using all of his senses - smell, taste, touch, sight, hearing
- Studies fingers and hands and discovers they are part of him
- Discovers he can make things happen; kick a mobile and it moves, smile and someone smiles back
- Communicates through a variety of sounds such as cooing and crying, and moves on to babbling and gestures. Older babies may say "Mama," Dada," "I," "me," or "mine"
- Likes to play peek-a-boo
- Will look for a ball when it rolls out of view
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- Learns to trust by being held and comforted.
- Learns to comfort self by sucking fingers or hands.
- Smiles or wriggles to show pleasure, frowns or cries to show displeasure, may belly laugh
- Recognizes and responds to family. Shows mild to severe anxiety at separation from parent, wants caregiver or parent to be in constant sight
- Imitates sounds, actions, and facial expressions made by others.
- Communicates through crying to express hunger, discomfort, etc.
- Spends a great deal of time watching and observing
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- Provide simple objects your baby can reach for and grasp.
- Read stories or even articles out of the newspaper to your baby. He may not understand what you’re reading, but he enjoys cuddling and the rhythmic sound of your voice.
- Follow her natural schedule for eating, sleeping, diaper changing, etc. Many babies will settle into a routine, but each baby’s schedule is different.
- Expose him to bright colors and a variety of objects to look at – pictures, moving objects, brightly colored or contrasting color toys. Introduce various types of music.
- Talk to your baby. Face him so he can see you and respond. You can even babble back or echo sounds he makes as you would in conversation.
- Plays games with older babies, such as peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake.
- Provide freedom to move around. Young babies enjoy being on their backs so they can kick, wiggle, and look around.
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