Baby Mental Development
Your baby’s world is a confused blur of sights and sounds at first, and in the early weeks she is fully occupied with sorting out the things that have significance: your face and voice will be among the first things she recognizes. She will [...]
Child Development: Child Play
Your child’s development will center around play, and this is the most natural way for him to learn. It is only in the last twenty years that the full value of development through play has been recognized, since playing was previously regarded [...]
Preschool social skills
If your child has poor social skills, there are various ways that you and your child’s nursery school teacher can help. These include attaching a child to something or someone that raises their standing, or giving a child a responsibility [...]
Reading To Your Child
Encouraging an interest in books is probably the best single thing you can do for your child, so read to her often; her attention span is increasing now, and she will be able to listen to stories with sustained interest. Words are crucial to [...]
Child Safety
Once a child is old enough to have large toys to play with in the yard or playground, a whole new set of hazards can arise.
It is impossible to provide a totally safe environment for your child, but if you take precautions the risk of serious [...]
Nursery School Age
When she’s three or four, your child will be able to go to nursery school, if you choose. Whether you feel this is the correct step will largely depend on her nature. For example, is she still shy and clinging, or naturally outing? Only you [...]
Toddler Speech
Your baby is learning new words all the time now and he’s also starting to put them together. His pronunciation will be indistinct, but this is no cause for worry; if he is using words with meaning and putting them together, than his language [...]