Baby Smile
The first time your baby smiles at you is an exciting milestone in your relationship; it’s also an important sigh that she is developing mentally.
When your baby begins to smile, she is demonstrating that she can recognize you and that [...]
Baby Behavior: Baby Social Development
From her first moments, your baby looked to you as the center of her world- the main provider of affection and care. As she gets older and her self awareness and life experiences develop, however, she’ll begin to see you as a separate person [...]
Teaching Children Numbers and Letters
Take every opportunity to help your child become familiar with letters or numbers. Show your child how her own name is spelled, and let her try to copy it. As you read to her, pick out a simple word like “cat” and point it out every time [...]
Baby Stand
Before your baby can stand he must have strength and balance. Although he is unlikely to have strong leg muscles or control over them before he is 10 or 11 months old, a young baby will enjoy being bounced up and down on your knees. Hold your [...]
Baby Movement
Before he can crawl, your baby may work out his own highly individual way of moving around using the coordination he has mastered.
Some babies shuffle along on their bottoms, others use crablike, sideways movements, and others devise their [...]
Baby Talk
Girls’ Talk: Studies of the way children use language have shown marked differences in the way girls and boys speak to each other, which can be seen even during the preschool years.
The reason for these differences has to do with the way [...]
Child Education: Helping Child Like School
Your child is more likely to succeed at school if he has the right frame of mind to begin with. You can achieve this by preparing your child before he starts so that he is physically and mentally ready for the demands that school will make [...]